August 17, 2012 by creeping
via alt-market.com blog.
How To Defeat Tyranny
It is inevitable. There comes a point in the development of every
crisis, every catastrophe, every impending disaster, every act of
methodical dictatorship, in which the generations selected by fate or
destiny to endure the trial must attempt to look beyond the intellectual
and the psychological, to deeply consider the greater philosophical or
spiritual questions of their epoch. Certain moments in history demand
that truly free individuals relinquish their cynicism, and embrace that
inherent world of form and conscience that exists in each of us but
remains largely unexplained. Without this act of “faith”, or intuitive
knowing, good cannot exist, inspire, or prevail.
To understand what we face in our age of encroaching technocracy
draped like glistening silicon across the face of a third world American
cesspool, we must accept certain realities; the first and foremost
being the existence of “evil”. Not the evil of ignorance, that is easy
to recognize. Not the evil of apathy and moral relativism, though the
stench of both sharply permeates the sour underside of our culture. No,
I am talking about pure, unbiased, unflinching, perfectly conscious and
fully absorbed evil. The kind that they tell stories about. The kind
that history books speak of almost in awe, as if it is miraculous in
nature. A dark tide. A prehistoric leviathan. An unbelievable and
seemingly inhuman myth made manifest by astonishingly vile despots.
This evil is so overwhelming that many people today scarcely imagine
it possible. It is our society’s greatest weakness; the denial of
ultimate malice.
Our current governmental system has adopted a policy of open theater,
in which the two sides of the false paradigm now barely hide their
farcical opposition to each other. Their rhetoric no longer obscures
their acts of political collusion in the destruction of our founding
principles and Constitutional protections. In the past several years
they have acted in the best interests of corporate minorities and
moneyed elites without hiding their intentions towards globalism and the
destruction of sovereignty, fearlessly spitting on the redresses of the
public. All of this while they arm themselves to the teeth with
billion-plus round stockpiles of ammunition and Orwellian surveillance
technologies. Yet, foolish subsections of our populace still argue
that the government is a “product of elections”, and is “made up of
Americans for Americans”. Even if we do not see them as an enemy, they
certainly see us as such.
Our financial system is a stampeding procession of nightmare fueled
blood-drenched circus freaks dancing in an ether driven haze of pungent
absurdity. It is as if our economy has become a morbid parody of
itself, like a queasy piece of horror/comedy cinema. We are so far
along in the collapse of our markets that the banksters no longer see
the need to hide the fraud. With the advent of the Libor Scandal,
governments, central banks, corporate financiers, all flaunt their
criminality with pride. Yet, some Americans still clasp their naïve
hopes to a chance of fiscal recovery.
To fight against an evil of this magnitude takes more than anger, or
physical preparation, or organization. It takes personal exploration, a
steeling of one’s heart, and a conquering of one’s shortcomings.
Tyranny, true tyranny, thrives on our selective awareness, and our
ability to bend our minds and our vision to avoid seeing that which is
really there. In the end, victory over tyranny is less about guns,
bombs, mass dissent, and civil fury; it instead requires an acceptance
of the dark side of the world, and the unwavering will of honorable men
ready to face it. That is to say, the defeat of tyranny begins and ends
in the mind.
In America today, many minds are not ready to handle the trials
ahead. Maybe it’s the ease of several generations of uninterrupted
prosperity. Maybe it’s the Babyboomers. Maybe it’s Generation X.
Maybe it’s the public education system. Maybe it’s the water. Maybe
it’s all of the above and more. At this point, we have little time to
debate symptomatic culprits. It is time to go to the root of the
problem, and cut it out.
What we need is a foundation, a set of “personal rules for combat”
when engaging a tyrannical establishment. This “code” should above all
else provide a way of mentally and spiritually confronting one’s own
weaknesses and presumptions. Dictators and oligarchs are not our
primary concern. Our inner state is.
Rule #1: Stop Waiting For Others To Fight The Battle For You
If you want to put an end to totalitarianism, you can’t sit around
waiting for other people to solve the problem for you. The greatest
downfall of any political campaign (even when led by a liberty minded
candidate) is the centralization of popular focus on a single man.
There is no knight in shining armor coming to lead the Liberty Movement
to the promised land. These unrealistic expectations will only end in
disappointment and nihilism. The solution starts not with others, but
with YOU. Where do you contribute to freedom? What actions have you
taken? Who have you inspired? What ideas have you offered? What project have you organized, struggled for, sweat for?
Take the reigns of your own destiny and finally join the fight instead
of perusing the internet longing for a guru to hand you a mission.
Rule #2: Believe In Something Greater Than Yourself – Abandon Childish Cynicism
This is where we get all “spiritualized”, which for the typical cynic
is a rather gooey and uncomfortable affair. If accepting a higher
purpose to the universe and your own existence is too much for you, then
at least consider deeply the future of humanity in general. Think not
of what mankind is today, but what mankind could be tomorrow if you make
it so. Know that there is an indelible good within us, though it may
be difficult to see at times. Cradle that spark, and champion its
return. It is not enough to oppose tyranny. One must know exactly what
he is fighting for in order to triumph.
Cynics do not make history, or change a country for the better. They
are the forgotten dust wafting about in the wayward attics of time.
Rule #3: Deal With Your Fear, Or It Will Be Used Against You
A subjugating government’s size, military might, technological
superiority, and overall gravitas are irrelevant. The fight will come
whether we want it or not. Accept the fact that the fight is coming to
YOU; your fear of it does not change the eventuality of it. Wars,
especially those waged for freedom, are won by the will, not by arms or
technology. Not by laser guided missiles and predator drones. Tyrants
always have the advantage. They always have the upper hand. They win
when they are able to convince the masses that this advantage makes them
invincible and that resistance is a futile exercise. They lose when
the people could care less about the size of the guns pointed at them.
All men are afraid to take risks, especially mortal risks. However,
great men understand the necessity of risk in the pursuit of that which
is right. Fear should play no part in your life, ever.
Rule #4: Understand The Nature Of Tyrants
Overcoming fear is one thing. Being overconfident is another.
Understand that the evil you face is capable of absolutely any depravity
in its lust for absolute control. Understand that the crimes you will
one day witness in your battle to dethrone the autocrats are designed to
rattle your will and eradicate your resolve. Know that to attain a
free country you must struggle through social, economic, and physical
carnage you never thought possible before. Be ready, psychologically
and emotionally, for anything…
Rule #5: Dump Nihilists And Obstructionists By The Wayside
You can’t save everybody, and you certainly can’t impart a sense of
greater purpose on cowards, weaklings, and nihilists. These people are
inherently self centered, and seek only to prolong the ease and length
of their own existences regardless of the cost to others. Nihilists in
particular are so inwardly and subconsciously ashamed of their own
weaknesses that they go out of their way, often obsessively, to project
those weaknesses on the whole of the movement. They have to believe
that if they are not capable of fighting back, no one else can be
either, and they will shriek to the rafters about the impending doom of
us all.
Nihilists and Obstructionists are dead weight on any dissenting
activist movement, even though they pretend to support the cause, and
should be tossed to the curb immediately. A revolution for liberty
requires foresight, and courage. If a person does not meet both these
criteria, they will eventually bring you down with them.
Rule #6: Find A Love For Humanity Once Again
Rule #7: Remain Adaptable To The Circumstances Of The Environment
Rule #8: Retain Your Principles Or You Will Fail
…
I imagine many wish, as I surely wish, that simple days and
comfortable times could continue on forever. The difficult truth is
that history tests man, and sets the extraordinary apart from the
mundane. Sometimes these tests are so epic in their scale that one
wonders if anyone will step forward to weather the storm. Someone
always does, and we owe those brave souls a debt of gratitude which can
only be paid with our own stand in our own era. At the end of all
things, we will either open the door to a better world, or we will cut
our own throats. Tyranny is nothing but an opportunity for the best in all of us to rise.
Read the final few points here http://www.alt-market.com/articles/982-how-to-defeat-tyranny
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