MFP Commentary:
*** I have always despised the NRA. The people that supported the literally Nazi, 1968 gun control act and deprived MILLIONS of Americans of their God given rights protected by the second amendment….
~MFP
Legitimate government exists only to protect rights. Not to grant them. Not to trample them.
MFP Commentary:
*** I have always despised the NRA. The people that supported the literally Nazi, 1968 gun control act and deprived MILLIONS of Americans of their God given rights protected by the second amendment….
~MFP
MFP Commentary:
Can anyone explain to me why a “Christian Nation” uses the pillars of the Church of Satan to establish the standing army known as the police?
“As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.”—Bertram Gross, Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America
These are dangerous times.
Mind you, when I say that these are dangerous times, it is not because of violent crime, which remains at an all-time low, or because of terrorism, which is statistically rare, or because our borders are being invaded by armies, which data reports from the Department of Homeland Security refute.
No, the real danger that we face comes from none other than the U.S. government and the powers it has granted to its standing army to steal, cheat, harass, detain, brutalize, terrorize, torture and kill.
The danger “we the people” face comes from masked invaders on the government payroll who crash through our doors in the dark of night, shoot our dogs, and terrorize our families.
This danger comes from militarized henchmen on the government payroll who demand absolute obedience, instill abject fear, and shoot first and ask questions later.
This danger comes from power-hungry bureaucrats on the government payroll who have little to no understanding of their constitutional limits.
This danger comes from greedy politicians and corporations for whom profit trumps principle.
You want to know about the state of our union? It’s downright scary.
Consider for yourself.
Americans have no protection against police abuse. It is no longer unusual to hear about incidents in which police shoot unarmed individuals first and ask questions later, such as the 16-year-old teenager who skipped school only to be shot by police after they mistook him for a fleeing burglar. Then there was the unarmed black man in Texas “who was pursued and shot in the back of the neck by Austin Police… after failing to properly identify himself and leaving the scene of an unrelated incident.” And who could forget the 19-year-old Seattle woman who was accidentally shot in the leg by police after she refused to show her hands? What is increasingly common, however, is the news that the officers involved in these incidents get off with little more than a slap on the hands.
Americans are little more than pocketbooks to fund the police state. If there is any absolute maxim by which the federal government seems to operate, it is that the American taxpayer always gets ripped off. This is true, whether you’re talking about taxpayers being forced to fund high-priced weaponry that will be used against us, endless wars that do little for our safety or our freedoms, or bloated government agencies such as the National Security Agency with its secret budgets, covert agendas and clandestine activities. Rubbing salt in the wound, even monetary awards in lawsuits against government officials who are found guilty of wrongdoing are paid by the taxpayer.
Americans are no longer innocent until proven guilty. We once operated under the assumption that you were innocent until proven guilty. Due in large part to rapid advances in technology and a heightened surveillance culture, the burden of proof has been shifted so that the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty has been usurped by a new norm in which all citizens are suspects. This is exemplified by police practices of stopping and frisking people who are merely walking down the street and where there is no evidence of wrongdoing. Likewise, by subjecting Americans to full-body scans and license-plate readers without their knowledge or compliance and then storing the scans for later use, the government—in cahoots with the corporate state—has erected the ultimate suspect society. In such an environment, we are all potentially guilty of some wrongdoing or other.
Americans no longer have a right to self-defense. In the wake of various shootings in recent years, “gun control” has become a resounding theme. Those advocating gun reform see the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms as applying only to government officials. As a result, even Americans who legally own firearms are being treated with suspicion and, in some cases, undue violence. In one case, a Texas man had his home subjected to a no-knock raid and was shot in his bed after police, attempting to deliver a routine search warrant, learned that he was in legal possession of a firearm. In another incident, a Florida man who was licensed to carry a concealed firearm found himself detained for two hours during a routine traffic stop in Maryland while the arresting officer searched his vehicle in vain for the man’s gun, which he had left at home. Incidentally, the Trump Administration has done more to crack down on Second Amendment rights than anything the Obama Administration ever managed.
Americans no longer have a right to private property. If government agents can invade your home, break down your doors, kill your dog, damage your furnishings and terrorize your family, your property is no longer private and secure—it belongs to the government. Likewise, if government officials can fine and arrest you for growing vegetables in your front yard, praying with friends in your living room, installing solar panels on your roof, and raising chickens in your backyard, you’re no longer the owner of your property.
Americans no longer have a say about what their children are exposed to in school. Incredibly, the government continues to insist that parents essentially forfeit their rights when they send their children to a public school. This growing tension over whether young people, especially those in the public schools, are essentially wards of the state, to do with as government officials deem appropriate, in defiance of the children’s constitutional rights and those of their parents, is reflected in the debate over sex education programs that expose young people to all manner of sexual practices and terminology, zero tolerance policies that strip students of any due process rights, let alone parental involvement in school discipline, and Common Core programs that teach students to be test-takers rather than critical thinkers.
Americans are powerless in the face of militarized police. In early America, citizens were considered equals with law enforcement officials. Authorities were rarely permitted to enter one’s home without permission or in a deceitful manner. And it was not uncommon for police officers to be held personally liable for trespass when they wrongfully invaded a citizen’s home. Unlike today, early Americans could resist arrest when a police officer tried to restrain them without proper justification or a warrant—which the police had to allow citizens to read before arresting them. (Daring to dispute a warrant with a police official today who is armed with high-tech military weapons and tasers would be nothing short of suicidal.) As police forces across the country continue to be transformed into outposts of the military, with police agencies acquiring military-grade hardware in droves, Americans are finding their once-peaceful communities transformed into military outposts, complete with tanks, weaponry, and other equipment designed for the battlefield.
Americans no longer have a right to bodily integrity. Court rulings undermining the Fourth Amendment and justifying invasive strip searches have left us powerless against police empowered to forcefully draw our blood, strip search us, and probe us intimately. Accounts are on the rise of individuals—men and women—being subjected to what is essentially government-sanctioned rape by police in the course of “routine” traffic stops. Remember the New Mexico man who was subjected to a 12-hour ordeal of anal probes, X-rays, enemas, and finally a colonoscopy—all because he allegedly rolled through a stop sign?
Americans no longer have a right to the expectation of privacy. Despite the staggering number of revelations about government spying on Americans’ phone calls, Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, Google searches, emails, bookstore and grocery purchases, bank statements, commuter toll records, etc., Congress, the president and the courts have done little to nothing to counteract these abuses. Instead, they seem determined to accustom us to life in this electronic concentration camp.
Americans no longer have a representative government. We have moved beyond the era of representative government and entered a new age, let’s call it the age of authoritarianism. History may show that from this point forward, we will have left behind any semblance of constitutional government and entered into a militaristic state where all citizens are suspects and security trumps freedom. Even with its constantly shifting terrain, this topsy-turvy travesty of law and government has become America’s new normal. It is not overstating matters to say that Congress, which has done its best to keep their unhappy constituents at a distance, may well be the most self-serving, semi-corrupt institution in America.
Americans can no longer rely on the courts to mete out justice. The U.S. Supreme Court was intended to be an institution established to intervene and protect the people against the government and its agents when they overstep their bounds. Yet through their deference to police power, preference for security over freedom, and evisceration of our most basic rights for the sake of order and expediency, the justices of the Supreme Court have become the architects of the American police state in which we now live, while the lower courts have appointed themselves courts of order, concerned primarily with advancing the government’s agenda, no matter how unjust or illegal.
I haven’t even touched on the corporate state, the military industrial complex, SWAT team raids, invasive surveillance technology, zero tolerance policies in the schools, overcriminalization, or privatized prisons, to name just a few, but what I have touched on should be enough to show that the landscape of our freedoms has already changed dramatically from what it once was and will no doubt continue to deteriorate unless Americans can find a way to wrest back control of their government and reclaim their freedoms.
There can be no denying that the world is indeed a dangerous place, but what you won’t hear in any State of the Union address—what the president and his cohorts fail to acknowledge—is that it’s the government that poses the gravest threat to our freedoms and way of life, and no amount of politicking, parsing or pandering will change that.
So what do we do about this dangerous state of our union?
How do we go about reclaiming our freedoms and reining in our runaway government?
Essentially, there are four camps of thought among the citizenry when it comes to holding the government accountable. Which camp you fall into says a lot about your view of government—or, at least, your view of whichever administration happens to be in power at the time.
In the first camp are those who trust the government to do the right thing, despite the government’s repeated failures in this department.
In the second camp are those who not only don’t trust the government but think the government is out to get them.
In the third camp are those who see government neither as an angel nor a devil, but merely as an entity that needs to be controlled, or as Thomas Jefferson phrased it, bound “down from mischief with the chains of the Constitution.”
Then there’s the fourth camp, comprised of individuals who pay little to no attention to the workings of government. Easily entertained, easily distracted, easily led, these are the ones who make the government’s job far easier than it should be.
It is easy to be diverted, distracted and amused by the antics of politicians, the pomp and circumstance of awards shows, athletic events, and entertainment news, and the feel-good evangelism that passes for religion today.
What is far more difficult to face up to is the reality of life in America, where unemployment, poverty, inequality, injustice and violence by government agents are increasingly norms.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the powers-that-be want us to remain divided, alienated from each other based on our politics, our bank accounts, our religion, our race and our value systems. Yet as George Orwell observed, “The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.”
WC: 2004
Continue reading “The State of the Union: These Are Dangerous Times, and the Government Is To Blame”
MFP Commentary:
More evidence of the FBI going around the country murdering people. ie. Ruby Ridge, Waco, Gordon Kahl….
Here is a search on all FBI stories on this site.
~MFP
Dave Hodges and Shauna Cox Threatened Over Revelations Regarding the Murder at Mulheur
What did Shauna and I talk about that has this these person(s) so very upset that I would receive such a cryptic warning:
In our meeting, Shanna and I discussed the following:
MFP Commentary:
Read this article and ask yourself why the 2nd amendment was violated, and they are taking most of the weapons away from us that we will need to defend ourselves if we get into a war on American soil? What stands out to me in this article are the weapons that have been taken from the American people in violation of the second amendment.
Weapons of war such as cannons mortars hand-grenades, dynamite other explosives. Yes these are covered under the 2nd amendment, and you’re a fool if you think we can go up against people with these weapons, when we are denied them in the land of the free. (FWIW the Swiss people have access to all of these weapons unlike the American people)
They knew what they were doing when they took these weapons away from us and the dumbass American people fell for it.
I do not thank the troops for their service. I curse them for allowing my second amendment rights to be continually trampled, and the fact that they have effectively left us disarmed and without a military on our soil. Screw the troops! By all appearances they seem to be working for the dark side.
(What is very enlightening about the “troops” is that very few of them seem to believe in free speech. I have had multiple threats and physical attacks upon myself for merely expressing my opinions to people that mindlessly support the Federal military. So they not only don’t believe in our right to self defense, or at least they won’t fight for it, nor do most of them really believe in free speech)
Government getting their jack boot off of the throat of the Militia is the best way to counter this threat.
~MFP
Is Nancy Pelosi Helping to Coordinate a Red Dawn Incursion On Our Southern Border?
By John W. Whitehead
January 29, 2019
“This is jackboots in the morning. This is an American nightmare that they would arrest somebody like this.”—Judge Andrew Napolitano
The American Police State does not discriminate.
Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it’s in the name of national security or protecting America’s borders or making America great again—rest assured, these same practices can and will be used against you when the government decides to set its sights on you.
We’ve been having this same debate about the perils of government overreach for the past 50-plus years, and still we don’t seem to learn, or if we learn, we learn too late.
For too long now, the American people have allowed their personal prejudices and politics to cloud their judgment and render them incapable of seeing that the treatment being doled out by the government’s lethal enforcers has remained consistent, no matter the threat.
All of the excessive, abusive tactics employed by the government today—warrantless surveillance, stop and frisk searches, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, asset forfeiture schemes, private prisons, indefinite detention, militarized police, etc.—will eventually be meted out on the general populace.
At that point, when you find yourself in the government’s crosshairs, it will not matter whether your skin is black or yellow or brown or white; it will not matter whether you’re an immigrant or a citizen; it will not matter whether you’re rich or poor; it will not matter whether you’re Republican or Democrat; and it certainly won’t matter who you voted for in the last presidential election….. Read More
Jackboots in the Morning: No One Is Spared From This American Nightmare
MFP Commentary:
Just for the record. I have have been the unenviable victim of these SWAT teams, twice in Webster County MO. Needless to say my life was jeopardized, and I don’t have a lot of respect for the people, and I call them people because I feel generous today, that needlessly did this to me.
~MFP
MFP Commentary:
The anti free speech agenda at Facebook doesn’t ever let up, but they are changing their tactics.
I just got a notice (see the screen capture) that my post violated their completely ambiguous, and selectively enforced “community standards”.
The link to see the post, did not work so I can not tell you what was so offensive that their AI algorithm picked it up in minutes.
Nor could I actually type any text to present my case, because when I clicked on the request review button, it immediately went to under review with no opportunity to make your case.
You are seeing what the totalitarian, fascist, Satanic, New World Order is going to look like. With “christians” in general being clueless and supporting the things that are bringing this evil down upon us.
~MFP
Above is the kangaroo court that FB presents when you violate their “community standards” . You are misled into believing that you can actually view the offending post, but you can’t. Then you are falsely led to believe that you can present you side, (for the post that you have no idea of what it was about because you can’t see it), but even that is a lie in the bizzaro world of FaceBook. I was never allowed to view the offending post nor to type in any explanation, or question at all about their action.
This is how liberty dies boys and girls. Go back to freaking sleep. Nothing to see here…
~MFP
UPDATE:
They are doing the exact same thing today (1-26-19). They still will not let me see the offending post (but they put in a fake link that does not work for plausible deniability) Nor will they let me state my case. Here is tonight’s screen shot:
Fake mainstream corporate news is all that they want you to see.
MFP Commentary:
It’s official, the FBI is the enforcer/terrorist arm of the deep state…. they are now arresting journalists that are exposing deep state corruption and treason. This should make your hair stand on end. Your free speech is being trampled out in the open, and most of you will sit silently and do nothing.
When are we going to call for the abolition of the FBI? I see no constitutional authority for it’s existence at all.
Trump seems to be lost in space somewhere, and is not, that I can see, addressing the treason and usurpation of this country by the deep state. If he does not act he in my estimation, will be removed from office and we will have a civil war.
This is happening in large part because “Modern Christians” have absolutely refused to address evil in this world as scripture and history both mandate. We are about to go over the proverbial cliff, and still most so called “Christians” will not grow a spine nor a pair of testicles, and deal with the evil that they have created by their complete and utter silence. I do not have to wonder at how Noah felt as he built the ark and prepared….I am living it. Fellow “Christians” are useless in this battle. It’s a lonely and frustrating time to be a watchman on the wall.
Related news:
Please take the time to read what the animals on a “FBI hit team” did to an American citizen. Read this on an empty stomach. The Uncensored Gordon Kahl Story
( I have a lot of back info on this story, and it’s verification. Post in the comments below if you would like to learn more about this incident.)
Search for all Missouri Free Press stories on the FBI.
WIll Griggs (RIP) captivating tale about the FBI and Ruby Ridge:
Ruby Ridge: The Age of State Terrorism Begins
Dave Hodges: Nobody is safe
A Major DNA-Testing Company Is Sharing Some of Its Data With the FBI. Here’s Where It Draws the Line
Donate to Roger Stones Defense fund here.
~MFP
“It’s official, the FBI is now the enforcer/terrorist arm of the deep state, and they have begun arresting journalists” ~MFP
Breaking News: Roger Stone was arrested by the FBI Friday morning on seven counts, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness tampering.
Harrison Smith will be covering the arrest with live analysis and special guests such as Roger Stone associate Jacob Engels.
CNN filmed the arrest and many have been questioning whether or not they were tipped off.
Political commentator and former CNN anchor Greta Van Susteren suggested the FBI informed CNN the raid would be taking place and questioned the motive….Read More