SovereignLife Freedom Blog

While I have the utmost respect for Ron Paul, and all those who are gathering together in the “Tea Parties”, I can’t help but think – “been there, done that”. Sure their heart is in the right place, but their strategy is doomed.

What I’m referring to is the very idea that political action will change anything. I was caught up in this belief for 20 years – as a political activist, bent on bringing change via the political process.

But what I’ve learnt, over the years, is that freedom will never arrive via the ballot box. There is simply no way to convince enough people of the validity of the “freedom” proposition to win in any political horse race.

The end result is that millions of man/woman-hours are wasted in this idealistic endeavour.

Politics is the art of compromise. If you intend to go into politics then you will never go far unless you are prepared to compromise – compromise on the very ideals that set you on that path in the first place.

To reach the pinnacle – the seat of power – requires the greatest compromise of all. And it’s dead certain that if you were to reach such a position, then your ideals would have abandoned you long ago. And without your ideals, you would be like any other politician in a position of power. You’d be corrupted by the process, and end up being worse than all your previous totalitarian nightmares put together.

What is needed is not political activism – but a political strike. Just as the heroes of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged went on strike, this is the only way to bring the system down. By refusing to participate you withdraw your sanction of the political process – and stop the narcissistic, psycho power-lusters in their tracks.

The whole political charade depends on creating an aura of legitimacy. That’s the reason the power-lusters are always clamouring for us to vote, for without our vote they are cast aside as irrelevant.

Take it from me. Give up your dreams of change via the ballot box. It ain’t gonna happen!

Instead, take your freedom dreams and apply them via direct action – on your own life. Don’t waste a precious moment of your life on trying to convince others. Simply discover practical ways to increase your own freedom and do it. Your self-directed energy will be well-rewarded.

It’s to be expected. When the going gets rough (for governments), they turn around and start turning the screws.

One of the inevitable consequences for a prolonged recession/depression is that as jobs are lost, so is tax revenue. And just when the government needs heaps of additional cash to fund its increased borrowings, the tax base is eroded by the decline in economic activity.

These  news stories are typical of what is to come:

German Minister to Tax Cheats: Be Wise and Confess

European States Keep Swiss Bank Secrecy Under Seige

Why Germany is Paying Millions in Ransom For Stolen Bank Data

Notice the use of the term “tax cheats” in the first headline. The news is “massaged” to contain a moral element – that those who don’t pay taxes are ‘cheats’. But is that so? Taxation is the forced removal of money from your pocket for various social, economic and political ends that you have no control over and may morally disagree with. Tax is theft of your property. A tax “cheat” is the same as a homeowner defending his house against the government who is determined to demolish it. Go figure.

Here’s an insightful YouTube video which puts things in perspective regarding China and the USA’s symbiotic relationship as creditor and debtor.

Or how about this speculation: Gold: China’s End Game?