I wrote this in the comment section under a youtube video. Here's the link to the video about the insanity of over-regulation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPJSAnm3NTQ Please read, consider, and comment. Your opinions are priceless to me.
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This is the first generation in America of whom it can be said that they have taken their freedom for granted. Even Black Americans, whose ancestors yearned for freedom far beyond any other desire, today regard freedom with indifference. As in Western Europe, in America equality of outcome has trumped freedom, it has trumped prosperity, it has trumped meaning. People on the Left would rather see the poor become poorer if it meant that the rich were knocked down to the same economic level, than they would see the poor become richer if it meant that the rich would also become richer. This is a sick and evil ideology, that has led to the deaths of 150 million people in the last century alone.
The American dream, a dream which our legal immigrants still believe in, meant having the freedom to try to make as much or as little of your life as your talent, work ethic, and luck allowed you to. While this is a dream in many parts of the world, it was a reality here in America, but is becoming less so as we go further down the road of socialism and big government.
Over-regulation, an outcome of big government, is a state that is chosen by the voters. We, the American people, have voted for this. Twice. And even if you personally did not vote to have your freedom taken away from you, at the very least, you did not make the case for freedom to your fellow citizens. It is the responsibility of individuals to fight for what they believe. in. But as Dennis Prager said, one of the problems with good people is that they tend not to fight. Ronald Reagan in his wisdom, reminded us that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Now that we have lost much of our freedom, and the short road to greater tyranny is unimpeded, the battle freedom loving people face now is almost insurmountable, as it is much easier to retain freedom than it is to regain freedom.
We now have to somehow convince the looters in our society that they must refuse government handouts, in order to restore our country to its former greatness. The price of our failure is tyranny, but the prize of our success is salvation. It would be very tempting to become overwhelmed at the challenge fore us, and to therefore not make the effort. But we (you and I) owe far too much to those in our military, who fought and suffered, and died for the cause of freedom. To willingly give up the priceless treasure they fought for, is nothing short of a desecration of their memory.
This is OUR freedom. We do not get to walk away and leave the fighting for others. Those of you who love freedom must take on the burden of fighting for it. You can begin by learning your history; know what it is that puts our freedom in jeopardy. Advocate for freedom using the best skills that you have. Take pen to paper, hold discussions, lecture, start a tea party organization, or support financially those groups that are already putting up a good fight. PJTV and Prager University are two great groups that could put your money to good use. Convince others to do the same. If you can convince your Minister, or Pastor, or Priest, or Rabbi, to talk about the importance of freedom, that would be a great idea.
In 1941 and 1942, and during several points during the Cold War, the free world looked on in horror and wondered whether they were on the precipice of a thousand years of darkness. Perhaps no one understood the battle against tyranny better than Winston Churchill. He knew that the outcome of the war would be either victory or defeat. Our times are different today.
Aside from Islamic terrorism and a murderer in Moscow, the greatest threat to liberty is ourselves. As the late philosopher Neil Postman wrote in "Amusing Ourselves to Death", Orwell may have been wrong and Huxley may have been right. The threat to our freedom is not external, rather the threat is coming from our own trivialization of our values. It is easier to defeat an external enemy than it is to motivate people who are mired in convenience and trivia.
But this is what we face, and it won't do to blame our lack of freedom on a government that We The People elected. Twice. Fight people, fight. And when you get tired and discouraged from preaching to deaf ears, clear your head, and remember that it's worth it, and then go fight some more.
At the end of your life, when you are asked (or when you ask yourself) "What did I do for the cause of freedom?" What will your answer be?
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