Faster horses
Well-known member
A good 4th of July message.
Hope it resonates with everyone.
But for some – they just don’t get it and never will.
"We have a system that increasingly
taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
~-economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006)~
What others see plainly, we often ignore.
*Here's something to think about.*
I remember asking
dad about Castro when I was about 9 years old. I asked, "Is Castro a good
guy or bad?" Dad said he couldn't tell! This was about 1955.
We were living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the Army there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the
same question! Ike was president.
This past July, we
had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba. Our
dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
This refugee came
to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's. His family was
more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when
they fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner
consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and
fresh ears of sweet corn. This is a menu shared with family and friends
nationwide while celebrating the birth of our beloved America on the Fourth of
July.
We began with a
simple discussion about our country and the direction it has taken since Barack
Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints about the sour economy
and liberal social engineering emanating from the rulers in Washington.
But then he said it. The sentence came naturally. I assume it
was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train. "You
know, when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a Communist." We
sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a
patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a
radical."
The comparison at
this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just like Barack
Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama."
He continued, "We
were all shocked as the government just continued to grab more power.
First they said the revolution is over, so please turn in your guns.
We all complied."
I remember my uncle
saying after it started; “Castro will only nationalize some of the big
industries. He will never come and take our family hardware store!”
But that is exactly what happened. Castro started with the sugar mills and
the large industries, but they eventually came and knocked on the door of our
family hardware store. My family had run this store for generations.
They said, "We now own the hardware store, you work for us. And that nice,
large four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also. You can move
yourself and five children into two rooms of the house, because others are
moving in with you."
The lesson learned
from this discussion is a lesson most Americans refuse to hear. Political
leaders can lie about their agenda and, once in office, they can take totally
unexpected turns.
If you had asked us
three years ago if we thought General Motors would be nationalized, we would
have never believed it. We could never contemplate a country where the
rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a justice society would be
evaporating, just like it did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960's. But
the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers are not charged
with wrong doing by the U.S. Department of Justice, because their crimes are
against whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets without
due process by the government! Governmental leaders are bribed in full
daylight, only to have all investigation of the crimes stifled by the Attorney
General. The U.S. Borders are over run with crime and illegal activity,
and the leaders in D.C. Act as if it is important to protect the
lawbreakers while the innocent are killed and over run. When local
communities attempt to enforce the law, they are ridiculed and threatened as
racists and bigots. They are sued by the very administration entrusted
with enforcing the law. Without the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution is
a sham! Without the rule of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a
country where only the well connected and politically powerful will be
safe. As Michelle Malkin has so eloquently explained in her recent book,
"A culture of corruption has replaced honest government." The only way
this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All honest
citizens that want to be treated equally must come together and demand that the
favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law END NOW! And yes, it
can happen here.
PLEASE SEND THIS TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW. And may God save the United States of
America!
*The least you can do is
forward this email. Six million plus Jews didn't believe it would happen
in Germany, either. If you're a Christian in these United States of
America, you're next on the list. The real problem here is, the boy from
Cuba did manage to make it to the U.S. We will not have any place to
escape to, except death! And, for the most part -- even though I'm
forwarding this to recipients, probably only 5 or 10 will even read
it.
"There's never a wrong
time to do the right thing,
And never a right time to do the
wrong thing."
People think this will never happen in America,
but it IS HAPPENING
TODAY!!!
Hope it resonates with everyone.
But for some – they just don’t get it and never will.
"We have a system that increasingly
taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
~-economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006)~
What others see plainly, we often ignore.
*Here's something to think about.*
I remember asking
dad about Castro when I was about 9 years old. I asked, "Is Castro a good
guy or bad?" Dad said he couldn't tell! This was about 1955.
We were living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the Army there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the
same question! Ike was president.
This past July, we
had the pleasure of sharing a summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba. Our
dinner conversation was starkly different than most.
This refugee came
to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's. His family was
more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when
they fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner
consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and
fresh ears of sweet corn. This is a menu shared with family and friends
nationwide while celebrating the birth of our beloved America on the Fourth of
July.
We began with a
simple discussion about our country and the direction it has taken since Barack
Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints about the sour economy
and liberal social engineering emanating from the rulers in Washington.
But then he said it. The sentence came naturally. I assume it
was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train. "You
know, when Castro took power, none of us knew he was a Communist." We
sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a
patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a
radical."
The comparison at
this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just like Barack
Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama."
He continued, "We
were all shocked as the government just continued to grab more power.
First they said the revolution is over, so please turn in your guns.
We all complied."
I remember my uncle
saying after it started; “Castro will only nationalize some of the big
industries. He will never come and take our family hardware store!”
But that is exactly what happened. Castro started with the sugar mills and
the large industries, but they eventually came and knocked on the door of our
family hardware store. My family had run this store for generations.
They said, "We now own the hardware store, you work for us. And that nice,
large four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also. You can move
yourself and five children into two rooms of the house, because others are
moving in with you."
The lesson learned
from this discussion is a lesson most Americans refuse to hear. Political
leaders can lie about their agenda and, once in office, they can take totally
unexpected turns.
If you had asked us
three years ago if we thought General Motors would be nationalized, we would
have never believed it. We could never contemplate a country where the
rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a justice society would be
evaporating, just like it did in Castro's Cuba in the early 1960's. But
the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers are not charged
with wrong doing by the U.S. Department of Justice, because their crimes are
against whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets without
due process by the government! Governmental leaders are bribed in full
daylight, only to have all investigation of the crimes stifled by the Attorney
General. The U.S. Borders are over run with crime and illegal activity,
and the leaders in D.C. Act as if it is important to protect the
lawbreakers while the innocent are killed and over run. When local
communities attempt to enforce the law, they are ridiculed and threatened as
racists and bigots. They are sued by the very administration entrusted
with enforcing the law. Without the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution is
a sham! Without the rule of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a
country where only the well connected and politically powerful will be
safe. As Michelle Malkin has so eloquently explained in her recent book,
"A culture of corruption has replaced honest government." The only way
this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All honest
citizens that want to be treated equally must come together and demand that the
favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law END NOW! And yes, it
can happen here.
PLEASE SEND THIS TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW. And may God save the United States of
America!
*The least you can do is
forward this email. Six million plus Jews didn't believe it would happen
in Germany, either. If you're a Christian in these United States of
America, you're next on the list. The real problem here is, the boy from
Cuba did manage to make it to the U.S. We will not have any place to
escape to, except death! And, for the most part -- even though I'm
forwarding this to recipients, probably only 5 or 10 will even read
it.
"There's never a wrong
time to do the right thing,
And never a right time to do the
wrong thing."
People think this will never happen in America,
but it IS HAPPENING
TODAY!!!