Some years ago Phillip Marsh wrote a book entitled The Compleat Patriot. The way Marsh misspelled the word grabbed people's attention. Maybe if I use the same strategy, people will at least look at this thread.
Hopefully, this thread will be a great departure in style for me. In most of my posts I give people a little information, ask their opinions and then watch the thread die a very rapid death. This time I'm going to impart some of my own research, beliefs, ideology and experience so that you can draw off of it and maybe - hopefully it will be a good learning tool for you and a blessing.
I remain convinced that in 2009, when the next president takes office, it will signal the end of America as we once knew it. You have a very limited amount of time to take stock of the information herein and ACT on your convictions by changing past habits and becoming proactive in your own lives.
I believe that America was founded on the presupposition that our RIGHTS were bestowed upon us by our God (whomever we deem that to be.) No mortal man has the authority to deny you the RIGHTS that God gave you, except as punishment for an actual crime you may have committed. And then, your RIGHTS must prevail with a presumption of innocence, in a court of law - of competent jurisdiction in a de jure (lawful) court with a jury of your peers examining the evidence against you.
It is my belief that America was founded on Christian principles. We were NOT founded as a theocracy, nor never intended to be, but we were founded on Christian principles. The Constitution states (in Article VII):
"Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent fo the States present in the Seventeenth Day of September in the YEAR OF OUR LORD..." (emphasis mine, of course.)
Each of these postings will open up a new avenue of understanding philosophically, historically, and economically. It will give you all kinds of tools for understanding AND we will even discuss training techniques, etc. so please stay with me and take notes.
For my FIRST presupposition, you need to see the video America's Godly Heritage. I DO NOT ENDORSE EVERYTHING PEOPLE WRITE OR SAY IN THE BOOKS, VIDEOS, ETC. THAT ARE RECOMMENDED, BUT I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE MATERIAL SUGGESTED WILL AID YOU IN SOME ASPECT OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER.
And so, for this post I recommed the video America's Godly Heritage. See this link for ordering info:
If you organized a small militia unit in your neighborhood with just three people and bought this material as a group, it would be become REAL affordable. Buy used, buy in quantity and save while you learn. Check with your local library as well.
Now, how do I afford to move to Georgia in order to find the other two of my small group.... (lol). (I'd move to michigan but I dislike cold weather moreso than warm) _________________ Don't Tread On ME....lest my fangs wind up in your foot !
OM: With the availability of regular blue collar jobs, I'm not sure how you can keep from affording a move. I know a guy right now who is hiring inexperienced people to work in his warehouse and paying them nearly $11 an hour to start. The last guy he hired was 54, a drunk, diabetic and over-weight. Six will get you ten he won't last three months.
Anyway, thanks for the kind words, but we got a long way to go with this project... and who knows, this could become the outline for a book on this subject.
Today's militiaman must be part attorney, part civic activist, part historian, part philosopher, part psychologist, part survivalist AND a citizen - soldier. It's a lot of hats to wear, but if you are going to be in the militia, you've got to wear all those hats... especially if you think you may ever have to recruit people.
The hardest people you will have to convince of the rightness of your cause is your own family. In my own family, we have a family night. One night a week, one person will pick an activity and we ALL participate. When my turn comes up, we will do something like watch a movie at home and spend half an hour talking about it. Or, we might have a fire drill and learn how to communicate in case of an emergency.
This is where the subtle art of psychology is at its best. And here are some of the movies we've watched in the past which can make your family do some serious thinking:
1) The Patriot (Mel Gibson)
2) Braveheart (Mel Gibson)
3) The Siege (Bruce Willis)
4) Avenging Angel (there are many movies with this title, only ONE has Tom Berenger in the lead role)
5) Red Dawn (Patrick Swayze)
Anyway, as you look for the tools to help you with friends and family, you'll need to brush up on your knowledge of the principles that the militia has traditionally advocated. Check out these links for more info:
If I didn't have a paid off mobile home and paid off land to move it to eventually (hopefully before HITLERy gets sworn in) I would seriously consider moving somewhere's else.
I'm off to save the info at above mentioned links... _________________ Don't Tread On ME....lest my fangs wind up in your foot !
So far we've concentrated our efforts on what you need to know the politics, philosophy, legalities and psychology behind being a militia / patriot. We'll do a couple more posts on that before switching gears to the training aspects.
You have been given a link to sources that discuss the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and jury rights. The next piece of written material that belongs in that stack is a book called "The Law" which was written by Frederic Bastiat. You can download it for free from the following link:
If you have never read this book, you will thank me many times for that link. And if you want to purchase a copy to carry around with you, see this link:
There are quite a few people who have really helped us understand what our relationship with government is ... and at times ought to be. One of those people was Ayn Rand, whose books were more about patriot philosophy than anything else. Check our some of these Ayn Rand quotes:
A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
I have given quite a few beginners tips for the person who wants a well rounded view of what the objectives ought to be predicated upon (at least from my limited experience.) We've started with the best kinds of introductory materials... except for DVD and possibly VHS format stuff that will be of an immense benefit to you.
Bottom line: America - Freedom to Fascism by the late Aaron Russo is the BEST introductory video to understand what the problem in America is... bar none. And I've watched at least 100 different videos like this over the past twenty five or so years. Click this link NOW:
With that said, I'd like to offer my personal advice. My advice and a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee in many restaurants in America. Other than that, it has kept me from being in jail on numerous occasions.
As you learn about what is going on in America and the best way (s) you can insure Liberty for you and your family.... and generations to come, you WILL get fed up by hecklers, bureaucrats and people doing their dead level best to intimidate you.
Under no circumstances should you ever threaten anyone or do anything which may indicate that you would threaten anyone or do violence. Threats and charges of "conspiracy" carry penalties which are worse than actually commiting the acts if you did so without speaking a word about it.
The way you impress people good enough so that they will WANT to be your friend and network with you is to demonstrate that you are well read, well informed, educated and PREPARED.... physically, emotionally, spiritually, academically as well as prepared from a survivalist / militia POV.
To bring this area to a close... for the time being (while we contemplate other aspects of the Compleat Patriot Militiaman) I'd like to urge you to build your library with old classics that teach us a LOT about the subject matter. Here are some low cost books, well worth your time:
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
The Patriots Handbook - George Grant
The Patriots Primer - Wylie Sampson
Note: There are a LOT of places patriots think of being "reputable" sources. My experience is that many of the people you are relying on have never read the books. And some of them are political propagandists. I looked over Devvy Kidd's site and boy did that belief I just expressed ring true. It was obvious that Devvy had never read a lot of the books on their own list. I will not recommed to you anything I do not rely on myself; will not suggest a book I haven't read; will not tell you a video is good unless I viewed it myself.
Lastly, don't forget to scour flea markets, amazon.com, e - bay, etc. and get yourself copies of The Federalist Papers and the other book, The Anti - Federalist Papers. Okay, we'll be changing gears in my next post.
The only way one ever finds out how well the information is being received on this board is to read the view counter because few e mails ever come in saying they found something of benefit from a thread and very few people ever post on the same threads as I do.
Anyway, we will try once more and if there's any interest in this, I'll continue the thread. But we change gears...
On boards, e mails and through telephone calls, many people convey the fact that they are frustrated and discouraged by the "movement." A lot of that is because we haven't taken stock of what we want to accomplish in our private lives. I get up each morning to log on to the net before work and see if I can be of benefit to anyone and to find hope for the future. But out of country of 300 MILLION plus people, the board has about 125 people actually coming here to see what's up.
As you age, your political clout will diminish. But, what you have learned and are able to pass onto younger generations should be worthy of your having learned in the first place. And so, the thing I'm going to tell you first off is that your preparations as a Patriot - Militiaman must benefit you directly. What goes on with discussion boards is a poor indicator of what you can do in face to face scenarios.
In order to get people to network with you, they will want YOU to be prepared and offer them something. Think about it: if you are a competent mechanic, gunsmith or maybe know a lot about communications gear (HAM radio, shortwave, etc.) people are seeking YOU out. And, so regardless of whether you are 17 or 75, you have to pick an area that you are good at - or at least want to be good at AND you must get good enough to excel at it.
Like minded patriots who are impressed by your ability - whether it is a gunsmith, naturopath, gardener, paralegal... or whatever transferable skill you choose, will then open their eyes to give you a chance to win them over. They want to be shown how to be prepared.
On this board we have went into detail on the following subjects and we will continue to have threads devoted to these subjects if the detail isn't complete now. Here are the things you need to start doing TODAY in order to prepare yourself. This is only the top ten things you need to do:
1) Establish an Evacuation - Rendezvous Plan for the home
2) Develop a set of Security Protocols for your home
3) Begin studying PSYOPS, psychological warfare, political propaganda and start asking yourself how the government can be playing you based upon your perceptions and biases. I went into detail with this on the "Last Illegal Immigration Thread @
4) Take stock of your personal health. If you smoke or drink, take the appropriate steps to begin stopping. If you're overweight, go to the doctor and ask how to begin a weight loss program tailored to meet your needs. Get your eyes checked and your teeth. Reduce stress in your life. Stress can take YEARS off your life.
If you don't have insurance and / or genuinely cannot afford professional health care services... and that can't be the case if you have a computer and the time to read this stuff, you can always visit the library and read books on natural healing, wellness, herbal remedies, etc.
5) Obtain a firearm and an adequate amount of ammunition, spare parts, magazines, tools, etc.
6) Begin learning First Aid. Check with your local library if you can't find a Red Cross listing in your county. The reference librarians where you live can tell you the closest Red Cross. And the Red Cross gives low cost CPR and basic First Aid training. If you want to get hard core, most communities have paramedic programs in local colleges
7) Get out of debt, get out of debt, get out of debt. We have an entire forum on this board designed to help you do just that. When you have questions and need consumer advice, we're here for you
8) Find out who all your local through federal elected officials are. Take notes on each of them. Find out what their beliefs on subjects of interest to you really are. Don't waste a lot of time at the federal level. Short notes telling them you are for or against a certain issue is about all they want to consider... popularity contests based upon how many people will support a given bill.
It is your LOCAL officials who will be the easiest to access. Try building relationships with them. Many of them will be on their way to higher office. You can reach them BEFORE they get to federal level and can't / won't listen any longer. The ones who don't continue in politics can become friends and allies in the community when you need a reference or maybe a little help in the community
9) Budget your time. Currently I'm trying to build a discussion board at the national level and not taking my own advice. Once we have a sufficient number of posters, I will personally limit my "net time" to seven hours a week. You need family time, time to pursue a hobby, some time for projects around the house, and time to work on you survival preparations.
10) Begin today building your personal library. knowledge is power
More later... Any relevant questions about what we've covered thus far?
Advice recieved, noted and most in practice... _________________ mesatoad
war_bird1(at)hotmail.com
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"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
-Albert Einstein
I have adopted this policy which has served me well throughout the years. And I've done things which have really come back to haunt me. You'll need to know what works and what don't if you want to be a real militiaman.
My first policy that works is making sure I NEVER jump onto any bandwagon, no matter how noble it sounds, which would increase the size, power and / or scope of government. That part of it has ALWAYS worked for me.
The flip side is that if you try to get your friends in the "movement" to support that decision when it challenges some sacred cow they worship, it simply won't work for you. If you don't believe it, try investigating that thread I did about illegal immigration. No matter how much you educate your friends about the law, psychological operations, history, etc. when they get worked up about an issue, a smart political propagandist can con them into walking into a burning building without a second thought.
Another issue to consider is that as you become more and more effective, it will mean more and more recognition. In retrospect, if I had things to do over, they would be done much differently - and you'll end up agreeing with me on this.
EFFECTIVENESS means that you will draw fire. And if you are the Lone Ranger, you draw all the fire. So, if you are building bigger and bigger units and numbers of units, the "fame" or the recognition for the leadership is better off distributed amongst a number of people. In my case, I didn't consider that. I did try to make each episode in my life be both a learning experience AND something which could be added to my resume' so that the leadership questions could be answered.
Instead, those episodes which I voluntarily made public as proof of my experience were used against me by people like Patti Webber, as of late, to attack my character. For instance, I have hands on experience in dealing with the Lautenberg Amendment. Patti is circulating information I, myself, made public, to the people so that they would see how corrupt the government is. Instead, Patti uses that information to attempt to impugn my character by misrepresenting the facts... and she's the second person to use the same, identical technique using information I made public myself!
We won't be changing the direction of this thread with this post, just showing HOW little etchical standards you can expect should you gain some unfortunate experiences during the course of your life. And the honest truth is that the people most likely to misrepresent the facts will be people within the "movement" (for lack of a more descriptive adjective.)
In the instant case, I was charged on totally bogus charges, arrested, tried, and found innocent. Unfortunately, one newsman (and that's a liberal application of the word) stated that the alleged victim was a "live in girlfriend" and that wasn't true. He also used the term "charged" and that is one hell of a long way from a conviction. BTW, if you see the thread You're going to love this here on Liberty Forum, you'll see some inconsistencies that were later rectified by Jay Bookman. Still, if you make information public by yourself, expect that people within your circle of friends to misrepresent the facts. If you think that full disclosure proves that by offering up information about yourself will show that you have nothing to hide, then you will be proven to be as wrong as I have been. In retrospect, if I had all that to do over again, I would use two separate and distinct identities for my personal life and my membership in extracurricular activities. With your "movement" persona, you should hide behind a P.O. Box, an alteration of your name (such as inverting your first and middle names) for "movement" activities and maybe even creating an alter ego (but, don't make that alter ego a larger than life hero.) The real secret is not becoming "famous" or publicly known for what you do.... unless you plan on running for public office.
Before we end this thread, we will look at ways to create alternate identities for the "movement," but bear in mind those alternate identities cannot be used to fool the LEO community. Today, with the implementation of REAL ID, you have the equivalent of a National ID card... or Hitler's tattoo idea on steroids. As a bonus for your having read this posting, I'm going to leave you with one of my favorite links. Knowlede is power and this one is worth your having read this post (BTW, the link isn't related to this post) :
As I get older and wiser from experience, I learn many things about the "movement" (again for lack of a more descriptive adjective.) One of the big things is that from an ideological POV, most of the people you will interact with on discussion boards are a representative example of the sheeple in America.
Up until a few months ago, I had this delusional belief that the average patriot was a Christian... and that was proven false. A few profess it, some hide behind it and many will tell you outright they reject it. In my own case, I was brought up a Christian AND I have always put my preconceived ideas to the real test. As the Bible instructs us to do:
"Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another" Proverbs 25: 9
Unfortunately, many people on the internet have fragile egos and are not confident in their ideological positions. So, debate on the internet is something I would suggest you not waste time with.
PART of being a good Patriot - Militiaman is to be a good psychologist... though most psychology is junk science. I did take one lesson away from the classroom that will help you understand people and I hope that you will use this wisely:
WHY YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE:
1 - You tend to believe most strongly that which you hear first
2 - If you change, it be most likely to that which you hear repeated many times
3 - You tend to believe that which you WANT to believe or that which fits your already conceived ideas or notions
4 - Last, humans are least likely to believe that which is logical and makes sense - especially if it contradicts what they hear.
Having said all of that, I am preparing you for some posts that will challenge most of what you believe in, but the mind is like a parachute. It will only function when it's open. If you want Liberty, you will have to constantly ask yourself what it is. If you want to be prepared, it will have to become a daily ritual to do something to prepare yourself for the future. If you want to make a difference, you will have to know not only YOUR position, but also the position of the people who oppose you. Once you learn to think their thoughts, it puts you in a position of knowing their weaknesses and the best avenues to exploit them.
And you know the drill. EVERY boring post should have a bonus for your having considered that boring post.
Many of you who started reading these posts have a couple of weeks to digest the material and do the research. Now I will begin taking it up a notch or two with each new posting.
Most of the people I encounter on these boards are posting on several different boards. As a matter of fact, there are about a half a dozen individuals who post on the boards, pretend not know one another and sometimes use multiple posting identities in order to multiply their influence. These guys are in charge of conditioning the masses.
One of these individuals is so bad at his job that he uses the term "noone." Even after correcting him, he does it over and over under various board personalities (approximately three that I know of.) He could be saying no one (notice that is TWO words, not one.) He could also be saying nobody, but the fact remains. These boards have infiltrators, poseurs, hobbyists and sometimes criminally incompetent posters.
And so, it is easy to jump from board to board looking for that magic elixir; that silver bullet that we can use to resolve every problem that plagues us. As a COMPLETE MILITIAMAN, we should all strive to budget our time, do wise research, and set personal goals. And each of us must strive for perspective. Without perspective, all of your training and research will be in vain. One site will tell you one thing and another site will totally contradict what you just read. It's easy to get frustrated and lose your perspective. When you do that, you throw your arms into the air and say F it, I give up.
I want to tell you something and I want you to bear it in mind every day. While there are a lot of people preparing for a day when the excrement will interact with the electric oscillating device, the reality is, the crap done hit the fan; you're on borrowed time AND the war has already begun with YOU on the front lines.
The current choice of weapons is the internet, the tv, talk radio, newspapers and other electronic media. The ammunition is propaganda, mind control techniques (Pavlovian Conditioning, disinformation,), and the use of mass hysteria in order to control you.
In the good old days, I didn't waste time in the forums where there were people who sounded like me. No way. I went on liberal talk shows and right into the dens of the devils to challenge them on their turf. You probably saw an example of that in another thread on this board where I took on Hosea Williams on his own tv show and kicked his azz.
I have to get up on my soapox about discussion boards so that you will understand what you're up against. I told you there are about half a dozen people out there with a beef against me personally. It could be you, me or anyone who has the potential of being effective. So, these guys control the boards by having an admin to get a patsy to post something they don't like (and BTW, that's where I enter the board.)
The patsy is told to post their ideas on such and such a board. Now, you post, thinking that the mods and admins will conduct the semblance of a fair fight. They don't and right away the half dozen disinformation artists with their multiple posting personas begin tearing you a new one... In a single debate, they will throw more than a dozen issues at you and expect that you can refute all of them in five sentences. The bulk of the posters never read nor post on most subjects - check it out. There will be 150 posters on a board and only half a dozen people posting on an important subject.
Anyway, these people, using mass psychology think they have made it appear they have "beaten" the patsy. In my case, it looks that way only on the board that I get attacked on. But, I go there and let them have their fun... the way to spot the disinformation artists is that they will not come into a forum which conducts a fair fight... which is why my critics will attack me on other forums, but never take me on here on home turf. Do you ever wonder why?
What is it the other guys are afraid of? How come they don't take my challenge? I take theirs. The answer is obvious: Most of these boards are controlled by people who lack integrity, honesty and courage. They can come here and get a fair shake. The discussions and debates are held to standards that benefit the readers. I'm telling you that because you need perspective.
You can waste your time on sites where all the people complain and B.S. each other about the world situation, but the site that will do you the most good is the one which challenges you to think - to understand positions that you may initially not want to hear. But, I assure you of this: If many of my critics had to face off with a seasoned news interviewer, they would be eaten alive - maybe in front of an audience on television, simply because they did not want to take the time to seriously research the subjects.
Okay, that's my rant on the importance of perspective. Hopefully, you will use the information to further your understanding of issues.
Okay, you've read the preliminary stuff and you've checked out all the DVDs and some of the books. Now we move to the most important things this thread can teach you.
According to the Bible: "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." James 1: 8
An unstable man is the kind of guy who will go to church on Sunday and praise the Lord, but by Friday night he's cheating on his wife, cursing, drinking, or some other activity clearly opposite of the person you may have witnessed in church the previous Sunday.
After witnessing the ups and downs of the patriot / militia movement (for lack of a more descriptive adjective) it is common to see people jumping from one issue to another, one discussion board to another, from group to group and organization to organization. Friends come and go, alliances change and worst of all most people fail to stay focused.
Ten years ago, the citizens militias in America were huge. Ten years ago we held an event in Georgia which drew over 12,000 people over a three day period. Today, this board has less than 150 people - and even fewer willing to contribute. Of course, critics will say that I am the reason. And there are days that I ask myself what I could have done that would have kept people moving in the right direction. And then, the realization dawns on me, ALL THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS are experiencing the same loss of interest.
I could follow the crowd and most of the people who are currently being critical of me would be pacified, but I'd still be like them - searching for an audience in an era of apathy and indifference. Worse, the enemies for freedom and liberty would be in charge, because they are able to take advantage of strife, discord, uncertainty and fear. And they can harness your insecurities in a way where you end up working for the very thngs you loathe. In order to see this kind of psychology applied, there is an old Diane Keaton movie called The Little Drummer Girl. It is highly recommended in light of this thread.
There is a quote that I have seen attributed to both Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. It is: "That government which governs best, governs least."
Your philosophy and your needs may very well NOT be in line with the concepts of self government. In that philosophy, the individual takes the burden of his own governing on his shoulders. Today, it is common to hear people beg for new laws, a bigger government and even the enforcement of "the laws." Woe be to anyone crazy enough to suggest that we need fewer laws and more individual responsibility.
But it is here that you must begin your preparations. There is an upside. For every job you hand off to government, it is one less responsibility that you will have to prepare for. But, if you decided against a firearm for personal protection, you would have to have a tremendous amount of faith in government not to misuse the power you handed them. You literally bet your life on that decision... and there are many others just like that.
So that you will derive some benefit off this post, I'd like for you to do this one exercise. Sit down with a piece of paper and list 10 things you would like to see changed in America. Then begin listing the COST for each change. And we're not talking about the financial costs of change. I'll give an unpopular example: Those who would build a wall around the U.S. to keep out foreigners think only a liberal would ask you the costs in terms of liberty and freedom, but they must be weighed... the fact that the wall which keeps others out will keep you in; there is a danger that the forces used to maintain the wall can also be used for a Martial Law - warrantless search and seizure / weapons confiscation campaign.
So list the changes you'd like to see and then do a little Cost / Benefits Analysis. And when I come back we can discuss some more of your preparations. The first step is to determine what it is, exactly, that you're preparing FOR. And more importantly, what are you willing to give up in order to get what you are wanting?
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