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Guest Post: Violence In The Face Of Tyranny Is Often Necessary
Submitted by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market blog,
It was the winter of 1939, only a few months earlier the Soviet Union and Hitler's Third Reich had signed a partially secret accord known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; essentially a non-aggression treaty which divided Europe down the middle between the fascists and the communists. Hitler would take the West, and Stalin would take the East. Stalin's war machine had already steamrolled into Latvia. Lithuania, and Estonia. The soviets used unprecedented social and political purges, rigged elections, and genocide, while the rest of the world was distracted by the Nazi blitzkrieg in Poland. In the midst of this mechanized power grab was the relatively tiny nation of Finland, which had been apportioned to the communists.
Apologists for Stalinist history (propagandists) have attempted to argue that the subsequent attack on Finland was merely about “border territories” which the communists claimed were stolen by the Finns when they seceded from Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution. The assertion that the soviets were not seeking total dominance of the Finns is a common one. However, given the vicious criminal behavior of Russia in nearby pacified regions, and their posture towards Finland, it is safe to assume their intentions were similar. The Finns knew what they had to look forward to if they fell victim to the iron hand of Stalin, and the soviet propensity for subjugation was already legendary.
The Russian military was vastly superior to Finland's in every way a common tactician would deem important. They had far greater numbers, far better logistical capability, far better technology, etc, etc. Over 1 million troops, thousands of planes, thousands of tanks, versus Finland's 32 antiquated tanks, 114 planes which were virtually useless against more modern weapons, and 340,000 men, most of whom were reservists rallied from surrounding farmlands. Finland had little to no logistical support from the West until the conflict was almost over, though FDR would later pay lip service to the event, “condemning” soviet actions while brokering deals with them behind the scenes. Russian military leadership boasted that the Finns would run at the sound of harsh words, let alone gun fire. The invasion would be a cakewalk.
The battle that followed would later be known as the “Winter War”; an unmitigated embarrassment for the Soviets, and a perfect example of a small but courageous indigenous guerrilla army repelling a technologically advanced foe.
To Fight, Or Pretend To Fight?
Fast forward about seven decades or so, and you will discover multiple countries around the globe, including the U.S., on the verge of the same centralized and collectivized socialist occupation that the Finnish faced in 1939. The only difference is that while their invasion came from without, our invasion arose from within. The specific methods may have changed, but the underlying face of tyranny remains the same.
In America, the only existing organization of people with the slightest chance of disrupting and defeating the march towards totalitarianism is what we often refer to as the “Liberty Movement”; a large collection of activist and survival groups tied together by the inexorable principles of freedom, natural law, and constitutionalism. The size of this movement is difficult to gauge, but its social and political presence is now too large to be ignored. We are prevalent enough to present a threat, and prevalent enough to be attacked, and that is all that matters. That said, though we are beginning to understand the truly vital nature of our role in America's path, and find solidarity in the inherent values of liberty that support our core, when it comes to solutions to the dilemma of globalization and elitism, we are sharply divided.
While most activist movements suffer from a complete lack of solutions to the problems they claim to recognize, constitutional conservatives tend to have TOO MANY conceptual solutions to the ailments of the world. Many of these solutions rely upon unrealistic assumptions and methods that avoid certain inevitable outcomes. Such strategies center mostly on the concepts of “non-aggression” or pacifism idealized and romanticized by proponents of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and the anti-war movements of the 1960's and 1970's. The post-baby boomer generations in particular have grown up with an incessant bombardment of the “higher nature” of non-violence as a cure-all for every conceivable cultural ailment.
We have been taught since childhood that fighting solves nothing, but is this really true?
I can understand the allure of the philosophy. After all, physical confrontation is mentally and emotionally terrifying to anyone who is not used to experiencing it. The average “reasonable” person goes far out of their way on every occasion to avoid it. Most of the activists that I have met personally who deride the use of force against tyrannical government have never actually been in an outright confrontation of any kind in their lives, or if they have, it ended in a failure that scarred them. They have never trained for the eventuality. Many of them have never owned a firearm. The focus of their existence has been to hide from pain, rather than overcome their fears to achieve something greater.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with becoming an “intellectual warrior”, unless that person lives under the fantasy that this alone will be enough to defeat the kind of evil we face today.
Non-aggression methods rely on very specific circumstances in order to be effective. Most of all, they rely on a system of government that is forced to at least PRETEND as if it cares what the masses think of it. Gandhi's Indian Independence Movement, for example, only witnessed noticeable success because the British government at that time was required to present a semblance of dignity and rule of law. But what happens if a particular tyranny reaches a point where the facade of benevolence disappears? What happens when the establishment turns to the use of the purge as a tool for consolidation? What happens when the mask comes completely off?
How many logical arguments or digital stashes of ethereal Bitcoins will it take to save one's life or one's freedom then?
Arguments For And Against Violent Action
The position against the use of “violence” (or self defense) to obstruct corrupt systems depends on three basic debate points:
1) Violence only feeds the system and makes it stronger.
2) We need a “majority” movement in order to be successful.
3) The system is too technologically powerful – to fight it through force of arms is “futile”, and our chances are slim to none.
First, violence does indeed feed the system, if it is driven by mindless retribution rather than strategic self defense. This is why despotic governments often resort to false flag events; the engineering of terrorist actions blamed on scapegoats creates fear within the unaware portions of the population, which generates public support for further erosion of freedoms. However, there is such a thing as diminishing returns when it comes to the “reach, teach, and inspire” method.
The escalation of totalitarianism will eventually overtake the speed at which the movement can awaken the masses, if it has not done so already. There will come a time, probably sooner rather than later, when outreach will no longer be effective, and self defense will have to take precedence, even if that means subsections of the public will be shocked and disturbed by it. The sad fact is, the faster we wake people up, the faster the establishment will degrade social stability and destroy constitutional liberties. A physical fight is inevitable exactly because they MAKE it inevitable. Worrying about staying in the good graces of the general populace or getting honest representatives elected is, at a certain point, meaningless. I find it rather foolish to presume that Americans over the next decade or two or three have the time needed to somehow inoculate the system from within. In fact, I'm starting to doubt that strategy has any merit whatsoever.
Second, the idea that a movement needs a “majority” of public backing to shift the path of a society is an old wives tale. Ultimately, most people throughout history are nothing more than spectators in life, watching from the sidelines while smaller, ideologically dedicated groups battle for superiority. Global developments are decided by true believers; never by ineffectual gawkers. Some of these groups are honorable, and some of them are not so honorable. Almost all of them have been in the minority, yet they wield the power to change the destiny of the whole of the nation because most people do not participate in their own futures. They merely place their heads between their legs and wait for the storm to pass.
All revolutions begin in the minds and hearts of so-called “outsiders”. To expect any different is to deny the past, and to assume that a majority is needed to achieve change is to deny reality.
Third, I'm not sure why non-aggression champions see the argument of statistical chance as relevant. When all is said and done, the “odds” of success in any fight against oligarchy DO NOT MATTER. Either you fight, or you are enslaved. The question of victory is an afterthought.
Technological advantage, superior numbers, advanced training, all of these things pale in comparison to force of will, as the Finnish proved during the Winter War. Some battles during that conflict consisted of less than a hundred Finns versus tens-of-thousands of soviets. Yet, at the end of the war, the Russians lost 3500 tanks, 500 aircraft, and had sustained over 125,000 dead (official numbers). The Finns lost 25,000 men. For every dead Finn, the soviets lost at least five. This is the cold hard reality behind guerrilla and attrition warfare, and such tactics are not to be taken lightly.
Do we go to the Finnish and tell them that standing against a larger, more well armed foe is “futile”? Do we tell them that their knives and bolt action rifles are no match for tanks and fighter planes? And by extension, do we go to East Asia today and tell the Taliban that their 30 year old AK-47's are no match for predator drones and cruise missiles? Obviously, victory in war is not as simple as having the biggest gun and only the uneducated believe otherwise.
The Virtues Of Violence
The word “violence” comes with numerous negative connotations. I believe this is due to the fact that in most cases violence is used by the worst of men to get what they want from the weak. Meeting violence with violence, though, is often the only way to stop such abuses from continuing.
At Alt-Market, we tend to discuss measures of non-participation (not non-aggression) because all resistance requires self-sustainability. Americans cannot fight the criminal establishment if they rely on the criminal establishment. Independence is more about providing one's own necessities than it is about pulling a trigger. But, we have no illusions about what it will take to keep the independence that we build. This is where many conceptual solutions are severely lacking.
If the system refuses to let you walk away, what do you do? If the tyrants would rather make the public suffer than admit that your social or economic methodology is better for all, how do you remove them? When faced with a cabal of psychopaths with deluded aspirations of godhood, what amount of reason will convince them to step down from their thrones?
I'm sorry to say, but these questions are only answered with violence.
The Liberty Movement doesn't need to agree on the “usefulness” of physical action because it is coming regardless. The only things left to discern are when and how. Make no mistake, one day each and every one of us will be faced with a choice – to fight, or to throw our hands in the air and pray they don't shoot us anyway. I certainly can't speak for the rest of the movement, but in my opinion only those who truly believe in liberty will stand with rifle in hand when that time comes. A freedom fighter is measured by how much of himself he is willing to sacrifice, and how much of his humanity he holds onto in the process. Fear, death, discomfort; none of this matters. There is no conundrum. There is no uncertainty. There are only the chains of self-defeat, or the determination of the gun. The sooner we all embrace this simple fact, the sooner we can move on and deal with the dark problem before us.
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warren pollock just posted a yt vid on this very subject. tried to link it
here ya go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCW3vadfDQQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUugsH0a5pKF7q9qck2CxTAQ
Revolutions when it's revolutions time. It's conceited to think that history moves at the will of men; it is like the tides, ebbing and flowing, controlled by no one.
As long as we are indulging in nostalgic nonsense, I still like this overview of the nature of "revolutions" more than any other:
http://www.pantherwebworks.com/I_Ching/bk1h42-52.html#49
I wonder how many veterans there are talking all this bad-to-the-bone trigger pulling crap.
99% of them with any sense and skills
The most important freedom is the 2A.
Last week I brought my daughter to the range with her friend and her friend's father. In a few weeks I will be taking my Sister.
It is our duty as Gun owners to bring folks to the range and introduce them to what freedom really feels like. FYI. Start them off with a nice .22 Bolt action (CZ 452) or Henry Frontier Lever .22 Do not hand ladies a Garand on day #1 if you expect them to come back.
haven't played with guns in years but i loved the garand and just about any shotgun.
I whacked an elk with a Garand less than a month ago. I love those things.
A criminal government will never allow itself to voted out of power when losing power will subject its members to imprisonment.
So would a power shift in America cause public officials to face imprisonment?
Just like every other centrally planned economy, this shit wagon will come apart without a shot. And soon. The fight will be for survival after systemic breakdown.
what utter bullshit. To be replaced by whom? China? the country that can not even feed itself because it has poisoned its own lands to make cheap plastic crap? Not until every Navy Veseel, aircraft and infantry division are defeated will the US lose an ounce of power. And if WE decide gold is worth $800, then guess what? Thats all its worth. Counting on hyperinflation?? good luck
beware the revolution. it looks a lot like the old revolution that got us here.
otherwise, yes, violence is the great decider, always has been. that is why .govs want the people to channel the myth of ghandi. ghandi won because britain was broke.
Talk is cheap.
Who's gonna walk the walk?
Thought so --- even the Occupy Wall St had more balls (barely) than the Libertarian movement (who basically sit behind their computers and moan and wail like gossping grannies)
occupy's mistake was channeling the myth of ghandi. a few snipers taking out a few of the king's guard would have created the required chaos needed for escalation on both sides. dorner was a better revolutionary archtype who unforunately could not get a rise out of the limp dick molon labe crowd.
"What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760–1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington." John Adams (letter to Thomas Jefferson, 1815).
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Adams
Let me lay some shit out for the noobs, as someone who's been around the Libertarian movement for a long time. Populists inevitably try to hijack any libertarian movement, because as much as the LP hasn't been terribly effective electorally, it has ballot access, some degree of public visibility, and has had an effect on public policy and perception via education. (e.g., Colorado marijuana legalization, gay marriage, opposition to the Iraq War and the NSA).
This idea that there is a broader "liberty movement" is bullshit intended to allow the populists into the tent, by making the tent big enough to cover populists who aren't libertarians. What's the problem with that? Read the 8 pages of ridiculous comments above. Poster after poster wants to get rid of the Jews, the nonwhites, the X, Y or Z, and simply wants to be in charge. That's liberty? Replacing one tyranny with another? Those comments demonstrate their complete lack of understanding of and lack of agreement with libertarian ideas.
And the populists, in their keyboard commando, neocon-lite manner, have no comprehension of how hearts and minds need to be changed to recapture our liberty; no comprehesion of the practical backlash against wanton murder (remember that idiot who shot up the TSA guys at LAX and how America suddenly rallied behind the TSA?); no comprehension of effective revolutionary strategy or tactics. But, in the manner of populists, they are anti-intellectual and anti-learning and would not sully their minds with any kind of education as to the philosophical and practical aspects of true revolutionary change - the kind that doesn't end up stacking the bodies of children like cordwood.
Populists, acknowledge that you know nothing of liberty, that you don't want liberty, and go away. Find your own movement.
atomicwasted.......apparently considers himself omniscient speaker for all (L)(l)ibertarians.
If, in fact he is, is it any wonder that the (L) party has remained unable to break out?
Atomicwaste.....a libertarian would want the gov to stop treating us like dogs and demanding marriage licences approved by them. If gays can find a pastor to marry them fine but let's get the government out of our business and not worry about pushing an agenda through the authority of government.
So its the populists who are preventing you from taking any action? I am not necessarily saying even violent action - you are taking absolutely NO action.
You sit behind your screens tryping away - then I suppose you flip to some porn --- then you shine your rifles - then come back and curse the government some more. Time for an nfl playoff game in there???
And your excuse is - we are inflitrated by the populists.
Hahahaha -- what a joke
State of the Union addresses bring together enough criminal puppets to send a serious message . . . just sayin.
Please do not shoot the messenger.
Odd...there have been many visions come to those who seek. This very conclusion was seen by many truth-seekers about what will come IF the babylonians do not back down and retreat back into the slimy scummy holes from which they all come.
What many of the materialistic baboonic money-god freaks do not get is, the spiritual awakening and coming forth of the real Christ Light/Knowledge into the 3-D is happening in greater, and greater ways. Even more than has ever been witnessed in Earth's History, or known in the past Millenniums. What these cretins of satan/lucifer do not get is, the awareness of the Christ Consciousness is being experienced even by the lowest of the species. Every life form on the planet is interconnected, and there will never ever be any deviation from this factual Truth. All knows all, and all is One. (Everybody Knows) In this dimension and on this planet, this truth will always be engraved in Stone. All is known by greater forces than these bio-bots can even comprehend. Be not afraid to entertain angels awares.
The big message was, "no physical barriers, or walls, or depths they burrow into can hide the evil of these horrid creatures of the darkness." It was basically conveyed that "all is known" and no one should be foolish enough to believe anything they can plot or plan is not already seen and heard. The traitorous american nsa thinks they have a clue. Spirit laughs at those fools. What they think they can do, is nothing compared to the multi-dimensional spiritual viewers that SEE all things, every where, and at every single level of dimensional existence. Nothing human, or non-human is invulnerable. The huge wave of great and powerful spiritual forces are on the edge of the physical realm waiting for the call to come to cleanse the earth once and for all of these things that have long too long held the control of the planet Earth. Remember, in the beginning, it was all as easy as the one word, Love. If it is not love, what is it?
Soon, these babylonian goons are going to fire the first shots. That is when the gates will open and the forces of light, love, and goodness will shift to the polar opposite, into the warrior mode and then go forth to completely vanquish every single diabolical wicked being that has been responsible for the evil that is so prevalent in every fabric of the Human civilization. The ferocity has long been groomed by these corrupted criminals in the baboon puppet govts. The rottenchild-tics and rocketfellkers-phucks are the first targets to be wiped off the sheets of earthly plains. There will be no hiding from the true forces of Truth & Justice wielding the double-edged swords of MA AT.
Next will be the public hangings of all the criminal leadership that have kow-towed to these evil banksters all their lives. Remember, all is known. There are permanent records of all the evil activities that will be turned over to the world's People courts. The gallows will stretch for miles as their putrid carcases rot in the radioactive sun. When or if they attack innocent Iran, that will bring the hammer down on those who are the zionist aggressors and puppets of the rottenchild empire of dust. ALL IS KNOWN! We all pray that these evil isrealli puppets will not be so stupid as to follow the wicked banksters instructions that will only LEAD TO THEIR OWN SELF DESTRUCTION. Any third grader can plainly see how the nation of isreal is being set up to fall hard. To be wiped off the map! How stupid is stupid that continues to be stupid in the face of knowing they are being stupid?
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3923/rxs2.jpg
It will be a cleansing like has never been seen before. There is no hole deep enough to hide in as the forces come up from their feet, and down from above their heads. THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE FOR THE WICKED. NONE!!! All is known. There are even plenty of govt records that excellently speak to WHO these evil things are, all of them, and what evil traitorous deeds they have done, and most of all, where they are presently at all times. Any First Level Grade initiate Knows this. The only saving grace that has been allowed by the Most High, is complete repentance. Only a total 1000% turnaround from the evil will save their scaly carcases. The rippers watch...the gorillas see...the tigers of Justice are vigil....the watchers are on the wall...soon...Justice...Freedom...and Truth for ALL! Dear babylon, you make the call.
For the hard to see and hear, this was the best physical example that could be pointed towards to show you ALL what is coming.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_BK-kuQ-Fo
What is preposterous is that the romance of the rifle outstirips the intelligence of the ballot box. You have jurisprudential freedom even under phony elections. This you do not have in a civil war.
Both parties work for the same banking masters. Only an idiot thinks his vote counts for anything today.
Jesus, cut off my gin and tonics. I read that headline as "violence in the face of a tranny is often necessary".
But strangely, I was hardly fazed.
Alright then --- so what will it take to unleash a little mayhem here?
Does the gov have to seize your cash?
How about coming for your gold at a steep discount?
Or maybe you have to be so third worlded that you have to choose between selling a daughter into a whore house (frequented by Wall St pricks - maybe the Wolf of Wall St getting his fat greasy pig body sweating over your little jenny?) - or taking action......
What exactly is it that would get you fucking cowards out from behind the screen?
All I hear on this site - day after day after day - is moaning and wailing - gossiping old babas (with arsenals of useless guns and ammo in the closet)
The journey of a thousand miles ..http:/stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2013/dec/24/texas_deputy_killed_dawn_noknock
Jamie Dimon is sitting back about now --- having a coffee --- perhaps reading ZH --- and having a chuckle.
Just like the wonks on other forums like Bloomberg and CNBC laugh at Hedgers - I see them - they say things like 'the world is ending every day at ZH' or 'what's the use of ZH - you can't make money reading that site' or 'Hedgers are fucking losers who couldn't make it so they are all bitter'
And I am beginning to think they are right - what fucking purpose does this site serve? What purpose do the participants serve?
To quote Edward Snowden:
“I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act. I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, and that the return of this information to the public marks my end.”
Who is going to spark this off? Who is going to say 'enough is enough'
Nah... cowards. Y'all just sat back and watched as the OWS people were pepper spraying like dogs - ya'll sat back and watched those kids get thrown off and bitch smacked by the gestapo.
You sat back and stroked your guns and ammo and said fuck that bernanke - fuck obama
And every last one of you did NOTHING.
Like I was saying - cowards - big talkers - bullshitters. You'll never do nothing - you'll show up to vote like lap dogs - you'll argue that Obama is a bigger cunt than Bush - and vice versa - like fucking retarded cunts
And you will continue to take it in the ass - and you'll end up eating dog food - like you deserve.
Oh - and maybe the odd one of you fucks will take yer gun down to the Mall and open up on some innocents - cuz yer pissed off right.
One of the best Zero Hedge articles EVER. Tyler, highlight it?
Ya why not print it out and post it on the wall - then do absolutely fuck all about it. Or maybe pat each other on the back and say aint we tough --- did you see tylers latest article on violence.... woohooo we'll get them fuckers ---- tomorrow --- right
Walk the walk - or crawl under a rock and shut the fuck up - I am getting sick and fucking tired of gossipy old ladies here.
Intellectual protest and civil disobedience.
One is an outlaw if one uses a marker pen to make comments on Federal Reserve Notes.
One may print, for example, ‘WHITE ROSE SOCIETY.’
This is highly, highly illegal.
The Secret Service will be all over the place.
Think here.
One way to hit these fuckers as i have suggested is to get online and order piles of shit -- then invoke the free returns policy and send the shit back... That will fuck up retail
But NOPE - keep in typing.... keep on moaning... keep on voting.... keep on talking ..... keep on wiith gossip ..............keep on counting your bullets
IDJUTS.
Arrow me down all you want you fucking coward. Because red arrows are what cowards do when confronted by a reality that exposes them as - cowards.
Shove your fucking red arrow up your fucking ass --- if you were a man you would stand up for yourself. Otherwise shut your fucking hole.
Oh boo hoo I hurt your feelings - how about another red arrow - oh oh oh that fucking hurts bud - and meanwhile the Wolf is on top of Jenny saying - I fucking love poverty - I love suffering - it means hotter younger bitches for the strip bars ( who are more willing to mount up in the back room)
To a deluge of red arrows - from do nothing cowards
I'm beginning to think that Rebellion, such as that which occurred in the war for independence will never happen now because there isn't enough social cohesion.
People don't join together any more to fight for a common good. They only think about me me me.
Americans are armed to the teeth, and they tolerate totalitarians NOW. I can't imagine that burning down the house makes us more free.
I gave this article a 5, but would like to add that if we are to defeat totalitarianism, sufficient numbers of us will have to be willing and able to become termites.
Masons, communists, etc. have been so effective at disrupting and consolidating global power because they do not expect to see the victory for which their life's work is dedicated. For example, the "revolutions" of the 60's threw people as cannon fodder into culture wars and hot wars that worked together to overturn paradigms which had functioned as bastions for those in power at the time. Consequently, the vast majority knew very little of what they had actually lost.
Without the kind of action that changes the way people think and feel about the world and their experience of it, no guns or guts will be sufficient to overturn the encroaching global totalitarianism. Moralistic rallies and polemical treatises don't really count. One has to intelligently and strategically infiltrate the institutions that most influence people's thoughts and feelings, e.g. the Franklin School. That is how tyrants are overthrown, or at least replaced.
Rule No. 1
-the enemy of my enemy is my friend-
repeat that until it gets into some of the more dense skulls around here.
Once we have no enemy left, we can all fall out if we have to.