Revolution
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Most everyone knows the Beatles song, "Revolution." It was released in the 1960's. Vietnam was raging and the people were crying out for peace. The Beatles brought a world view to America through their music. Now more than ever, some aspects of American culture desperately tries to emulate the Brits: Art, music, entertainment down to the royal influence. We love their accents, dry humor and often bizarre sense of fashion. But what the UK has going for them now is exactly that--a Revolution. Where's Austin Powers when they really need him?
So why was there a Revolution between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies in North America (1775 - 1783)? "The war was the result of the political American Revolution which galvanized around the dispute between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to the Stamp Act of 1765 which the Americans protested as unconstitutional. The Parliament insisted on its right to tax colonists; the Americans claimed their rights as Englishmen to no taxation without representation. The Americans formed a unifying Continental Congress and a shadow government in each colony. The American boycott of British tea led to the Boston Tea Party in 1773." Is any of this sounding familiar? Yeah. They had a "Tea Party" back then too that stemmed from a real knack for tax.
Chugging Along Quite Nicely
"Aluminum baseball bat sales are up 8,000%" in the UK according to CNN. Let me spell that out--EIGHT THOUSAND PERCENT. So what else is selling in the UK? A wide assortment of bats and billy clubs both manufactured in the US and the UK. Is this what it takes to stimulate the economy?
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| Street violence in London |
When it come to senseless violence, I have to ask myself, "What the hell is wrong with people?" A friend summed it up bloody nice, "The LONDON riots is a pure reflection of YOUTH TODAY. NO RESPECT and hating on those who work hard for their own self preservation and future. Not all but most of the youth would rather gang bang, do drugs, and have this SICK idea its OK to be a rebel. Furthermore, the youth have this compulsion to hate on others who have a work ethic and join a revolution thuggery that supports supports terrorism and anarchy." --Constantine Soriao.
A Perfect Example of WHY We Have 2nd Amendment Rights
Constantine added, "I've been telling people for years, whenever a city or town is governed by a liberal it tends to be ghetto , poor, overwhelmed by drugs, and gang infested. you are literally incarcerated in your own home. afraid to go out or in fear of living." Personally, I refuse to rely on a bat to defend myself.
What is the UK's policy on gun ownership?
The UK is proud of their low gun homicide rate due to strict gun control. As we are seeing, that is a double edged sword. People can't kill impulsively with a firearm if they don't own one but then again, they can't protect themselves either. Isn't self preservation an inalienable right in America? Think again as the US attempts yet another emulation of the UK. Obama and his own thuggery have made countless attempts to reel in 2nd Amendment right including the recent ban of "Nearly 1 million American rifles.Banned." by a stroke of Barack Obama’s pen...Make no mistake; these rifles were made in America, by Americans, for Americans, to defend freedom on foreign shores...But according to Hillary Clinton’s State Department there is a danger they might fall into the wrong hands. That they might, possibly, one day be used in a crime. No mention of the hundreds of thousands of gun owners deprived of the opportunity to own an integral part of American history. The State Department’s outrageous claims are nothing more than a thinly veiled ploy to distract from the real issue: President Obama’s deep seated hatred for gun rights. While his gun-grabbing base is giddy with praise at this back-door gun ban, law-abiding citizens across the United States are crying foul."
Emulation
"You say you got a real solution--Well you know--We'd all love to see the plan. You ask me for a contribution--Well you know--We're doing what we can. But if you want money for people with minds that hate--All I can tell you is brother you have to wait..." --Beatles
The U.S.Military is devising a plan for London-like riots. "Indicators for potential violence: 1) High unemployment rate among minority groups 2) Increased crime rate in minority groups 3) Protests arising from income disparities between minority and majority groups 4) Declining rapport between local officials and minority groups 5) Migrations of large numbers of minority groups 6) Protests by minority groups to such conditions as slum conditions, segregation in housing and schools, lack of jobs, lack of recreational facilities, police brutality, and local overpricing practices." Well, it looks like we've got all that covered. As Dan Rather said in an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN last night, "people are angry" (in America). They are angry with their political choices, with their Congressman and with the lack of "jobs." He also noted that 49% of Americans are displeased with their representation in Washington (House and Senate representatives).
Known and Unknown
As my dad used to say, "All people are equal. Now go do something." We are ALL equal. It's a matter of choosing to DO something with your life--something good. Poor leadership in government just seems to bring out the worst in people. There are a lot of lessons being demonstrated--that people can do anything they want to do to those in power. If our American government follows the lead of "give peace a chance," we too will be defending ourselves with baseball bats. Keep in mind, there was a REVOLUTION for a reason--for the U.S. to become a sovereign nation.
“I think of sovereignty in concrete terms. It is a matter of freedom and autonomy. It means that we Americans control our destiny and are not ruled from abroad by officials we did not elect and courts we cannot hold accountable. Sovereignty is integrally tied to democracy, the right of Americans to choose their own leaders, to make their own laws, to limit the powers of government, and to enjoy due process of law.”
--Donald Rumsfeld, Known and Unknown: A Memoir.
The British prefer to be polite than to understand in what a huge problem they are...
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