Behind Our Masks

In 1773, the country of America was born as little more than an idea in the mind’s of a very small group of people. Those people, sick of England’s tyrannical taxes, dumped an entire boat-load of English tea off of a ship and into the sea. The event came to be known as the Boston Tea Party, and would lead to a few major points in history – the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights – in short, the revolutionizing of government.

That revolutionary, “can-do” spirit is what set America apart, and what led to many of the shining moments of humanity. There was a point when America set the standard for human rights – the Women’s Suffrage Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, indeed, the American Revolution itself all stand as bright and shining achievements on the face of humanity. These movements, which started as nothing more than ideas, went viral (insomuch as something could at the time) and spread like wildfire, ignited the hearts and passions of thousands of people and eventually leading to a positive change providing a country that was free in ways no other country was, or could be, at the time.

America stood as the single hallmark for humanitarian efforts. Our standard of living was high, our people were happy, and most importantly, our people were equal. If the people didn’t like what the government was doing, it could be changed. In fact, there was a time when the Federal Government did only a few things – regulating trade, defending the country as a whole, and helping the states to come into their own. The best days of America were when America was not a country, but a union of small countries, with a small central government designed to help all the little countries succeed and work together.

Something, somewhere, went wrong.

The Federal Government went rogue and began working against the states and their people and, in doing so, became the largest major terrorist organization in the world. Things that began as tools for the states took on a life of their own and sought to oppress the people. In the 1800′s, it would have been unheard of for a national police force such as the FBI or the DEA to knock on the doors of the people of the free states and search them for drugs under a blanket law covering the vast and varied states – now, however, that happens multiple times daily, across our nation and at the doors of other nations. The CIA would have never been given a warrant to tap the phone of a resident of any state, and the DEA never would have had jurisdiction anywhere. Tools to help the various states have become tools to make the Federal government more powerful – circumventing the 10th Amendment and creating a homogenized, conformist culture that is counter to the spirit of America.

American culture was born because we were different – there were whites, blacks, Asians, Indians, Native Americans. Irish, Scottish, German, Japanese and none of us gave a fuck who was different, who looked like what. Even still in the historic neighborhoods in big cities you can find punks, goths, hipsters, and street poets all hanging out, performing to a crowd that ranges in age from 18 to 88 and no one bats an eye. Hugs, smiles, handshakes and business information are exchanged. When the sun rises, however, the tattoos are hidden and the street clothes discarded for a uniform. In daytime America, everyone looks the same because everyone has to.

We don’t have the freedom to choose what we put into our bodies. We don’t have the freedom to read what we want, to speak what we want or even to think or feel what we want. The war on drugs has destroyed our freedom to put substances – harmful or not – into our bodies for any reason. The ancient people knew those substances to be of use – they were medications, they were gateways to spiritual enlightenment, they were a good way to wind down after a long day at work before you went home to your family. Technology, and the ways the government uses it, stifle our education and free speech. While I’m willingly here, spilling all of this for you to read, there are others out there who are afraid to write, or even read, what I have to say. Why? Because your IP can be traced, and there’s probably a federal employee somewhere, monitoring hits to this site and where they came from. They’re doing that because their Internet search bots have found that I am critical of my government, and they don’t want that thought to spread. They don’t need to burn the books, they simply need to arrest the originator of the idea. Certainly, they won’t stop the idea. But they’ll certainly slow it’s spread and, due to fear, perhaps eventually squash it with nothing ever coming of it.

The end product is a scared, cowering mass, walking numbly to slaughter.

When the masses can be controlled, there is nothing they can’t do. When there’s nothing they can’t do, there is nothing they won’t do. Because of that carefully cultivated control, our economy is in shambles. Our Constitution is in shreds. The TSA makes strippers of all of us with body scanners and we can feel our heart jump a little any time we see a cop. We didn’t necessarily do anything wrong, but that doesn’t always matter when the cop can stop you for having a mohawk or listening to music they don’t approve of.

If you live in America, you officially live in a country where you – a citizen – can be declared a domestic terrorist for literally nothing more than voicing dissent or wanting an anonymous connection to the Internet where you can’t be traced. Warning signs, according to the FBI, for “suspicious activity” include any of the following, and more:

• Using proxies, VPNs or other Internet anonymity tools.
• Hiding what you’re doing online.
• Paying for purchases in cash.
• Using an anonymous credit card.
• Speaking out against the government.
• Reading material that is critical of the government.
• Being a Ron Paul supporter.
• Keeping more than 7 days supply of food.
• Believing in the right to bear arms.
• Bearing arms.
• Generally being educated about what’s going on (sarcasm intended).

The time for a new American Revolution has come, my friends. You have the tools at your disposal. Remain non-violent as long as you can, but remember that you do have the right to defend yourself – and your fellow Americans.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

Stay strong. Educate yourself. Buy a mask. Learn to survive. Use all of the skills you have at your disposal to help the cause, and if you can, learn new ones. It’s time for an American Spring.