A pledge against the state

The production here is a little cheesy, but the principles expressed make for a refreshing contrast to that creepy video of Hollywood airheads for Obama.

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If it weren’t for the internet, this whole constitution movement would never have formed. The demographics in the US are unsupportive of it, to say the least, but it is a very healthy thing. The entirety of the landmass south of Canada and north of Mexico won’t always be ruled by the gang of thieves in DC, and these principles can be put to use on a smaller scale or in another place and time altogether.

Despite the sentiments of its current rulers and the booboisie, I don’t know of any other place that has such a well-defined culture of liberty as the US. Certainly not the UK anymore, nor anywhere else in the Commonwealth. Europe never really had one, aside from Switzerland, nor did Asia. The US carries the flame — its constitution may now be ignored, but it does serve as a rallying point and touchstone.

How many people are there, like that girl, who don’t trust the facts as presented by the big news companies? There is such a divide now between those who are thinking for themselves and those, however intelligent they may be, who think within the sphere of discourse as acceptable in the newspapers. There is the BS in USA Today and the BS on Slate.com – different BS for different IQs, but all from the same animal.

Huxley vs. Orwell

Thanks to Tim Knight for finding this.

There is lots more, so click here for the full version.

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The cartoonist and Neil Postman think that Huxley got it right, and he certainly saw a lot that Orwell missed. However, I would argue that those who look at today’s society and only see Huxley (sex, drugs and entertainment) and not Orwell (censorship, secret police, torture, perpetual war for the health of the state) have themselves chosen the comforting version of reality.

Also, Huxley’s opiates work wonders so long as times are easy, but when the predations of the state run their course and cold and hunger are again issues, those in government become more open about their use of guns to hold onto power. In the last decade, the west has made great leaps in the direction of Orwell, with omnipresent reminders of who has the guns and who must obey.