Today's Point To Ponder by KrisAnne
Hall, 1/7/15, In Defense of Liberty.
Yesterday someone called me an
"anarchist" because I write articles that expose the
unconstitutionally expanded nature of our government and how that is destroying
our Liberty.
This name calling came from a
conservative. I am not upset with this person and hold no fault with them. Here
is why and here is the thought I would like you to consider:
Most of my writing deals with current
laws and their Constitutionality based upon fact, law, and history. I work very
hard to keep opinions out of it. When the true concept of limited government is
presented it causes internal conflict, even within our conservative groups.
We have been, for generations, convinced
to accept more and more government intrusion in our lives. Over the course of
the years our government has grown to exercise nearly unlimited power to
regulate every aspect of our lives...from the milk and the cereal we eat in the
morning to the sheets and bed that we sleep in at night.
We have been conditioned not only to
accept this but to believe that we NEED it. The consequence now is that we are
being consumed by these regulations and now have a government with unlimited
power of surveillance. New generations could grow just as comfortable as we are
with cameras on street corners, computer and internet intrusions, and cell
phone tapping.
So when we attempt to present the TRUTH
about these intrusions upon our Rights and the destruction of our Liberty,
because for generations we have been made to feel comfortable and safe within
them, it will scare people. Shining a light in a room where no light has been
seen for days is painful...but we are talking not about days, but generations.
Liberty will seem radical. Liberty will seem extreme. Liberty will challenge
what we have known to be true our entire lives. And it will make people call
you names and want to deny its truth.
Do not get angry with them. It is what
psychologists call "Cognitive Dissonance." You should expect it.
Everyone must come about their awakening to Liberty in their own way. Unfortunately
some will never come to it at all. Just know that we have a responsibility to
speak truth and seek wisdom. Be patient with them. But more importantly, no
matter how much they deny the truth, no matter how many names they call you,
DON'T STOP SPEAKING THE TRUTH!
I promise I won't. I am no more an
anarchist than Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, or James Otis, Jr. I would love
to live in a place where no government is necessary, I just understand the
depravity of man will never allow that to be reality. So I stand with Thomas
Paine and believe that "government in its best form is a necessary evil,
in its worst form, an intolerable one."
Can we work together to break the
Cognitive Dissonance? Can we endeavor to speak truth with love in patience? Can
we refuse to tolerate lies and manipulations for comfort and peace? Can we say,
"if there be trouble, let it be in my day so my child may have
peace?"
Source: In Defense of
Liberty
Comments
Years ago, we heard
the story from Glen Beck about the frog who was put in cool water and the
temperature gradually grew hotter. The frog didn’t notice he was being cooked
until it was too late. This little story illustrates KrisAnne’s point.
See KrisAnne’s vodeo
on Sovereign Duty at:
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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