The mission of every soldier, indeed every American of sound mind, ought to be to realize the consent of the governed. Ex military personnel can lead us in this common purpose.
Excellent installment and I'm very much in agreement with how you've expressed this. I learned a new word- ahimsa and I very much agree with this but also as not being a pacifist. As a chess player and someone who studies martial arts I see a time and a place for the good fight. I very much like the Buddhist you quoted and the spirit in which one approaches the fight.
I am a classical liberal who hates the Constitution because it contains the fascist roots of today's evil - "Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,... and to regulate commerce..." Without those words and with a clear understanding of rights, we'd have no problems today. We have been conned since birth to think we live in a free society when we have always been slaves to those 'powers' of government. When soldiers fight for freedom, they are really fighting to protect those powers of 'old men' while actually giving up their own freedom and that of their families. If one pays one penny in taxes or has to get permission from government such as a driver's license, one is a slave - not free.
I agree to an extent. In fact, we ran a constitution of consent contest on this very Substack. We had some really interesting entries. In any case, I think it’s sometimes important to situate people within the context of the American psyche. I follow Randy Barnett in connecting the Declaration of Independence as a legal charter document connecting to the Constitution. If if and when we do that we will find that the declaration becomes a firmer basis of law. But I agree the constitution, even with its original meaning, still has too many loopholes and too many problems of power. I appeal instead to its successful history as a charter document to which soldiers swear their allegiance—a social fact we can scarcely change but perhaps leverage.
I, too, like Randy Barnett and followed his comments on the 9th Amendment to their logical conclusions of forbidding ALL government powers such as taxes and regulations on the innocent there by protecting trillions, not just a handful, of our rights to do any innocent things we choose in the pursuit of our happiness - so long as we remain innocent and have no victims. Where there is no victim, there is no crime.
Excellent as you suggest what I've been thinking lately; what is the path back to the Founders Judeo-Christian virtues and character. This is a good start. Godspeed an Article V to underline the beginning of this transition.
Very well stated sir. The majority of western society has become soft, not necessarily a bad thing, but all of society isn’t soft. You may appreciate Jordan Peterson’s take on this.
Great article, brother!
We are on the same mission 🫡
Absolutely. Thank you for your inspiration.
Excellent installment and I'm very much in agreement with how you've expressed this. I learned a new word- ahimsa and I very much agree with this but also as not being a pacifist. As a chess player and someone who studies martial arts I see a time and a place for the good fight. I very much like the Buddhist you quoted and the spirit in which one approaches the fight.
I am a classical liberal who hates the Constitution because it contains the fascist roots of today's evil - "Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,... and to regulate commerce..." Without those words and with a clear understanding of rights, we'd have no problems today. We have been conned since birth to think we live in a free society when we have always been slaves to those 'powers' of government. When soldiers fight for freedom, they are really fighting to protect those powers of 'old men' while actually giving up their own freedom and that of their families. If one pays one penny in taxes or has to get permission from government such as a driver's license, one is a slave - not free.
I agree to an extent. In fact, we ran a constitution of consent contest on this very Substack. We had some really interesting entries. In any case, I think it’s sometimes important to situate people within the context of the American psyche. I follow Randy Barnett in connecting the Declaration of Independence as a legal charter document connecting to the Constitution. If if and when we do that we will find that the declaration becomes a firmer basis of law. But I agree the constitution, even with its original meaning, still has too many loopholes and too many problems of power. I appeal instead to its successful history as a charter document to which soldiers swear their allegiance—a social fact we can scarcely change but perhaps leverage.
I, too, like Randy Barnett and followed his comments on the 9th Amendment to their logical conclusions of forbidding ALL government powers such as taxes and regulations on the innocent there by protecting trillions, not just a handful, of our rights to do any innocent things we choose in the pursuit of our happiness - so long as we remain innocent and have no victims. Where there is no victim, there is no crime.
Absolutely.
Excellent as you suggest what I've been thinking lately; what is the path back to the Founders Judeo-Christian virtues and character. This is a good start. Godspeed an Article V to underline the beginning of this transition.
Very well stated sir. The majority of western society has become soft, not necessarily a bad thing, but all of society isn’t soft. You may appreciate Jordan Peterson’s take on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEIOP4YSxw