Hearts and Minds

Remember, freedom advocates, that we must win the hearts and minds of the people in order for our causes to come full circle.

Politics is the game the enemies of freedom play, so it is politics we should play. Remind those who are willing to listen that freedom is not blue or red, freedom doesn't have an animal representing it (except, perhaps, the rattlesnake) and that liberal or conservative are labels which need not apply. Liberty is colorblind and should have no party affiliation.

We must get the word out, be it through fliers or posters or t-shirts, or community forums. We must let the people know what is going on and how to stop it. We must rally, we must create numbers which were previously only a dream for the movement of liberty.

What do we tell them? We tell them the story of freedom, how the government encroaches upon it every day, we tell them how their tax dollars are squandered and their lives are affected. Though the Constitution does need a reworking to be a stronger document, we should encourage them to read the Bill of Rights and utilize their reason to become better citizens. Emotion is used by politicians, so we must ignore the emotional arguments and go straight for the left side of the brain, so that when we're done, the right side puts it all together and understands the big picture.

When we have the necessary support, it is time to rebel. There is no time better than now, with the government (state and federal) hurting for revenue. I advocate using your 5th Amendment protections at all times when dealing with government agents, to let them know that we will not be intimidated.

It is time for a tax rebellion. Do not pay, do not let the government collect anything from you, the unrepresented. We will be fined, we will be threatened with jail, but do not waver, friends of liberty.

The government will realize its mistakes and it will change. When enough of its stalwarts are ousted and blacklisted by the public, it will understand, and it will change.

Time to study for my Japanese midterm.

One Post More than a Year Ago?

Yikes.

I'm just not a prolific writer as far as blogging goes.

Since the last post, the TLR has been de-TLR'd and equipped with a bullet button. I've put a few hundred more rounds down the pipe but other than being broken in, it's bone stock with the exception of a CAA grip.

I also bought a Sig-Sauer P226 DA/SA chambered in .40S&W, which had a few problems that required it being shipped back to Sig. They fixed and returned it in one business day, by the way.

I carried it openly at the last OC event down in San Diego in a Blackhawk! holster with a double magazine holster on my weak side. It wasn't nearly as obtrusive as I had feared.

On the whole burning rubber front, nothing doing. I haven't been to the track in forever and I almost forget what a decent ~7-degree-slip-angle drift feels like. On the plus side, I've acquired some 16x12 Dymags from the Nissan GTP ZX-T team and some BBS wheels from the Nissan P35 and GTP-90 teams that I'm trying to sell to cover the cost of finishing my Koni 8611/custom housings/custom sleeves/custom springs setup.

It's funny how one's interests change so rapidly sometimes. I still love my Nissan and cars in general, but I feel the need to stock up on firearms and learn more about the financial conditions to combat the rise of idiocracy.