Why the Patriot Movement Just Isn't "Moving"

A lot is said about the “Patriot Movement” in the US, but the movement doesn’t really seem to be getting anywhere.

Don’t get me wrong - there are some very notable people out there doing great things. 

Consider the alternative journalists who are quite literally, risking their lives to share information with those of us who are interested enough to read it.

Keep in mind the whistleblowers who told the world the truth about the BP oil spill, 9/11, the birth records of our “fearless leader” and many other behind-the-scenes plots against health, freedom and justice.

There are the preppers, stocking up, arming up, and educating themselves, so that, at the very least, they are self-sufficient and ready to fight should they be called upon.

These are the REAL patriots.  But who are the rest of these folks that consider themselves part of the “Patriot Movement”?  They don’t really seem to be moving anywhere, except maybe to the fridge, to get another drink to keep them hydrated while they type feverishly on their keyboards.

The Laptop Rambos:  The liberty forums are full of Laptop Rambos, with their battle cries stolen directly from the last Bruce Willis movie.  They like to quote Heston, too, claiming their multitude of guns will only be pried from their “cold dead hands”.  But for all of their tough talk, what are they really doing?  Buying all the guns and ammo they can manage to have delivered from Amazon while they angrily type away about those who would take away their rights?  Daydreaming about dashing around the forest in combat boots when the last time they ran anywhere, it was to the bathroom after that ill-advised trip to Taco Bell?    Oh – yeah – the Rambos?  They’re all being “watched” which is the reason that they are unable to take any action outside of pounding into their keyboards, “Live Free or Die!!!”

The Noble Net Orators:  These are the ones that type half a page of flowery rhetoric on the afore-mentioned forums.  They lay claim to vast service to the country, vow eternal loyalty to their oath to defend the country against all enemies, foreign and domestic and they really, really like to quote the Constitution and the founding fathers during their rousing internet orations.  But are they actually organizing anything or do they just like to hear themselves talk….er, see themselves type?

The Patriot Preachers:  Another popular forum member is the Patriot Preacher.  He or she enjoys drawing parallels between current happenings and the Bible.  This person is pretty sure that whatever bad stuff is happening, it’s occurring because the US is a hedonistic cesspool.  Their posts are full of scriptural quotes, Revelationesque predictions and no real direction. They are happy to tell us why it is all our fault but stop short of any real recommendations or actions. 

The Flag-Wavers:  They are proud to be American, they know all the words to every song with the word “America” in it in any form and they abide by proper flag etiquette, carefully bringing in their flags at dark and during inclement weather.  They may criticize the president using a line that they heard on the TV news that they really liked, their closets are loaded with red-white-and-blue clothing, and their vehicle boasts flag stickers and decals on every flat surface.  You don’t think they are Patriots?  Look at them!  They have WAY more visible flags than their neighbors!  Just don’t expect a whole lot from the Flag-Wavers when it comes to a discussion of the real issues because they still watch the network news at 6.

How the heck are we supposed to have a revolution if these are the folks running it? 

I guess that we should feel fortunate, looking back in history, to discover that only 3% of the people fought against oppression in the American Revolution.  10% of the population actively supported that brave 3%.  This left 87% of the population at that time to either side with the British, remain neutral or be armchair patriots, much like our list above.

Being a Patriot doesn’t mean that you have to get a sniper rifle and start picking off the enemy.  It doesn’t mean that you must oust the scum from Congress (although that sure would be nice).  You don’t have to have a radio show or website that gets a million hits per day.

It does mean, though, that action is required beyond a “Booyah!” on the internet.  If you happen to recognize yourself in the list above, consider upping your personal Patriot game by taking one of the real actions below.

You can spread the truth about what is happening in our country and around the world.

You can refuse to comply to anything that is at cross-purposes with your God-given rights.

You can resist by knowing the Constitution and insisting that it be followed.

You can speak up when you see the rights of others being trampled on, and not be a bystander to bullying by the Regime.

Quiet acts of Patriotism speak more loudly than a hundred words uttered without action.

Learn, Teach, Flourish, and Resist

"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."

~ Samuel Adams ~

Patriotism is more than a state of mind.  It’s not enough to be an armchair patriot, typing furiously in forums about the latest outrage.  There are actions inherent in the title “Patriot”. We must recognize our responsibilities in order to change the direction our country (and the world itself) has taken. It’s up to us, in our small decisions and deeds, to steer this course back to one of peace, prosperity and independence, secure that our God-given rights are once again inalienable. 

The first of these is a willingness to learn.  We have to cast aside our pride and realize we don’t know it all.  Patriotism today is not just an emotion relating to love for a country.  It’s a battle every single day against those who would remove our freedoms.  We must educate ourselves on world events, on the relationships between Big Government and Big Business, and on the twisted agenda that threatens to put control of the entire world into the hands of the minute percentage of psychopaths who consider us serfs on a good day, and vermin on a bad day.

Next is a willingness to teach.  Most of us have a mentor to whom we are grateful.  Those who teach are the real leaders, far above the politicians and the military officers that most look to for leadership.  The people who share their knowledge, patiently repeating the message until it gets through, are the real heroes and the ones who will change the world.  If you have learned it, then you have a personal responsibility to pass it on.  If you know something that will aid others in the fight, there is a moral imperative in place to share that information with others.  That truth will be shared exponentially, and those tenets generally recognized as true will expand to encompass the real story behind the hostile takeover of liberty.

The next responsibility is the willingness to take care of ourselves.  Dependency is what got us into this mess in the first place.  Our society is built on a system that depends on Big Government and the offerings of Big Business for survival. Most people no longer know how to feed themselves if the food isn’t neatly packaged in Styrofoam, a can or a cardboard box.  People are no longer producers, but consumers. People are dependent on Big Agri for food, Big Pharma for health and Big Business for livelihoods, energy sources and entertainment.  In turn, Big Government supplies a large percentage of the people with the fake fiat currency to pay for these goods and services through welfare and other “benefits”.  Dependency on this funding, in turn, keeps people in line – if they don’t follow the rules, they don’t receive their benefits.  Big Government, via the federal governments and the United Nations, regulates independence right out of existence with the many laws and restrictions that clamp down on those who strive to provide for themselves.  They have intentionally created a world that relies so integrally upon them that society would be utterly and completely lost without them.

Finally we all have the responsibility to resist tyranny.  Silence is acceptance of the status quo.  By allowing ourselves to be herded along we become complicit in our own enslavement. It is inherent upon each and every one of us never to accept the unacceptable, because if we do not resoundingly say “No!” we are tacitly saying “yes”.  It might be more convenient to simply grit our teeth and allow the TSA to grope us in the airport but it is our responsibility to make it as difficult and unpleasant as possible.  It might be far easier to look the other way as yet another God-given right is taken away, but it’s imperative to fight it every step of the way.  Many will opt for silence when they see the rights of others infringed upon, merely being glad that this time, they are not the victim of the oppression.  If we don’t stand in defense of our neighbors, then who will stand up with us when Tyranny knocks on our own door?

In 1811, Thomas Jefferson wrote something omniscient:

If we find our government in all its branches rushing headlong, like our predecessors, into the arms of monarchy, if we find them violating our dearest rights, the trial by jury, the freedom of the press, the freedom of opinion, civil or religious, or opening on our peace of mind or personal safety the sluices of terrorism, if we see them raising standing armies, when the absence of all other danger points to these as the sole objects on which they are to be employed, then indeed let us withdraw and call the nation to its tents.

Every threat that Jefferson mentioned is evident today in our own de facto government.  The call has been sounded. 

Let us learn, teach, flourish, and resist.

It’s all in a day’s work for a real Patriot.

Random Acts of Resistance

How does the average person fight the New World Order that is rapidly taking over our government and our country?

It's not enough to continuously educate ourselves through alternative media news sites.  Commenting on patriotic forums is great -- I do it too -- but it's time for real world action.

It's time to bring our A-games and begin actively resisting.  Does this mean that we're all going to get rounded up and hauled off to FEMA camps for "re-education" or worse, to disappear into Guantanamo forever?

Not if we're smart. 

I propose a series of  "Random Acts of Resistance" to open the eyes of the masses and to stand firm against the oppression that threatens our liberty on a daily basis.


Refuse all debt.  If you don't have the money for something, don't indenture yourself to the banks to get it.
Close your bank account.  Do not do business with the Big Banks.  If you must have an account, deal with small local credit unions.

"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility-I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will li...ght our country and all who serve it-and the glow from that fire can truly light the world." - John F. Kennedy 1961

The Sustained Attack on Patriot Morale

There is a method to the apparent madness of the US government.  This sustained erosion of our liberty is strategically designed to destroy the morale of Patriots.

We have been spectators to the deliberate destruction of our way of life since 9/11, a false flag event that allowed for the speedy passage of the unPatriot Act.

Our liberty has been eroded bit by bit, with the de facto government chiseling away at the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution.

The White House has been infiltrated by a President who is not constitutionally eligible to be one.

Patriots have been demonized by the alphabet soup agencies and the mainstream media, painted as dangerous domestic terrorists.  We are all "on a list" and being tracked via the computer.

The media has become nothing more than a projector for the propaganda being spat out by the de facto government.  In the mainstream, there are no more investigative reporters, and journalistic integrity is completely dead.

We no longer have "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" as guaranteed by the First Amendment.  (Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act)

We are now at risk of indefinite detainment at the whim of the federal government (National Defense Authorization Act)

Our personal property, business equipment and supplies can be seized if they are "needed for the good of the country." (National Defense Resources Preparedness Act)

Freedom of speech and freedom of the press have been threatened by a multinational treaty that presents itself as a ban on pirating, but is in all actuality a legal loophole to shut down any website at any time. (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

There is not even an effort to hide the election fraud occurring weekly in the Republican primary.  Protesters from the Ron Paul campaign are summarily arrested and charged with disturbing the peace.

The hits keep coming, one after another, a relentless attack on the core beliefs of America.  But why is the de facto government taking this lengthy route to subjugate the people?

It's simple. 

Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.

                                                     ~ Sun Tzu's Art of War

This is an attack on the morale of the American people. The Powers That Be are taking this circuitous route to mire us in hopelessness and to take away our will to fight. 

This is a ploy to wear us down and exhaust us.

They want us to feel like our protests are meaningless and that we are powerless against them.

We are being acclimatized to facism via the Brown ShirtsTSA and the GestapoDHS.

Our children are being brainwashed in our public school system to be good little robots and eat their GMO lunches.

The de facto government is trying to make the totalitarian way of life the norm for us - to make it so familiar that to rebel would be psychologically painful.

The goal is to teach us that dissent is not an option and will be harshly punished.

The lesson from the PTB is that resistance against their agenda is useless.

In many places, unfortunately, it is working.  There is a buzz about "laying low" and  "staying under the radar" because some feel that there is just no point in further resistance.  These folks have been convinced that we simply are not strong enough to fight the de facto government in place in Washington, DC.

They are wrong and they have been brainwashed - the strategy is working - these people have allowed the psychological attacks to browbeat them into submission.

Here are the things we, as Patriots, must remember:

• We outnumber them.  They may control (at this point) the military, with superior weapons and training, but there are many many more of us.
• Our motivation is matchless.  We are fighting for the freedom of our children and grandchildren - without our resistance we are condemning them to a life of slavery.
• We are armed.  America actually boasts more firearms in civilian hands than it does civilians.
• We have the power of the alternative media and the internet, where, so far, freedom of speech still exists.
• We have more than 200 years of history as a constitutional republic behind us.

We are now at a vital point in the battle.  As the election approaches we must seize back our power and retake our government.  Now is not the time to quit fighting, the time to hide or the time to submit.  Do not fall prey to the attack on Patriot morale.  Don't allow the psychological warfare of the de facto government to sway you, soften your resolve, or make you feel powerless.

Our own coup d'etat is at hand and we must boldly take back our liberty or die trying.

 "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children (America), the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done." 

                                 ~ Ronald Reagan

The Cult of the Flag

pa·tri·ot·ism

   [pey-tree-uh-tiz-uhm] noun

devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.

Beware, Americans, of becoming a member of the Cult of the Flag.

The US government has brainwashed the ignorant of America to justify all manner of atrocities by veiling those sins in a cloak of "patriotism".  People have not only stood by while we have committed grievous acts, they have cheered resoundingly as citizens of other countries are devastated and killed by us.  Leaders have manipulated the masses through patriot propaganda to support a corrupt government, validate unfair foreign policy and agree to the mistreatment of countless citizens of our own country.

• 1947: After the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 110,00 innocent Americans of Japanese descent were rounded up and placed in internment camps.  62% of those people were American citizens, but the vile act was justified in Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt because "the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national  defense material, national defense premises, and national defense utilities."  Few Americans protested, because they had been convinced that it was necessary to keep the country safe from traitors and espionage.
• 1950:  Senator Joseph McCarthy, an anti-Communist zealot, spent his 10 year career as a senator accusing innocent Americans of Communist ties.  Despite the fact that the cases were unproven, careers were destroyed, people were blacklist and families were shattered.  One vocal opponent, Senator Millard Tydings, was said to have committed "the most brazen whitewash of treasonable conspiracy in our history."
• 2001:  After the 9/11 attacks, the war drums began to pound furiously.  According to President George Bush, "You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."  It didn't matter that this war would kill, to date, nearly 1.5 million men, women and children.  All good patriots had to support the war, support our troops and support our blood-thirsty quest for control over the Middle East's oil supply  vengeance.  Flags waved furiously across the United States, with every flat surface belonging to good Americans plastered with a red-white-and-blue decal.
• Vietnam, Korea, Grenada, Lebanon, Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, Cuba, South America:  pick a destination on the globe and we've been told that it is our civic duty as Americans to blow it up.
• The Present: Over the past 10 years many laws have been passed that negate freedom in the name of Americanism.  The unPatriot Act, the establishment of the TSA, the NDAA, the American Expatriation Act, the anti-protest Trespass Bill - all of these have combined to make a mockery of the Constitutional principles that our country was founded on.  They've been presented in a way that an unquestioning general populace can feel snug and secure against domestic and foreign threats, when in fact the real threat to America is within the buildings of Washington DC.

Loving one's country doesn't mean blindly accepting the actions of the leaders.  When the leaders of the country abandon the Constitution, human conscience and morality, the act of a true Patriot is to question that and question it loudly.

The US government knows that the Cult of the Flag is the most powerful tool in the brainwashing arsenal.  By propagandizing through the special-interest-owned media, they intend to convince every American that it is his or her patriotic duty to support the President, right or wrong.  They intend to distribute the red-white-and-blue Kool-aid to persuade us to ignore our values and morals and blindly wave the flag.

Our patriotic duty is not to the government.  The act of a patriot is to question the acts of the government and to not be diverted from that call for accountability by a war-mongering, go-team rhetoric.  Our duty is to think critically and dissent when necessary.  You can love your country without loving your government.  We must be willing to defend our country from within, and that means risking discomfort, persecution and potentially, our lives.

BE A REAL PATRIOT.

LEARN.

QUESTION.

SPEAK UP.

CAMPAIGN.

MAKE A SCENE.

RESIST.

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality.  Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it."

~  Malcolm X

(Credits: NinaO)

You Might Be a Patriot Extremist If............

.......  you pay for your coffee with cash

.......  you purchase storage containers and hydrogen peroxide at the same time.

.......  you use portals or anonymizers to shield your IP address.

.......  you shave off your beard or otherwise change your appearance before participating in paintball.

........  you incorporate hand-to-hand combat into your martial arts training. (did this suddenly become a non-contact sport?)

.......  you carry a backpack when you go to the mall, especially in warm weather.

.......  you own a gas mask or other biologically protective gear.

.......  you have left the country to perform charity work, particularly if it was religious in nature.

.......  you rent a boat for an extended period of time.

.......  you purchase a GPS device and batteries at the same time.

.......  you behave impatiently at the farm supply store.

.......  you deposit money orders, third party checks and payroll checks all into the same bank account.

.......  you purchase firearms and ammunition outside of hunting season.

.......  you make a large purchase from a retail store using cash.

.......  you ask for a room in a specific or remote part of a hotel or motel.

.......  you use a camera or video recorder at a bus, subway or train station.

.......  you purchase water-proofed match containers.

.......  you ask about the fuel capacity of a car you intend to rent.

.......  you pay your rent in cash, especially if you pay it ahead of time.

.......  you are either late paying the rent for your storage unit or you pay for several months in advance.

.......  you get a tattoo in a concealed spot on your body, particularly if you pay cash for it.

Today's list of threats to America has been brought to you by your friends at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  For more helpful hints check out their website, Public Intelligence

What is the REAL Reason Behind the March 8 Internet Interruption?

In a highly publicized effort to rid the internet of an extremely malicious virus, the FBI has announced that many of us could be without internet service on March 8.  According to KREBS ON SECURITY, an investigative blog specializing in cyber crimes and computer security,  OVER 4 MILLION have been infected with the virus.

The virus that is being targeted is a DNS CHANGER TROJAN, which is designed to reroute internet traffic to unsolicited and possibly fraudulent websites.

In the US, infections have been found in half the Fortune 500 companies and in the systems of 27 government agencies.

The FBI's plan to rid the world of this virus is to target all systems that are infected with this virus.....and deny them internet service.  Basically it's like quarantining a person with a contagious illness so that he or she cannot infect those with whom they come in contact.

If this is legitimate, the best thing you can do is check out your system to make certain it isn't affected.  The FBI has a WEB PAGE upon which you can type in your DNS information and see if you are compromised.  (PLEASE USE CAUTION AND GOOD JUDGEMENT IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO VOLUNTEER YOUR INFORMATION TO THE FBI - personally, I'm opting out of using their site and just running anti virus programs on my own.)

This raises a question in my mind.  If you'll allow a conspiratorial tangent, what better way to sneak in some extra censorship than to cut off the internet when everyone is expecting it?  Denial of communication services could serve nefarious purposes if the government were to simultaneously, perhaps, make use of the allowances of the NDAA and begin rounding up "extremists". 

We live in a country that has been taken over by a government that does not support the Constitution.  Like the early colonists, members of the resistance have systems in place to warn others of danger.  Many of those systems revolve around internet groups, patriot websites and and alternative news media.  The internet is our Paul Revere, galloping across the country via routers and servers, alerting other patriots of impending threats against our freedom.

If I were an unethical "leader", looking for a way to make a big sweep of resistors, I would definitely disable communication as a first step.  The fact that we are all expecting this to happen would mean that nobody would be alarmed by the initial disruption in service. Vast secretive round-ups could occur and no one would be the wiser until all of the victims of those raids were firmly ensconced in Guantanamo, never to be seen or heard from again, as per the provisions of the NDAA.

March 8 - it could be the day the internet died, or it could be much much worse.

A very special thank you goes out to NinaO for collaborating with me on this one....you have a gift for seeing right through the machinations to the reality of a situation.

Who Will Fire the First Shot?

Yesterday, we had a little history lesson regarding the Battle of Lexington Green, the first battle of the First Revolutionary War.

Today, I want to talk about the present, where it seems that we are right on the cusp of the Second Revolution.

Take yourself back in time and imagine those early patriots, standing their ground on one side of the bridge against the British.  They were out-manned.  They were out-gunned.  They were not trained.  They were an assortment of farmers and merchants and tradesmen who had just been roused out of bed by the ringing of the church bells, and they were determined to keep the British from invading their settlement, taking their food and disarming them. 

Someone had the courage to fire that very first shot...."the shot heard 'round the world."  Historical accounts are not in agreement with which revolutionary soldier fired the shot....but someone had the courage to do it.  With lead and powder, that man said, "Enough."

Today, our liberties are vanishing at a mind-boggling speed.  There is a lot of hue and cry, but for so many years, we have been conditioned to obey, to follow the laws and to respect authority, that nobody has yet stood up to say, "Enough."

The problem that I see is a lack of leadership and organization in today's Patriot Movement.  Nobody wants to be responsible for firing the first shot in this war...and it is most assuredly war.

The government is plowing over the people like an armored tank over a dirt road, simply driving right over anything and anyone in their way.  They have hardly paused in their hostile takeover of our liberties because we have not yet banded together to stop them.  We have not fought back.

Everyone knows that the election in South Carolina was rigged.  Newt Gingrich had so few supporters there two days ago that he cancelled an appearance and suddenly he was the clear and marked winner?  Everyone knows that despite the fact the Congress has shelved the SOPA bill, they are still censoring the internet, with examples like forcing Google to remove Infowars from it's search engines and disabling commenting ability on some of the mainstream media sites.  Everyone knows that the media is complete owned by the government and special interest groups, thus feeding the people absolutely nothing but propaganda.

And yet, we sit, waiting for someone to fire the first shot.

What are we waiting for?

Are we waiting for the day the Internet goes dark?

Are we waiting for the next false flag event?

Are we waiting for martial law to be declared?

Are we waiting until government thugs show up to seize our guns?

The time is now.  We must fight for our rights before these things occur, because when the streets are lined with American soldiers on one side and ordinary citizens on the other, the loss of life will be tremendous.  The fear of those who have never had a gun aimed at them will be palpable, and the potential for many to bow to an unholy authority will be too great.

We must make as much noise as possible and refuse to tolerate the unconstitutional deeds that occur on a daily basis.  We must rouse our neighbours to stand beside us as we face off against those who would take our food, our families and our freedom.

Our first shot may not be one of lead and powder, but it needs to be fired.  If you are reading this, and you agree that the government is spiralling out of control, you ARE the resistance.