Barnes, Graves, & Security State Fascism

Statement

My friend Corrine asked me "what would you like to see happen in this election".

The answer is relatively simple. I would like to see an end to Security State Fascism.

She, and many others I know, repeat its mantras as if they were true. The government is there to help you and it should fight terrorism, or give me health care, or make babies cuter, or make the trains run on time, or feed the poor, or house the wealthy, or provide a social safety net, or lower gas prices, or end global warming, or provide jobs, or make the trains run on time.

We just need to use the engine of government to do good and we will have heaven on earth.

But relying on government is relying on organs of power. And as much as one might want to deny it, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The founders understood that in their bones, and they were afraid of power. There is very little difference between a strong central government and keeping a bad junk yard dog. Depending on the situation both may be necessary, but they can not be allowed to get the upper hand. In my race, both Kay Barnes and Sam Graves think that they can use the power of government to reach their agenda with out being corrupted. They are deluded.

The price of looking to government to solve our problems is to give up our right to control our own lives. The theory of collectivist liberalism is morally and intellectually bankrupt. It is individual freedom and prosperity that improve life. At some point, the collectivists among us need to understand that the Berlin Wall fell, and that there will be no more instructions from Moscow. The communists were right that the state is the enemy of freedom, they were wrong in believing that centralizing power would cause it to fade away.

Putting an end to Security State Fascism is not really all that difficult. The first thing we must do is stop voting for the laundry. Politics is not a team sport and the uniform means a lot less than the person in it. In my race for instance, there is no doubt that both Barnes and Graves both believe in using the power of the government to achieve their own agenda.

There are people who want to see a return to a limited constitutional government in all parties. With Libertarians it is a passion, but there are RLC Republicans running, and in more conservative areas honest to god conservative democrats. You simply can not vote for your parents mistakes and hope that things will get better.

Next, find yourself candidates that understand monetary policy, and can explain in two syllable words why it is important to tie currency to hard assets. (Hint: it keeps the junk yard leashed up where it is safe.)

Then vote for them. Your savings will be safe, your children will breathe free air, and apple pie will taste better.

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