Mares eat
oats, does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy. There…I have successfully
implanted a sing-song tune in your mind that will drive you crazy for the
remainder of the day. Government wants your money, your property and your
liberty. If only that catchy ditty were as memorable as the first one. The opening
lyrics suggest that much of what we know and remember is a product of
repetition. We hear a tricky catch-phrase over and over again and it becomes
embedded in our unconscious minds while assuming the mantle of truth. Goebbels
understood how our minds functions and used his knowledge to promote and
justify Hitler’s evil designs.
You’ve
probably heard the saying that a lie repeated often enough assumes a position
of truth. That approach is precisely the one used by socialists, progressives
and their fellow travelers to distort the Founding Vision of our nation. By
constantly regurgitating their lies and misinformation, many listeners begin to
accept the distortions as truthful. Over time the gross misrepresentations
become truisms and generally accepted by the populace as fact. One of those
mythical truths is that government can solve problems….particularly those of an
individual nature. There are three basic elements that form government: force,
law and compliance. Without the power of force government cannot coerce people
to follow its dictates and demands. Law is the means whereby government
legitimizes its use of force, and compliance by a willing or frightened citizenry
is vital for maintaining order. The practice of sloganeering and myth-making
reinforce all three elements of government.
The
invincibility of government is one of our most enduring myths. When difficult
issues vex us, we or other interested parties request government involvement….but
if we were historically astute, we would know that government rarely solves
problems. In my view government has traditionally made matters worse because of
its notorious inflexibility and focus on money and force as the greatest sources
for a remedy. While our minds may accept the meme of government competency, all
we have to do to shatter the illusionary bubble is to recall various
representatives of government agencies who have been lazy, unmotivated or rude.
I remember when it first dawned on me that preachers, doctors and lawyers were
ordinary people just like me. Perhaps they possessed extraordinary gifts in
certain areas, but for the most part, they are normal people. Government
workers and bureaucrats are very similar…..without the gifts. Generally speaking….anything
they can do (in triplicate), we can do better.
We appear to
have lost our “edge’ as a people. Our “can do” spirit that we inherited from
our pioneering ancestors has been transformed into a “let the government do it”
attitude. Because of the reluctance of the people to just say “NO” to
government interference in our lives, our politicians have become spineless
representatives of a weakened constituency. Our sovereignty as individuals and
as member states of the union has been eroded to microscopic size as we sing
along in our unconscious minds the tunes glorifying government and praising the
power of the very entity that holds us in contempt. For most of us it is easy
to observe that government is too big and inefficient, but while many of our cohorts
accept this premise, we must further inform them about the systematic dysfunction
in the entire government apparatus. Point by point, item by item nearly every
aspect of government is broken. Yet…it continues to grow and assume more power
over our sovereign lives.
The mass
media are cheerleaders for Big Government so they are constantly advancing the
narrative that bigger is better. In addition countless numbers of favorable-government
PSA’s (public service announcements) assault our senses. Private-sector charities
and improvement groups do not have the resources or waste their resources on
advertising. They concentrate on their missions and purposes whereas the
government and its allies use the cables, satellites and airwaves to sway your
minds about the amazing magical remedies available through your friendly
government programs. Repetition does work….too effectively it seems.
http://youtu.be/8EMUkITxTKg So, enjoy this little ditty as it penetrates
your mind for the remainder of the day, and be thankful that I didn’t use this
one below as my example.
http://youtu.be/APmHR2bmQgw See, constant repetition of themes works as a
tool for compliance. The second song has no lyrics at the beginning, but you
KNEW the words.
Have a great
day. Resist tyranny. Resist tyranny. Resist tyranny. Resist tyranny. Resist
tyranny. Resist tyranny. Resist tyranny. Resist. Resist.
