Someone once said: Fear not the leader, fear his followers. Truer words never spoken.
SHOOTALL, such an organization would be ideal under certain cirstances as Franklin was a visionary. Men back then were in some ways different, and not so much enamored with "visual testosterone".
I for one am more about quietly going about my business of taking care of my business, while some are full of "grandiose proclamations" of war and rebellion. These men will be the first to receive a visit I think.
I do not want to fight, but rather be left alone. I do not think that will happen in the end, but why invite it?
These government folks are gonna do, what their gonna do in regards to our country, and we can as a minority do little to stop it. I believe that small groups of men can assemble, but to open it up to the general population is inviting "loose cannons" to unwittingly invite trouble.
When I was much younger, I once witnessed a younger man constantly badger a slightly older man, whom was by the way larger than the younger man. This badgering went on for weeks in the shop I worked in, and I often wondered why the larger man did not simply squash the smaller younger man. Then one afternoon with many standing around, the younger man went too far. The older, and larger man, simply turned around, looked the little punk in the eye and said: Don't tell me what your gonna do! Do it, and then tell me what ya done! He called him out, with two sentences that were neither offensive, or inflammatory. It never happened again.
In my past 20 year career, I was in a position that I had to take on all comers. I didn't like it, but to back down for any reason other than being wrong, was to end one's career. I learned early, not to make rash statements. Warn the opponent of pending consequences, but never threaten. Threatening to kick someones butt, is much different than getting it done. If it is someone you don't know, you may or may not get it done. Things are not always as they appear, and not all go by yours or mines rules. My point is that I pick my fights when I can, and have a plan when given time. I don't however let folks with less experience pick them for me, because they are unable to control themselves. Present company excluded, I am not pointing fingers here. I hope my ramble has made my point and not confused anyone here.
Palin for example is being "analyzed to death" even by Fox News (the fair and balanced one
) for her reasons of resignation. I listened to her explanations of both "distraction from her duties, personal debt accumulation, and state accumulation of debt". All were not only reasonable reasons to the layman such as myself, but VALID, and FACTUAL. They made no apparent sense to the media, OR OTHER POLITCIANS. It is their INABILITY TO GRASP, common sense that troubles me, and as I stated at the beginning of this post. THEIR FOLLOWERS inability to grasp what is happening here on a much larger scale.
Palin has spoken out with great wisdom for someone her age, and her rewards for honesty, and SAYING WHAT SHE MEANS is that, when she "farts" the scent analysts pour over the smell to determine what she really meant.
