"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem." ~ Ronald Reagan
Saturday, August 18, 2012
What others see plainly, we often ignore.
*Here's something to think about.* from a friend....
I remember asking dad about Castro when I was about 9 years old. I asked,
"Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
Dad said...he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were living in
Louisiana... at the time. Dad was stationed in the Army there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were asking the
same question!
Ike was the President; I was in the 4th grade worrying only about our next
"Spelling Bee."
Forward 57 years later: This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a
summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba. Our dinner conversation was
starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the early 1960's.
His family was more fortunate than most, as they were able to bring a
suitcase...and $100 when they fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary
paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers, potato salad,
watermelon and fresh ears of sweet corn. This is a menu shared with
family and
friends nationwide...while celebrating the birth of our beloved
America...on the Fourth of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country, and the direction it
has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We shared the usual complaints
about the sour economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the
rulers in Washington.
But then he said it. The sentence came naturally. I assume it was
unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight train. "You know
when Castro took
power; none of us knew he was a Communist".
We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought he was a patriot, a
nationalist. Before the revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected, "You mean just
like Barack Obama?"
He responded; "Yes, just like Barack Obama."
He continued, "We were all shocked as the government just continued to
grab more power. First they said the revolution is over, so please turn in
your guns. We all complied."
I remember my uncle saying after it started; “Castro will only
nationalize some of the big industries. He will never come and take our family
hardware store!!” But that is exactly what happened. Castro started with the
sugar mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and knocked on
the door of our family hardware store. My family had run this store for
generations. They said we now own the hardware store, you work for us. And
that nice, large four-bedroom home you own...it is now our property also,
and...you can move yourself and five children into two rooms of the house,
because others are moving in with you."
The lesson learned from this discussion, is a lesson most Americans
refuse to hear. Political leaders can lie about their agenda and once in
office...they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General Motors would be
nationalized, we would have never believed it. We could never contemplate
a country where the rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a
justice society...would be evaporating, just like it did in Castro's Cuba in
the early 1960's.
But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers are not charged
with wrong doing by the U.S.Department of Justice...because their crimes
are against whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their
assets...without due process by the government! Governmental leaders
are bribed in
full daylight...only to have all investigation of the crimes stifled...by the
Attorney General.
The U.S.borders are over run with crime and illegal activity, and the
leaders in D.C. act as if it is important to protect the lawbreakers....while
the innocent are killed and over run. When local communities attempt to
enforce the law, they are ridiculed...and threatened as racists and bigots.
They are sued by the very Administration ... entrusted with enforcing the
law.
Without the rule of law, the U.S.Constitution is a sham!! Without the rule
of law, our beloved America is swiftly becoming a country where only the
well connected and politically powerful will be safe. As Michelle Malkin
has so eloquently explained in her recent book...a culture of corruption has
replaced honest government.
The only way this problem will be fixed, is by massive citizen action. All
honest citizens that want to be treated equally, must come together...and
demand that the favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of
law...end now!! And yes, it can happen here.
PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!! And...may God save the United
States of America!
*...the least you can do is forward this email. 6 million plus Jews didn't
believe it would happen in Germany either!!! If you're a Christian in
these United States of America, you're next on the list. The real problem
here is, the boy from Cuba did manage to make it to the U.S.We will not have
any place to escape to...except death! And, for the most part...even
though I'm forwarding this to recipients, probably only 5 or 10 will even read
it.
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