This line of reasoning caused me to apply it to todays headlines. Hence, some thoughts and questions follow:
I would ask if the
doctrine of resistance is still valid in the reader's psyche when the
"criminals" are legitimate agents of the State. I would also note
that the criminal and gangster's mentality applies just the same to gangs in
Official State Costume.
Quote from the piece: "Handing over your life by
surrendering to someone who is in the process of committing a violent crime
against you is a form of suicide. Some survive but many do not. The monster
gets to decide for you."
Does this principle apply when a bunch of cops are standing
over you, beating, stomping, and kicking you while screaming, "Stop
resisting!"
Quote: "Why would you believe anything that someone who
is committing a crime against you says?"
When the FBI decided to use tanks against the Branch
Davidians, they began their attack with bull horns blaring, "This is not
an assault. If you surrender now, you will not be harmed..." Indeed, why
would anyone believe the statements of someone who is driving a tank over the
top of them?
Quote: "Better to die fighting in place than to be tied
up, doused with gasoline and burned alive."
Indeed.
Quote: "Only members of his tribe are actually human in
his mind."
How many times do you hear policemen refer to their fellow
citizens as "civilians"? Search you tube and look at the plethora of examples of police violence against the people they
supposedly serve. They do it because they are sure they will get away with it.
Their brothers in arms will (at best) look the other way or (at worst) lie and
hide or destroy evidence.
Quote: "You cannot expect mercy from someone who does
not know what mercy is."
Consider the case of Kelly Thomas, beaten to death by
Fullerton Police officers. There were witnesses. No one stopped them, no one interfered. They killed
a man then gave each other high-fives.
What about when your home is attacked in a para-military
style assault, such as happened to Jose Guerena?
What about when given conflicting commands such as
"Freeze! Get on the ground! Don't move! Do it now!"
What about when given no option to surrender at all, such as
the case of motorcyclist Mike McCloskey, who was shot in the back by an Ottawa
Hills Police officer for the crime of looking over his shoulder?
What about John T. Williams, shot dead by a Seattle Police
officer for the crime of walking down the street while whittling on a piece of
wood? Sickening video...
What about the case of Oscar Grant, who was shot and killed by BART officer Johannes Mehserle. Mehserle and another officer were kneeling on Oscar's neck and back, when Mehserle decided to pull his pistol and shoot Grant in the back. He later claimed that he intended to taser Grant. The fact is he shot him dead.
I am not anti-cop. I am very much pro-Peace Officer. I am very much anti-bullying, and anti-thuggery. I am not saying that all agents of the State are criminals.
Now we are beginning to see formerly free men act in predictable ways when backed into a logical, and practical corner. They cannot expect justice. They cannot expect the cops will do the right thing even MOST of the time. Unfortunately, when a situation such as this happens, the agents of the state only lament, "Why didn't he just submit and comply? Why didn't he just roll over and piss on himself..." There is never a thought that they themselves could be wrong. Their subculture is rife with an "Us vs. them"
mentality, including an attitude which can be summed up as, "It was the right
thing to do 'cause it was us what done it."
In the movie First Blood, Sheriff Will Teasle is heard to say, "People go fucking around with the law and all hell breaks loose."
Now we have the NDAA.
Resist indeed.
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