Hello My Friends Essay by Henry Nicolle - April 2010
I
see by our correspondence that we disagree on the issue of
accountability of our law enforcement (LEO) members to the People's
judgement of what is law and what conduct is acceptable and what is
not. You say that the people in government should not be held
personally accountable except after the shooting ends, that
presumptions of good conduct should always be granted the government.
You
and I will probably always be at cross views on some things. That is
about as normal as any good friendship ever gets or should get, I would
imagine. We are all different in our individual ways. Our uniqueness is
our personal strength, the fount of prosperity and security for our
society. That fact was the inspiration for our Declaration of
Independence and for the foundation of our form of self-government.
But,
things in our country and society have changed. We have lost the love
for Liberty which gave our personal existence good meaning and kept the
purpose of our lives in our own hands.
We are awash to the gunnels in structured liberty and rebellious ambitions of usurped powers.
My friends, the Ship of American Liberty is in the command of pirates and we are being scuttled.
Back
when "liberalism and conservatism" cooperatively imposed the beginnings
of central authority and centralized management of the circumstances
governing our lives, I assumed a personal attitude of presumed
compliance as befits a Citizen of an occupied country, ruled by
invaders or usurpers. I accepted an environment where ethically and
practically, if papers are demanded, you get the papers and do not
allow the imposition of fraud and deceit to interfere with your life.
"You want papers, eh? OK here are some papers. Am I free to go now?"
Today,
I refuse to recognize any demand of me for "papers". Authority has not
been granted to abuse my Rights or Liberty and abuse of power remains a
constant physical and mortal threat to my person, my Rights, my Liberty
and my property. This is unacceptable.
My friends, you choose
an ambiguous state, neither fish nor fowl, neither free not completely
servile. You may cede your Rights and Liberty for the questionable
values of benefits and entitlements funded by violence and the threat
of violence, but your choice shades our conversation and gathers
peculiar company. I cannot criticize your methods of survival, security
and prosperity. Sometimes it is best to crouch in the shadow of those
who would harm you.
I will not tolerate it in my own life and so
I am at odds with the unlawful conduct of the people I criticize,
including your friends and associates who claim a "Special Culture".
Those are the men and women of our law enforcement community, our
prosecutors and judiciary and the minions of their bureaucracies. They
act as tyrants. They are indeed rebels and tyrants, who hold and wield
our governing powers today.
Although I hold no personal
animosity to anyone, neither do I extend any mercy for those who would
deliberately harm me for reasons of "policy" or "obedience to orders".
They are thugs, no more, no less. Their ranks and their chain of
command are my mortal enemies, regardless of who or what they may be in
their private life.
They will kill you and me before they will admit they are wrong to obey tyrants
They deserve no more respect or consideration in my eyes than any common thief or cutthroat.
Their
oaths are meaningless once spoken and their word binds nothing of
honor. I include the lot of them in current public service, whatever
rank or position. It is a broad brush and a ruthless one, for good and
practical reasons. When a "good" public servant strikes us only once
while their associates are pounding us like crazy, I cannot perceive a
friend or a force for reformation behind any fist.
My warnings
that their conduct will destroy them and our society falls upon deaf
ears. Worse, when their crimes are illuminated and irrefutably
documented, they are offended by the revealing and instead of regret,
they retaliate with aggression and violence. They should take to heart
my well-meant, well-reasoned and well-documented critical warnings.
If
I have not erred too badly in noting our rush to eliminate true Liberty
and our urge to surrender our lives, our will and our children to
thugs and rebels whose violent conduct is openly evident, people of
good will and conduct must suffer along with the evil and the ambitious
in the coming storm.
Those who reside for protection in the camp
of our common enemy may find their shelter shredding in the gales which
immediately precede the storm.
Even if alone, I will stand in the way of tyrants.
Good Luck.
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