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Title: If Conservatives think YouÂ’re Liberal and Liberals think YouÂ’re Conservative, You are Doing it Right
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Published: Aug 31, 2015
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2015-09-01 08:52:40 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 665
Comments: 8
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.” For the majority Americans, the United States political system is seen as a football game. Any time their party is in power, it’s as if they are ‘winning’ and the other party or team is ‘losing.’ But what most Americans fail to see is that both ‘teams’ have the same owner. That owner cares not about which one of their teams is ‘winning,’ just so long as its one of their teams in the game. This ‘owner’ of the teams is not a single person, nor a single corporation, or focus group, or think tank. Despite the best efforts of Alex Jones and the like, the owners of government cannot be nailed down to just a few old rich men. This is because the owners can be anyone. The US political system is set up in such a manner that it allows for anyone with enough money to steer policy that benefits them personally. Politicians are hardly particular when it comes to who’s throwing money at them, so ownership is constantly in a state of flux. The controlled politicians, the rigged system, and the elite are not some vast conspiracy as much as they are a tendency of the state in general. As long as a system exists that allows government force to be bought and sold for the benefit and privilege of a few, these atrocities will continue. The money shoved into the pockets of politicians on behalf of special interest groups, aka bribery, has become so mainstream and widely accepted that no one even bats an eye at the billions doled out to their elected officials on behalf of lobbyists. Republicans and Democrats alike sit back in their plush, taxpayer funded offices in white marble buildings, rubbing elbows with elite businessmen who pay them to write laws that create unfair advantages for their industries. In the extremely rare case that a politician resists this corruption and refuses to conform, they are ridiculed by fellow lawmakers, painted as kooks by the MSM, and their supporters labeled as radical nutjobs. Meanwhile, We The People argue over the various privileges granted, and how much of our paychecks can be stolen by the almighty rulers on high. The reason it’s so hard for people to break out of their two-party shells and see that there are no differences between politicians with a ‘D’ and politicians with an ‘R,’ is a complex one. However, much of the reason we refuse to see things as they are is that humans have a naturally tribalistic tendency. Democrats and Republicans know and employ multiple techniques to keep you on their team, aka tribe. The main technique used is ‘Us vs. Them’ manipulation. Constantly pointing out the flaws of the perceived ‘them’ group makes the ‘us’ group easily dismiss logical information without applying any critical thought. This is how both Democrats and Republicans can pass freedom shattering police state laws, bipartisanly, and the masses continue to support their party. All the blame from such horrid policy is easily written off and passed on to the “other guy.” This method of ridicule invokes the “Black and White” constraint of thinking; there are only two choices, and one is detrimental while the other is our savior. MSM and politicians love this constraint on your mind because they can simply convince you that you must go their way, and not with this utterly ridiculous choice. In the meantime, however, Republicans are for big government, if with war, and the democrats are for war, if with big government. And, the only “change” people see is their dwindling bank accounts. Seeing outside of the two-party paradigm is a difficult task. It can take years for people to break their conditioning and see the political system for the rigged game that it is. The good news is that once you see the system for what it is, you cannot unsee it. No one goes back to sleep, despite the fact that waking up to the system can be particularly stressful. The number of people waking up to the controlled two-party system is ever-increasing and those people, in turn, wake up others. If you are one of those people who sees Washington DC as the Don King boxing match that it is, then you are doing something right. You are likely a reader of the alternative media, you probably don’t watch massive amounts of television, and you likely have a thirst for a lesser ignorance. If you are accused of being a liberal and a conservative in the same conversation, it’s probably because you have broken free from the cult-like constraints placed on you by the system. However, only waking up is not enough. If you want to affect positive change in this world, then you have to become that change. This doesn’t mean that you have to go out, buy a bullhorn and begin screaming in the streets. Simply changing your purchasing habits can force a change far greater than any bullhorn. Voting with your dollars is far more effective at inciting change than a voting booth. The radical and peaceful change that society needs will most assuredly not originate from the center of the very system that is designed to prevent it. You can quite literally ‘be the change that you want to see in this world,’ and you can start this now. Do not be discouraged by the establishment who attempts to silence your radical and peaceful views and keep them on the fringe. They do it out of fear, it’s merely an act of self-preservation and it shows that open-mindedness and peace are overcoming cruelty and ignorance. Always remember, no army can stop an idea whose time has come. Share this article with your friends who have broken free from political labels and let them know they are doing it right! Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world.
― John Adams, Letter to Jonathan Jackson, October 1780 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
That's because most of you AGENDA posters are confused like Bruce Jenner. A libtard in a conservatives body. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I remember growing up in the 50's when the top federal income tax rate was over 90%. Now, what rich guy was behind that?
You two shills are sure hell-bent on keeping that false left-right paradigm alive aren't you? Authoritarian thugs like yourselves hate it when someone breaks free of the programming. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much What do you and Bucky care, you claim to not vote and there's no hope. Are you trying to propagate out of both sides of your mouth? I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Can't really say for sure what buckeroo's motivation is, but I'm just trying to educate the few posters left here who can actually think for themselves - I guess that leaves you and whitey out. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Why do you have to educate posters that can "think for themselves"? I guess you meant, indoctrinate posters to drink your Kool-Aid. Another lie to help embellish your existence here and hide your real agenda. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Deckard: Can't really say for sure what buckeroo's motivation is .... All I see in America is the perpetual spiral that my taxes go up, Up and UP every year while the Quality of Life in this nation goes DOWN, Down and down. Let me put it to both of you, this way: If you hire a painter to paint your house and they overcharge for services while providing poor service, you option to fire the painter. With this US Government, I can't deny payment for inferior service so ... basically I am stuck with SHIT and despise it while most Americans think their SHIT bar is good tasting and vote for it, year after year.
You still have to paint your house in the end... once you give up, your property value drops and you lose by your own hand. Even if you have to paint your house yourself. If you ain't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
If Conservatives think YouÂ’re Liberal and Liberals think YouÂ’re Conservative
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
"The US political system is set up in such a manner that it allows for anyone with enough money to steer policy that benefits them personally."
#3. To: GrandIsland, misterwhite (#1)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#4. To: Deckard (#3)
You two shills are sure hell-bent on keeping that false left-right paradigm alive aren't you?
#5. To: GrandIsland, buckeroo (#4)
What do you and Bucky care, you claim to not vote and there's no hope.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#6. To: Deckard (#5)
but I'm just trying to educate the few posters left here who can actually think for themselves -
#7. To: Deckard, GrandIsland (#5)
GrandIsland: What do you and Bucky care, you claim to not vote and there's no hope.
#8. To: buckeroo (#7)
(Edited)
Let me put it to both of you, this way: If you hire a painter to paint your house and they overcharge for services while providing poor service, you option to fire the painter. With this US Government, I can't deny payment for inferior service so ... basically I am stuck with SHIT and despise it while most Americans think their SHIT bar is good tasting and vote for it, year after year.
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