From Wretchard's comments here:...In retrospect 9/11 must have scared the elite in a totally different way from its effect on flyover country. Flyover country saw it as simple attack on America. The elite must have seen it in part as a warning that control could be lost. The psychological response of the Europeans and Obama is consistent with a desire to re-wrap the world in rules fearing the American anger as much as the Muslim hatred. There was no distinction between the two. Both were equally disruptive of the settled order. For if Muslim hatred could generate such effects, what would happen if American individuals or small groups rose in symmetrical response? The thought did not bear thinking.
It is important to factor the destabilizing effect of technology into the analysis because it suggests that if the conflict exists, it is not a war of choice on the part of the elites but one of necessity. This also implies that the elites are not leading a ‘revolution’ from the top as Codevilla believes they are; on the contrary they a reaction. The old order is fighting for its life, not just against al-Qaeda and similar outfits, but in principle against anything that directly acts in the political and cultural sphere.
If so then sheer initiative, simple self-rule, simple entrepreneuralism and innovation is rebellion itself. (emphasis added) This explains the curious antipathy to the Tea Parties, despite their staid, almost boring nature. They are incendiary. In way they are ‘like’ al-Qaeda to a mind whose obsession is ‘enlightenment’ and ‘control’. Take that point of view and see how natural it is to think of Christianists and Tea-Baggers in the same light as Hezbollah. Self-organization in itself becomes subversive when the viewpoint chosen is from the top.
Focus on building your own skills.
Detach as much as you can from feeding the Beast.
Train with like-minded folks who can be trusted.
Punish bad behavior in your local AO.
Have access to your own food and water.
To hell - literally - with the parasites and their masters.
Starve the monkeys.
That's an excellent book, I'm about half way through it. By the way, this is a much better plan than shooting the mailman ; )
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ReplyDeleteNever said "shoot the postman".
Said "every single employee -- armed and unarmed - of the combined local/state/Federal Leviathan was a legitimate recipient of political action, however each individual American defines that activity"
and
"Ergo, if you want to hobble Leviathan, simply provide creative incentives for the cogs to absent themselves"
There's a big difference, and you're smart enough to know that there are many ways to skin a cat.
You also need to watch out for Quislings and fly below the radar. Get prepared and keep silent.
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