As a life long student of political history I was intrigued by the idea of a 2nd American Revolution…..and yesterday, 19 November 2013, was the day set by a right winger named Klayman. He called for a demonstration and the beginnings of the revolution to commence in Lafayette Park, across from the White House……his words…….
Beginning at 10 a.m., Nov. 19, in the park just across from the White House, Lafayette Park (it is befitting of this French general who helped us whip Britain to gain our independence) that We the People, armed with courage and moral rectitude, as well as the divine grace of our Creator, will begin to fight back against government tyranny. We will not only serve notice that we will no longer endure tyranny from the corrupt leaders who have driven the nation to near destruction, by reading our renewed declaration of independence, but we will speak the truth about what needs to be done to right the ship of state for ourselves, our loved ones and to preserve the freedoms our Founding Fathers and their patriotic hordes fought and died for.
Like I said…I was interested to see just how this would go……
As of 1430 hrs on 19 Nov there is nothing in the news about the revolution…I even checked with WND.com……if there was ever going to be something that would embarrass the prez it would be there….know what I found? NOTHING!
And so far on this day there is NOTHING on FOX News about the inevitable 2nd American Revolution……..
Now the day after the start of the 2nd American Revolution……….finally on 20 November there is word of the 2nd Revolution…..WDN.com had a passing report……(sorry, they will not let me post a short synopsis..)…go to their website and read it for yourself……looks like about 200 people showed up…my guess would be that they were from the numerous whack-a-doodles and the organizations they represent……lots of tough talk but not one person with guts…as usual! And another thought….if you have ever been to DC and the Park in question you will know that during daylight hours on any given day there are 100-200 people in the area…..posing for pics, vids, etc….so my next question will be….were the nearly 200 people at the rally…really at the rally or were they the tourist that would normally be in the area?
Klayman organized a rally Tuesday at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, by the “The Reclaim America Now” coalition.
That coalition is composed of about three-dozen conservative groups, including 2 Million Bikers to D.C., Jihad Watch, Freedom Watch, Gun Owners of America, Accuracy in Media, Tea Party Patriots and the Western Center for Journalism.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/crowd-declares-2nd-revolution-outside-white-house/#dzsFVyjTsF8U1Eg7.99
Apparently, the American people are not interested in another revolution….they would prefer just a little sanity by our elected dingbats…….
Personally, I believe that we desperately need a 2nd American Revolution….unfortunately not for the same reasons that these groups want one…….there is much that needs repair in our government……I would begin with the election process…there will NEVER be a true revolution as long as money decides the outcome of our elections….the process of gerrymandering has got to go…that is basically the politicians choosing their voters…..it should be vice versa!
Just my take!
Feel free to interject your thoughts…they are always welcome…….chuq
Some people simply can’t see the forest for the trees.
People like that do not deserve the right to vote…..anyone that makes a decision based on total BS is not someone I want voting in my country….
Careful, chuq, your comments above, (“do not deserve the right to vote”… “not someone I want voting in my country”), while sympathetic in some ways with my own views on ignorant citizens, and possibly correct, could also be construed as the same sort of attitude exhibited by those who engage in gerrymandering… at least, without a bit more qualification and/or clarification of your meaning…
You’re correct that the election process needs to be removed from the influence of the corporate masters, otherwise known as private interest groups, but, that is not the only place that needs to be removed from the influence of that entity… The tentacles of control these shadowy puppeteers possess are embedded in almost every level of society, as they have been for countless millennia; our country isn’t the first to be controlled by those who covet money and power…. But, saying that people who are ignorant of truth “shouldn’t be allowed to vote” is perpetrating the same kind of prejudice, just in the other direction it currently follows, where the GOP tries to control who can vote through all manner of chicanery, aided by those same corporate masters….. Let them vote, but do all possible to make sure that every voter has the same access to correct information….
In a number of my older posts, from 2011 and 2012, I actively promoted the idea of revolution… and WILL revolt when I see the need… Revolution, after all, merely means “change” and we all are working for that… Violent revolution is not something I would shirk, but, it is giving in, ethically, morally, and spiritually, to use the same methods currently being used by those we despise… If becoming violent is the only option left to effect the changes needed to save us all from certain death (of the species, not just American citizens…), well, so be it… but, that time isn’t here, yet… Not far off, but, not yet….
Besides, Mother Nature will probably do the work for us, anyway, by killing us all before we can get rid of the corporate shadow masters who have brought us to this brink…… The only problem with Her solution is that ALL of us will suffer the penalty of death, from which She allows no exceptions….
Good article, and all so true…. but, remember, amigo, be careful what you wish for…. you could get it….
gigoid, having thus pontificated overmuch, fades away, with glad cries of farewell….
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gigoid, my friend…….there are days that I just cannot believe the stupidity of the American voter….I have to rant….personally, I do not think Americans have a true revolution in them…they had prefer to ‘change’ things with reform and because of that little would change…just the morons making the rules and that is NO near a revolution…..please pontificate all you like….it is always a pleasure…..chuq
I think we’re preaching to the same choir, amigo… See my post today for more on all that we discussed above… 🙂 It was a fun one to write, all in all… I know what you mean about HAVING to rant….. but, after today’s outburst, I feel MUCH better…. 😆
The article I referenced in the piece did not have a shot of the crowd so I am guessing they were the people that would have been there in the park on any given day…..I like to rant….sometimes I get so mad that I have to warn my readers of the language I use so they can opt out of reading it…..