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Real Patriots and Police States

Real Patriots love their country. Real Patriots have the courage of their convictions. When a Real Patriot sees his country being destroyed by corrupt, criminal or even just irresponsible leadership, a Real Patriot takes to the streets. He protests, he rebels, he dissents. Because it's important. Right now, we are seeing two nations going in opposite directions. In Ukraine, the people saw the criminal thugs attempt to steal the democratic reforms they have worked for and strived for for nearly two decades. They didn't hesitate, they didn't wait for a newspaper or a movie actor to tell them to act. They took to the barricades, they went out on the streets and made their voices heard. And, although it required courage, they were not afraid. They knew that no corrupt government can stay in power if the people do not want them in power. We've seen it before, in the Phillipines, in eastern Europe. The people wanted an honest government and the rule of law, and no matter how hard the criminal incumbents worked to deprive them of their very birthright, they would not relent.

I watch the demonstrations in Kiev on the news and my eyes fill with tears. MY GOD, I want to yell, what has happened to us? These criminals in Washington are destroying our country--our economy, our freedom and liberty, the very notion of what it is to be an American--and we are complicit in the crime. We might as well be one of the plotters. Because we have not raised our voices in protest. We quietly sit, day after night, and moan "Oh poor us, won't someone help us?" The "someone" we need to help us is US!! We must stop waiting for an honest leader, a figurehead, a movie actor or author or television celebrity, and ACT. Whether or not they tampered with the election last month, they are wrecking all that we hold dear. We could stop them anytime we wanted to, but no one raises their voice, no one builds a barricade, no one stands up and says NO MORE!!

While Ukraine courageously stands up to fight for democracy, liberty and the rule of law, America slides faster and faster towards becoming a police state. And the American people, far from digging in their heels and fighting, seem resigned to the outcome, as if it were ordained. Wake UP, People! When they finish tearing up the constitution, it will be too late. LISTEN!! They are already arresting people and holding them indefinately without charges or access to legal representation. What does that sound like to you?

I know, you're comfortable with your job and your house and your TV. As Americans, we really only want to be left alone. To pursue our life, raise our families, make our place here. LOOK EAST!! Find the courage in your heart to stand up to the criminals. Those people in Ukraine? They KNOW what life in a police state is like, any of them in their twenties or older lived under the old Soviet system. They will simply not allow a few greedy, venal men to force them back there. We need to take our inspiration from their courage and dedication. We need to follow their example, and, in so doing, we can regain our place in the world and force the criminals out before it's too late.

Today, we are ALL Ukrainians....

posted by mikey @ 8:45 AM