SWGA Politics

As humans, we have certain rights that we think of as inalienable.  At least, we used to.  We used to think of these rights as absolute, that we had the right to do as we pleased so long as another wasn’t harmed.  But slowly, our rights began disappearing.  What’s worse, we let them go without a fight. Continue reading The Fall of Freedom

The Land of the Free.

It’s been beaten into our heads since childhood that our nation is free, that we can do what we want.  But let’s be honest, it’s all bull.  There’s a lot we can do, and there’s more we can do here than pretty much anywhere else on Earth.  But are we really free?  Not hardly. Continue reading Freedom. What is it good for?

It was a typical Monday. I had stopped to get my breakfast at my local breakfast getting spot. I had my food and sweet tea in hand and was headed for the door when I overheard the most curious thing. A gentleman, who I don’t know from Adam’s housecat, said “I don’t think people who don’t pay taxes should be allowed to vote.”

At first blush, I wanted to agree. After all, we pay for their salary so why not let just us decide. That feeling lasted about .013 seconds. I’m pretty ashamed that it lasted that long. Continue reading A pale sense of freedom

I’ve argued before, sometimes successfully and other times not so much, that an assault on any freedom is an assault on every freedom. I’ve pointed out the ludicrous nature of attacks on our civil liberties by those who defend others.  Frankly, that’s the majority of the people too.

So why am I revisiting it again? Continue reading Why we must defend that which we hate

Anyone who’s read this blog for any period of time can probably tell that I value freedom above all other things. I honestly and truly believe that freedom is the best way to live our lives and to make this nation strong. I oppose anything that I feels limits freedom, and I pretty much always have. I oppose gun control and the sign ordinance as aspects of the same coin of government control. To me, freedom equals right. Plain and simple.

However, sometimes, freedom can give you some outcomes that can suck. Continue reading Sometimes, what’s right can really suck

It’s simple.  One day it’s here, then another it’s not.  It slips through our fingers like water, looking for every single crack and imperfection it can slip through to escape the grasp.  Just like that, they’re gone.  Our fights and freedoms can slip away so easy, and what’s worse is that most of us at one time or another have helped them go away.

Freedom is such an easy concept to understand, but such a difficult thing to actually keep hold of.  With each passing day, we get less and less.  What’s worse is that the attacks come from all angles.  Not just the federal government, but state and local governments too.  We will find ourselves less and less free as time rolls on unless we can stop the onslaught. Continue reading How easily it slips away

On this date, 233 years ago, nothing of really big historical import took place according to most history books. Nothing of note. Nothing of the significance to warrant a trivial pursuit question even. And yet, this was one of the most important days in American history. Continue reading Why We Must Fight For Freedom

It’s easy enough to do.  We all find ourselves defaulting to such ideas whenever we are met with anything we think is wrong.  It’s natural.  We are, as a species, unique in that we tend to want to make the world better for everyone else.  Despite arguments about “selfishness” in every segment of society, people generally want to make the world better for their fellow men.

Unfortunately, that’s a very subjective thing. Continue reading Picking And Choosing