By Chip Tatum
Something is happening here. Have you noticed? I have been gone,
living in South America for the past 10 years, so my return to the U.S.
was a Culture Shock. The changes that have occurred here are
disheartening. Dare I compare the U.S., My Country! The country which I
fought for, was shot for defending, was tortured defending the laws,
constitution and freedoms we held so dear, dare I compare us to a
totalitarian regime? If someone were to ask you for an example of a
“totalitarian society”, how would you respond? Most Americans would
probably think of horribly repressive regimes such as the Soviet Union,
Nazi Germany, Communist China, East Germany or North Korea, but the
truth is that there is one society that has far more rules and
regulations than any of those societies ever dreamed of having.
In the United States today, our lives are governed by literally
millions of laws, rules and regulations that govern even the smallest
details of our lives, and more laws, rules and regulations are
constantly being added. On January 1st, thousands of restrictive new
laws went into effect all over America, but most Americans have become
so accustomed to the matrix of control that has been constructed all
around them that it does not even bother them when even more rules and
regulations are put into place.
In fact, a growing number of Americans
have become totally convinced that “freedom” and “liberty” must be
tightly restricted for the good of society and that “the free market” is
inherently dangerous. On the national, state and local levels,
Americans continue to elect elitist control freaks that are very eager
to tell all the rest of us how to run virtually every aspect of our
lives. According to Merriam-Webster,
the following is one of the ways that the word “totalitarian” is
defined: “of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of
the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the
life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive
measures”.
And that is exactly what we are witnessing in America today –
nearly all aspects of our lives and of the economy are very tightly
controlled by a bunch of control freaks that just keep tightening that
control with each passing year.
We still like to call ourselves “the
land of the free”, but the truth is that we are being transformed into a
totalitarian society unlike anything the world has ever seen before.
Where will we end up eventually if we keep going down this road?
If you still believe that America is “free”, just consider some of the things that are illegal in America today…
-Starting on January 1st, it is now illegal to make or import 75 watt incandescent light bulbs anywhere in the United States.
-In Oregon, it is illegal to collect rainwater that falls on your own property.
-In New Jersey, it is illegal to have an “unrestrained” cat or dog in your vehicle while you are driving.
-If you milk your cow and sell some of the milk to your neighbor, you could end up having your home raided by federal agents.
-In Miami Beach, Florida you must recycle your trash properly or face huge fines.
-All over the United States, cops are shutting down lemonade stands run by children because they don’t have the proper “permits”.
-Down in Tulsa, Oklahoma
one unemployed woman had her survival garden brutally ripped out and
carted away by government thugs because it did not conform to
regulations.
-Over in Massachusetts, all children in daycare centers are mandated by state law to brush their teeth after lunch. In fact, the state even provides the fluoride toothpaste for the children.
-At one public school down in Texas, a 12-year-old girl named Sarah Bustamantes was arrested for spraying herself with perfume.
-A 13-year-old student at a school in Albuquerque, New Mexico was arrested by police for burping in class.
-All over the United States cities have passed laws that actually make it illegal to feed the homeless.
-In New Jersey, A man was arrested for taking something out of the garbage
With each passing year, the number of decisions that we are allowed to make for ourselves gets smaller and smaller.