Here is my contribution to my brothers and sisters overseas. We are going to fight as hard as we can to restore our republic and bring you home. Our troops are best supported when they are defending our nation, not over in third world countries being killed in civil wars.



July 12th we march on Washington D.C. to demand the prompt return of our troops, not just from Iraq and afghanistan but from our 700 bases in 130 countries. It is our obligation as patriots to spread this message. Restore the Republic and let us return to our foundation of freedom, prosperity, and peace. I plead to the place in your heart that knows our government has lied to and exploited us to acheive the agenda of cruel men.



Rise now and reclaim your home land, I know we can do it together, I believe in you America.

Well it's all around us my friends. Every person I speak with believes our nation is falling into destruction, but they have reasons for not getting involved. I have to work seems to be popular, I don't get involved in politics is another favorite. The list is endless people, there will always be an excuse to not participate in your country and the government is betting on you having that list fully in mind. The media will help you cope, you can just couch potato your way into the loving arms of martial law. Which is more important to you, the future of our country, or the future of the next American Idol?



Don't think that your discouraging attitudes will do anything to diminish my passion for this cause, it is too important to abandon. Don't think for a moment that I will be involved because someday I might be famous, in the history books, or powerful when this is all over. I, like you, wish that it had never come to this. I, like you, would love to just get by, do my job and enjoy my little life. But if we don't do something now the time will come when we can't do anything at all. When dissent will be a crime punishable by death, or worse. When you lose your freedom to speak freely, or think freely, or pursue your own happiness, what will you do then? Will you sit on the sidelines, watching the true patriots be slaughtered as they stand up for your rights? Will you go shopping, watch TV, or get another credit card? Will you do exactly what the controlling interests want you to do?



The irony in this entire mangled herd of American fodder, is that I am not asking you to take up arms, I am not asking you to quit your job, or make your life harder in any way. All I ask is that you educate yourself and others. Stop watching the damn news, read one of the thousands of books, websites, or blogs outlining the crimes of this government, and tell others. If it doesn't get you red in face angry what we are putting up with from this group of crooks, then you haven't opened your eyes yet or they have already bought your support. When you tell others, speak with the passion this should invoke, let the fire of your anger come out, let them see that this is not some trivial list of minor infractions but a serious destruction of the foundations of our Country. I will not sit by silently as our constitution is undermined, while my patriots are being imprisoned wrongfully, while our soldiers are being killed and forced to kill.



If you will not stand up for what is right, then who will. If not now, then when. For God's sake and our own, do not let freedom go quietly into the night.

Tonight I spent a good portion of the night meeting with people and singing songs of freedom. It became very clear to me that while it is very difficult to engage people in a discussion about politics, they seem willing to talk about the possibility of revolution.

The reason I think is that while politics are shackled with the stench of eons of corruption, revolution has maintained it's purity as a natural reaction to injustice and tyrranny. Even when discussing the topic with people opposed to revolution they understand the reasoning for it, the drive of the oppressed.

This combination of this language with actions befitting a true patriot offer us the window of opportunity that we will need to be successful. Avoiding the pitfalls of political affiliation will allow

us to cross lines, set directions, and ultimately gain the trust of the people.

While I am a believer in Dr. Paul what that really means is that I am a believer in America, that ideal nation founded on liberty and justice for all. When we rise up and face the challenge of our time, it will not be Dr. Paul in the trenches, nor should he be. He has done more than his part in awakening the American spirit. Let this revolution be known for what it is, an American revolution. A resistance to the tyrranny of corporatism, a dissolving of a union with the aristocracy.

It is an interesting curiosity that only in the last 100 years has the concept of film as a story telling medium been popularized. It was used extensively to mobilize movements around the world, from the Nazi's to the American gear up for the war against them. Film has come to play an important role in our mind set, our lives contain little analogues within the films we watch and these similarities pull from us emotional responses. A couple of my favorite films in the last decade have been The Matrix (mostly the first one but the rest were all right) and V for Vendetta (the film from which the money bomb spawned). As is evident to anyone who has seen these films, the abundance revolutionary subject in them is less than coincidental. They also contain in them each a certain villainy in the role of authority.



Here in the modern time, we are split, by our experiences. So while you may not see corruption in government as a very bad thing, I might, but likely only because of my own experiences or because of my association with the subject matter (via things like film). The point is, not everyone thinks the government is evil, or that there are shady organizations manipulating us into financial crisis and war. Many of my own family and friends consider the current economic difficulty a "result of media trumpeting", and no amount of logic or explanation will turn them from that belief. Everyone has a trigger, everyone has an issue they believe is not being addressed properly. For my Mom and Sister it was the Health Freedom Act and Dr. Paul's belief that we should have freedom in choosing our health care methods. Of course, they are both massage therapists and healers by trade, my mother a 30 + year veteran in reflexology and my sister a budding prodigy in a similar field.



So for anyone who says "I disagree with Ron Paul because of..." remember that there is likely some policy that he believes in that they believe in to. Knowing the issues page on his website has done wonders for me, not just in telling others but for reaffirming in myself the ideals and philosophies that I intend to fight for as my life continues. But now I am terribly off topic, this is about film, and while the above stated films caught me up in the mentality of oppression and the need for revolution (at any cost), there were also films that allowed me to actually see revolution for what it really is.



What the Bleep Do We Know!? is a tremendously powerful film that really sets the stage for personal revolution, and to have that revolution expand ever faster to the world around you. It espouses ideals that Dr. Paul is familiar with, the Golden Rule, and to Teach by Action. These are personal philosophies that when embraced dramatically enhance the quality of life. If they were applied internationally they would undoubtedly do the same for our country. Waking Life is another great film, it is more abstract but touches on the idea that we are an organism together, and we need to take responsibility for our actions and for our place in the world, as individuals and as a species. A Scanner Darkly is a shady cop tale but has elements of questioning authority and self, it also has a lot of that creepy big brother stuff in it but I thought it was well done.



How lucky were we to see the Motorcycle Diaries made into a film in our lifetimes. The story of Dr. Guevara is an incredible one, he lived a life more complete and varied then most men will ever even hear of. If you saw this movie and liked it, read more about Che, there is a lot out there but to see what this one man was able to accomplish in his short life is truly an inspiration to anyone who aspires to make a difference. Lately the trend for film has been documentaries, whether it is Micheal Moore's Sicko, or Aaron Russo's America: Freedom to Fascism the content of films being made about the ineffectiveness of government are everywhere. It is only too bad that most people will not watch them, or if they did will think "those sure are some crazy conspiracy people".





In closing, while the last century has been dominated by film, not all of that has gone to waste. Much of it is the very cause of our desire to take back our country, many of these films are the catalyst from which people will become revolutionaries. If there is a movie I want to see when I am growing old, it is the film about the second American Revolution, when we the people took our nation back.

There is a trend in government these days. It seems that the habit of deceiving the American people hasn't waned in the slightest. From the crime against humanity to the crimes against our liberty to the theft of our money

by the illegal IRS the government has shown time and again that it cannot be trusted with the authority it claims to have. Our responsibility as the governed is to do away with tyrannical governments. It is clearly penned in our constitution. If you lie to your government right now, you face jail time, that is the law. But if and when our government lies to us, what do we get? This is why I believe in Dr. Paul and his message. He states that we need to follow the Rule of Law, not the law the rich decide they want to follow. Fascism is defined thusly by Meriam Webster:



1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control



the Patriot Act clearly puts the interests of the state or nation above the interests of the individual, placing a tax on civil liberties to provide a centrally governed "protection". In the Federal Reserve bank we find severe economic regimentation, by manipulating prices and devaluing the currency these banks in collusion with the government have become the central planners of our economy. We find social regimentation in the penning of insane laws, drug prohibition punished in many cases worse then violent crime, which disproportionately imprisons minorities and the poor. Yes we can technically say what we want and think what we want, but what about when you try to say something to a lot of people, you start hitting snags. There is not one major Media company who will cover any part of this revolution. These thoughts will never be played on a radio. Nope the best I can hope for is that a few people will trickle through my website, hit my blog and read. Lucky for us we have the internet or this message wouldn't have gotten this far.



There is a song by the Gorillaz called Clint Eastwood, there is a lyrical segment that I always listen to that makes me think there is more to we the people that we have been told.



"...I brought all this, so you could survive when law is lawless

Feeling sensations that you thought was dead

no squealing remember that it's all in your head."



Well law is lawless, I am feeling a patriotism and revolutionary spirit I had thought dead and the fear of authority that would make someone retreat from the cause is imaginary, they have no authority but what we give them. The illusion of control is truly all in our heads.