I have heard it often said that there is no one right way to accomplish a goal. I agree. However, I would add that while there is no such thing as “one right way” to achieve an objective, this does not mean there aren’t numerous WRONG ways to achieve an objective.
Doing “something” is not always better than doing nothing if that “something” is based on terrible strategy. Unfortunately, there are people out there with otherwise good intentions, even in the liberty movement, that seem to think that taking action without planning is preferable to patience. They do not understand that there is such a thing as negative returns.
The reality is that action is easy. Patience and planning are difficult. Emotional reaction is simple. Quiet professionalism is complicated.
This is the dynamic that is plaguing the liberty movement today; the battle between our emotional drive to jump headlong into conflict with our progressively corrupt establishment, and the absolute necessity for intelligent strategy and proper timing.
The issue here is not “fighting.” Most of us know and accept the fact that a fight is coming whether we like it or not. I say by all means, let’s fight, but fighting is not enough. If we fight, we must fight TO WIN, and this requires fighting smart.
On the other side of the coin, the weak handed and weak hearted will argue that fighting in any respect is "useless" or "immoral" and will result in failure. This is the pacifist camp, which never produces much in the way of practical solutions. There are very useful and peaceful methods for non-participation and nullification, most of which I am happy to promote. That said, non-participation is only part of the battle. If you are dealing with a psychopathic adversary (which we are), ultimately that adversary will use overt violence to stop you from nullifying their authority. If you are not willing to use active self defense against true evil based on some deluded Gandhi complex, then you and the historical memory of you will be erased. It is perfectly possible for a person to fight in self defense while maintaining his core principles.
If you fight, then there is a chance. If you do not fight, then failure is guaranteed. The "odds" are irrelevant. How you fight (fighting smart) is the only matter of importance.
Recently I have seen a growing contingent of people within the movement that seek a fight but question the concept of planning or waiting. They’ll argue that planning is somehow impractical, or that there will never be a perfect time for action. This way of thinking has only been inflated by the latest events in Burns, Oregon.
The Oregon standoff is a stunning example of how emotional action leads to failure and tragedy. Many will argue over the circumstances surrounding the death of Lavoy Finicum — did he reach into his jacket, or was he reacting to being shot? Were the police officers involved in fear for their lives, or were they out for blood? The majority of liberty activists will undoubtedly assume malicious intent on the part of the government due to their track record of murder and lies. I don’t blame them. That said, I would point out that while Finicum may be dead because of ill intent on the part of trigger happy cops, he was put in that position in the first place due to inadequate planning and leadership.
The argument that the FBI should have never been in Burns in the first place overlooks the fact that Bundy and team, strategically speaking, should not have been there either. They could have been in a far better position if only they had thought their conundrum through.
Oregon and the death of Finicum are not failures on the part of the liberty movement. They are failures on the part of Bundy and team, who refused to listen to scores of people with far more experience and knowledge in such situations; the same people who tried to help the occupiers adjust their tactics and offer them safer ground and safer footing. The failure in Oregon is what happens when amateurs, not just in training but in tactical philosophy, undertake a rebellion.
Some will argue that experienced tacticians within the movement (and there are many) refused to show up for the fight, and thus sentenced the occupiers to defeat. I would argue that the Oregon standoff was FUBAR from the very beginning. From its inception it was doomed. Half the movement saw it plain as day. For me, the end result was obvious.
A team of well-meaning but unorganized and untrained activists thrust themselves into a situation beyond their capabilities and under the potential influence of agents provocateur. There was no vetting for random strangers seeking to join their ranks; no direct goals and no clearly defined strategy, only vague demands and notions. No thought of planning one or two steps ahead, let alone five steps ahead. A circus atmosphere inspiring public ridicule rather than public respect. A complete lack of understanding of the gravity of the situation leading to a false sense of safety and comfort, or in some cases even hubris.
This is why most liberty tacticians had no interest in showing up to the Oregon standoff; not because they were fearful, not because they are “sunshine patriots,” not because they are waiting for a “perfect” moment that will never come to kick off a revolution. They did not show up because it was a scenario that could not be salvaged. It was a carnival. Period.
To compare events to the first American Revolution, I do not see the standoff and the shooting of Finicum as a Lexington Green moment (though it hasn’t fully ended yet). Rather, I see it as a Boston Massacre moment. The Boston Massacre was an absolute tragedy, but also not a cut-and-dry affair. John Adams, acting as legal defense for the British soldiers accused of initiating bloodshed, realized that the Sons Of Liberty were desperate to use the event politically to rally support for direct revolution, but also understood that the timing and the circumstances were utterly wrong. The Sons of Liberty wanted to hold up the Boston Massacre as a symbol of ALL the oppression the colonials suffered under the crown. Adams, though an avid champion of the cause, correctly treated it as a singular tragedy and not an opportunity for exploitation.
The colonials would eventually enter into revolution at Lexington and Concord; clearly defined defensive scenarios in which the militia obstructed the path of British soldiers sent to arrest leaders of the Sons of Liberty (Samuel Adams and John Hancock), as well as to confiscate firearms and black powder caches. The militia had a direct goal (to impede the British from reaching Adams and Hancock) and the British used clear and overt force against them, resulting in an immediate and violent justified response by other militias. This is one right way to start a rebellion.
So if Oregon represents an example of the wrong way to do things, what is a better way? I described alternative methods with a much greater chance of success in my article “Real Strategies For Removing Federal Presence From Western Lands,” but I would like to explore beyond specific tactics and discuss mindset — the overall philosophy behind a winning rebellion in our modern era.
Divided We Win, United We Fall
This might sound counter-intuitive; I’ll explain.
A movement should be united in its stance and its values in order to succeed and I believe the liberty movement is indeed united for the most part on these terms. However, when it comes to concrete action the more centralized our efforts the less we will achieve and the more likely we are to fail.
I find it interesting that whenever a call goes out to the movement to take action it usually involves concentrating large masses of us into a small area with no outlined plan or directives. With the exception of Bundy Ranch, which I believe was entirely organic in how it came about, most of these calls to arms are initiated by questionable personalities or people possibly under the influence of provocateurs who seek to march us all into a box, whether it be a bridge in Washington, D.C. or a scrub brush refuge in Oregon. In the face of a vastly superior opponent in terms of arms and technology, it seems to me that the establishment would prefer us all to be hyper-focused on only one battle space at one time, putting all our eggs in one basket and leaving us vulnerable.
Instead, a rebellion in this day and age must be asymmetric in nature; meaning smaller groups acting covertly on their own initiative everywhere rather than in only one place. Amassing in one small region might be useful under very specific conditions, but if you want to pose an actual threat to a large criminal system, you need hundreds of events, all of them far better planned than Oregon.
Organization Through Localism
If you cannot even secure your own family or your own neighborhood from potential threats, then why would you expect to be successful in projecting out to a whole other state and community and securing it instead? Local organization is more important than national organization or grand posturing on the national stage. If you can strengthen your own community while others do the same across the country, then the effects will be felt nationally by default.
Far more can be accomplished through localism than by rolling the dice on mass theatricality and Alamo-style tactics.
Communications Networking
Unity does not come best through concentrated action but through solid communications. The fact that most of the liberty movement has no coms networks outside of the mainstream grid is a sad state of affairs that will lead to our downfall. As far as my information shows, the Oregon occupiers had no ham radio communications and relied primarily on cell phones. This is a disaster waiting to happen.
When there is a national network of ham operators providing communications to the liberty movement, then and only then can we claim to have the means to organize effectively outside of our own communities. Do not assume for a second that you will have access to mainstream grid communications when you need them.
Prepare To Aid People Outside The Movement
The establishment would like nothing more than for the liberty movement to completely isolate itself from the general public. The more we refuse to interact with our communities the easier it will be to paint us as dangerous outsiders. The more we offer valuable services and training to a community, such as classes on emergency medical response, personal defense against active shooters, food storage and preparedness, etc., the more likely we will be seen as valuable assets to that community in the wake of a crisis.
I have been undertaking such efforts in my own community for the past couple of years and have met many excellent people who are of like mind but not necessarily “activists” in the traditional sense. If you discount efforts to improve your local situation and to build bridges, you do so at your own peril.
Focus On The True Culprits
Eventually, someone is going to have to bring the international banking elites to justice for their direct influence over government corruption and destructive economic policy. Making stands against the Bureau of Land Management and other questionable federal agencies might be a necessary part of this fight, but the fight will never end until the original perpetrators are removed at the root. Beware of any group or “leader” who calls you to action but ignores the money-elite; they are probably more interested in exploiting you than helping you.
Quiet Professionalism
Perhaps most important of all is the need for liberty activists to adopt an attitude of quiet professionalism. This means analyzing situations objectively. This means having one’s heart in the right place without being driven emotionally. This means attaining personal excellence in any field of knowledge that might help you to gain victory.
Winning this fight will require the extraordinary dedication of extraordinary individuals; anything less will result in disaster. Giving our all does not mean simply being willing to sacrifice our lives. That may be what happens, but this cannot be our only trump card. If you are not striving every day to master your own skills and initiative then you are not giving your all. If you are not organizing effectively at the local level because you assume no one will listen to you, then learn to communicate better and try again. If your only plan is to go out guns blazing, then you might as well stay home because you will do more harm for the movement than good.
Become a local pillar rather than a mere complainer. Seek to produce results rather than demanding others do it for you. When you act, act intelligently. Be steady in your resolve and do not let anger or panic rule your thinking. Be fair in your assessments, and above all, once again, if you fight, fight to win. Fighting merely in the name of fighting is a fool’s game.
If the movement had 10,000 individuals of this caliber victory would be assured against any odds.
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written by David DeGerolamo , February 03, 2016
1. The Liberty movement is good at being divisive. If only we can use that trait in the way you outline.
2. It does take years to build community and credibility. It also takes leadership and followship.
written by francis sawyer , February 03, 2016
Brandon, Most excellent overview of the coming 'good war', allow me to say, that what I see missing is 'Shit Detection".
First let's talk about real leaders, men who you meet the first 5 minutes and you will give your life for them.
Who comes to mind?
Jeff Cooper (CIA/OSS), Herschel Davis ( Seal Team ), Charlie Beckwith ( delta force founder )
All these men, all you had to do is be near them and you felt invincible and would follow them anywhere.
Now look at the recent FUBAR Bundy-Burn's Klusterfuck, whom does anyone see as a leader? Not the Bundy's, and certainly Lavoy is/was a good man, but compared to the three I have listed, who were 9's on a scale of 10, Lavoy was a -3, where Bundy's perhaps are a 2, and the rest provocateurs and moron's & gimps I would give a zero, or Negative.
So when one "Joins" the Militia, or one learns to serve and/or learn to fight the Good Fight, how does one know he is truly following the real deal?
I know your young Brandon, perhaps you never met any of the men I mentioned above, perhaps you never trained with real Special Op's, but those that know the real deal known that 99% of the jackasses on the Burn's-Standoff were just that losers, and the followers even on a lower standard.
My point is that I agree with all you have written, my point is that leadership, MUST rise to a higher level. Having guys with single or double digit IQ's on facebook/tiwitter/youtiube being the poster-boy's for the good-war, must not stand. Real men, real leaders must come forward.
I come out hard above, but then to add perspective on youtube when 3%-ers' met the FBI out on the field, you can clearly see that most of the FBI SERT team are 2's on a scale of 10, nobody need fear these people,
Sincerely, Francis Sawyer
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Francis
Thanks for the honest assessment, Francis. I would only add that if people are going to step forward as leaders, those people will need to prove their qualifications by example and deeds. They have to prove they can excel in the position and not get people killed. The problem with leaders in any situation is that some of them talk a great game, but when the SHTF, they fold. Or, their intentions end up being dishonorable.
I refuse to follow anyone, into battle most of all, unless they have proven to me they are exactly what they claim to be.
written by TwoHoot , February 03, 2016
In my mind (correct me if I am wrong), the general goal is to re-establish Constitutionally limited government in the USA. That would be a Federal Government that 1) provides for the national defence, 2) maintains a sound currency, 3) interacts with foreign nations on behalf of the states and 4) settles disputes between states, leaving all other matters to the states and the people.
I know that is broad and simplistic but I am trying to avoid wordy detail and the windy arguments that follow.
That can be achieved in three ways (or some combination of them):
1) peacefully, through the political/judicial process
2) violently, through revolution
3) being prepared to rebuild according to that goal when the current government collapses economically
I think I'll stop there to see if we are in agreement about the overall general goal. If we are, I will present some ideas about the three general ways to achieve it.
written by Trygve , February 03, 2016
Brandon,
Great article as always. I believe the Bundy Ranch episode was a surprise to the psychopathic overlords. The resistance militia outsmarted the corrupt federal official puppets. Not only in the alternative media but, even in the main stream media. From what I remember, public sentiment was in favor of the underdog Bundy over the bully BLM feds.
Since then, infiltration has occured. FBI double agents tried to gather armed militia for a confrontation to make them look rediculous. Oath Keepers and 3r;s didn't fall for the bait and stayed away. This is a positive result.
The sleeping masses who only listen to the main stream media may be convinced that "the militia" did get involved and took the wrong side of the battle. On the bright side, the awakened patriots became aware that Pete Santilli went to the dark side! I believe many people are becoming better at discernment.
I really like what you said about communication and getting connected locally. We just joined a group called buynothingproject.org (local gift giving and receiving - no barter or trade). Also, the book "Ubuntu Contributionism: A Blueprint for Human Prosperity Exposing the Global Banking Fraud" by Michael Tellinger offers a very good stratety for breaking free from economic slavery.
Although I agree with you in most ways, I already know that I never want to pull the trigger on a fellow earthling. Before you write me off for the weakness of my spine, let's consider how to work together. Both of us are part of the 99% and we share the same enemy!
We all know food is their favorite weapon. Most of us passivists want to bring sandwiches to soldiers on the front line. Getting together locally, helping others wake up, creating "off grid" food supply and communications and becoming our own health care providers are all good jobs that need to be filled in the coming years.
I believe I speak for some (maybe only a few) of your readers. I also believe you know we are on your side. Let's support each other no matter what it takes.
written by letfreedomring10 , February 03, 2016
There was a song in the 40's that went like this: Give me ten men whom are stout hearted men, then I will give you 10K more. Definition: If WE had ten solid (true) leaders, then 10K fighters will come forward in defense of our freedoms I believe. What say you?
written by Mark D , February 03, 2016
@ Brandon,
Brandon, thanks for the insightful piece as usual. I live in a small town of 350 people in the upper thumb area in Mich and don't have a clue how to start organizing as I am from Detroit and seen as an outsider. My neighbors I know but that's all unfortunately, they are older folks busy running a farm with crops and hundreds of pigs, and being very prominent members of this community on this board or that board I've tried to get there awareness up about some of the issues. Not an easy task. How do I get started making real difference against the odds? Is it a door to door mission? Just need a start to get the ball rolling. What is the first step to take without jeopardizing my efforts from the beginning? Your advise is invaluable, and your work is of great importance. My girlfriend and I appreciate you.
Thank you
written by Pablo , February 03, 2016
In the ham radio world, there is no expectation of privacy. In fact under most circumstances, encryption and other methods of obfuscation are explicitly prohibited under the FCC guidelines.
Anything you say when you transmit on an amateur radio frequency is available for everyone to hear. Everyone. The airwaves are an open medium.
Privacy is becoming an obsolete term when it comes to communications via radio waves.
maybe the latest generation of phones can provide some level of encryption on text messages, etc by way of private platforms like Whisper Systems.
written by Diane D , February 03, 2016
@letfreedomring10, there is a saying, 'Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan'. Revolutionary soldiers incurred tremendous suffering while much of the general population sat back waiting to see which side would win. Soldiers constantly fought cold, sickness and starvation while many families would not offer them so much as a home-cooked meal or even a place to get warm. The soldiers were treated like crap, even persecuted by many families throughout the war. And there was no parade or bed of roses after winning liberty for all. This is thoroughly and accurately documented in one soldier's memoirs, 'Ordinary Courage, The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin'. It was a lonely battle.
Fighting for liberty again will be no different.
written by coyote , February 03, 2016
and very insightful/ helpful comments. somewhat OT, but related to our future - it should be noted that the elite are committed to disarming us: Hillary (or whoever repub puppet) will be elected- as Stalin noted, the only thing that matters is who counts the votes: NO outsider will be elected. The only chance for future liberty lies in some coming collapse/breakup of this communist tyranny; veterans and others, their families and communities, who have sworn an oath to freedom/ constitutionalist principles must start preparing NOW. thanks, again, Brandon.
written by John Q. Public , February 03, 2016
Regarding comms in Burns and in the future, I would like to draw your attention to Partisan Radio Podcast Volume 30: http://amrron.com
written by OLD GUY , February 03, 2016
How did a person of your years reach this point. My hat in hand to you .I've followed you for a while and ended up here.As an old guy you learn over years . I'm good at what I know and blessed at who taught me. I'ts nice to learn from such as you . Keep up the GOOD FIGHT thanks and GOD BLESS
written by Swath , February 03, 2016
Multiple fronts must be employed to defeat tyranny. Peaceful protest has its place in gaining hearts and minds. The greatest stumbling block is getting the message out. There are many voices out there helping the cause. The link below to Sheriff David Clarke is a great example. Spread it far and wide so others can see the truth. This is what a constitutional sheriff looks like. God Speed.
https://soundcloud.com/peoplessheriff/the-siege-in-burns-oregon-the-peoples-sheriff-010916
written by shutupnsing , February 03, 2016
I think Brandon's point (correct me if I'm wrong), is that too many of us approach this situation like adolescent teenagers on a first date. IMHO its because we're more in a militia head than the "quiet professional" head Brandon so wisely suggests. I can tell you from experience, the local authorities we (Oath Keepers) are approaching to partner with in CPT are receptive to us for this very reason. Trust and relationship-building comes before all else...GREAT piece Brandon!
written by helot , February 03, 2016
This might be helpful to some of you, a free guide written by Claire Wolf, a short and easy read:
"RATS! Your guide to protecting yourself against snitches, informers, informants, agents provocateurs, narcs, finks, and similar vermin"
http://rats-nosnitch.com/
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Twohoot
Some might argue that refurbishing the federal government is a complete waste of effort because it lends itself to corruption. The goal should not be to make criminal government more tolerable, but to make ourselves independent of criminal government. If the system collapses (or is defeated), then I might even suggest that the Constitutional framework might be reestablished WITHOUT the federal portion included. Of course, as you said, we are speaking broadly here.
Any specific ideas on how you think freedom can be achieved are more than welcome.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Pablo
I am a licensed Ham, so I am well aware of the FCC rules. Frankly, I don't care. If push comes to shove, then coded comms can always be applied to Ham radio. There are multiple ways to do this. I may very well make a video about it.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Mark D
Start small. Don't think of it as waking up an entire town. Think about it as waking up a single person. A friend or family member or neighbor. Then expand out to your entire family, most of your church if you attend one, then most of your neighborhood, etc.
You'll probably never get your whole town prepared. Don't worry about that. If you have a strong core group of people prepared when the SHTF, then the rest of the community will gravitate towards those people that can help them the most and provide solid planning.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Trygve
I am more than happy to work with anyone sincere, not everyone is built for active combat. That said, I do believe that everyone has the ability to at least defend themselves from an attacker. I would suggest that you may have to pull a trigger on someone someday if they come for you or your family. You would not be doing this for a cause, or for a rebellion, but for your own survival. If that day comes, realize only that you have not done wrong by yourself or the world.
written by TwoHoot , February 03, 2016
@ Brandon Smith
I don't have any ideas on "...being independent of criminal government".
Sooner or later, they show up where ever you are no matter what you do.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Twohoot
Being independent of them sometimes means removing them entirely. Sometimes it means simply being self sufficient, or building self sufficient communities.
written by Ishk , February 03, 2016
Brandon has demonstrated many means of limiting our dependence on government and their instruments. The very domain on which he publishes is perhaps the greatest means of doing so today... establishing an alternate market, or an alternate means of trading with other productive members of society.
This is an ideal time to get right with your moral, ethical, and value oriented self. It is a time to work on relationships, as these provide the true strength that brings people through turmoil. It is a time for learning and for practicing our knowledge. It is not a time to plan for self-sufficiency, but instead to practice it and strengthen what weaknesses we find.
Government is a means of off-loading responsibility. It will fail for a multitude of people, because the very premise is flawed. Liberty has always resided with the will and determination of good individuals. Responsibility for human liberty cannot be assigned. The same can be said for freedom, morality, and any virtues. The moment you provide your power to another entity, that power can be used against you and against others in your name. You may withdraw consent at any time. In becoming independent of government, you are in fact doing so. You are making a choice to be self-determined - to lead instead of follow.
People love security, but they fail to realize its source. Security is not provided or purchased. It develops within a culture of uniform beliefs where others stand strong for virtues they hold dear, and there is consistency among members. Security breaks down when society's moral fabric breaks down. To restore it, one must affect society.
Independence from government leaves you capable of enduring... of standing on your own feet. The step is most easily achieved when facilitating the same success in others (creating an alt-market).
We have a path. It will only work if we put it into practice. Now is the time.
written by TwoHoot , February 03, 2016
@ Brandon & lshk
I understand self-sufficiency from personal experience. The first time I had electricity or running water was when I went to college. I probably killed, dressed and ate more animals before I was 10 than most people do in a lifetime.
It has pluses and minuses, but in my opinion, the minuses outweigh the pluses. Doing without doesn't scare me. It isn't fatal, just damned inconvenient.
But both of you talk about things like self-sufficient communities, leaders and followers. That sounds suspiciously like organizing people. When people get organized, it is called government.
As soon as it becomes big enough to be effective, it becomes corrupt unless it is somehow limited in power and scope.
written by Ishk , February 03, 2016
The answer to your question may be found in a new book I've recently learned of... 150-Strong. It's based on Dmitry Orlov's Communities that Abide, and Dmitry has himself published it. You can learn of it here: http://cluborlov.blogspot.ca/2...s-150.html
Aside from that book, I have but one suggestion. A top comprised of self-serving individuals will always corrupt. That locks the leadership role out for all but the most spiritual of humankind. The one(s) who would preside would have to be as God, concerned for others and above the material entrapments of this society. None attached to materialism will do. The pendulum must swing the other way. This necessitates a dramatic shift in ideologies and societal values. I believe we could see it in our lifetimes. The transition will not be pretty, but the outcome will be worth it.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Two Hoot
No, government is an entity with the preponderance of force over its members. NO ONE is claiming that we should have the preponderance of force over our communities. We are only calling for VOLUNTARY organization. There is a big difference.
written by Seen2013 , February 03, 2016
1. According to available information, the site is in the center of an region that is depended on the status quo under protest.
2. By directives, Russo-Sino have an estimated 500K a piece training domestically. Under domestic securities, there are another 500k+ some of which I gather aren't exactly training in 'control'.
Essentially, it sounds like this:
Cities go into lockdown.
rural communities are isolated from major regions
rural residents then are relocated to urban centers under safety.
China has been in the process of populating those 'empty' cities over the last 7 or so years utilizing death squads to remove those who fail to relocate voluntarily.
Yeah, they're more scared of alerting their useful idiots than confrontation with the liberty movement as useful idiots are necessary to transition to full implementation with least resistance of course unless short-sighted groups decide to hand them a decisive and conclusive removal of resistance of dissidents.
3. According to whistle-blowers, dissidents and their families will be separated aka fathers from wives and children and mothers from children.
-Everything has to be done in cash
-Nothing can be in your name
-You grow your own food and have access to your own water supply and etc
Otherwise, you're not off the grid; your lifestyle is simply loosely on the grid.
The list goes on and on.
Kicking it off means times up, and there are no reset buttons in real life. A deer going up to the hunter asking to be the hunter's steak tonight is kicking it off.
I know people don't like hearing it, but the tyrants aren't afraid of the Liberty movement. It is more scared of exposing itself to their useful idiots.
Why did they back down during the Bundy standoff? It would expose the tyranny for what it is.
Why didn't they in Bundy II? The location by statistics are largely dependent and benefit from the status quo. Who do you think stands to benefit from Uranium One contracts... You have the Mining Unions, Transport Unions, and etc about to get lots of hours and money for giving to the Hammonds.
"Most of us know and accept the fact that a fight is coming whether we like it or not."
The Psychopathic Sociopath Tyrants are also already fully aware of this as HG Wells put it in his book New World Order thousands would die resisting tyrannical governance.
No, they do not 'fear' the Liberty movement. Think it through, if they not only anticipated resistance but promote battles that enable decisive and conclusive victory rendering resistance inept including snipering protesters and etc; it is not the Liberty Movement they fear. It is exposing their true nature to their useful idiots swelling the Liberty Movement to or beyond 10% of the populace.
Sorry, Brandon, I've seen so much 'kick it off' crowd supporters particularly online that it is truly frustrating. When you come down to it utilizing Christianity as a baseline, they tend to let greed, lust, gluttony, and pride get the better of them:
-Crypto-Currency supporters ignore the roots to Local Alternative Currencies and Networks developed by Chatham House, a Rothschild-Rockefeller funded entity.
They cite memos and pre-empting Cashless digital currency is somehow destructive to 'central banking' and etc, yet we know Cashless Society and Authoritarian Governance is the objective that includes the destruction of national currencies.
-Apparently, Soros, Koch Brothers, and many other 'Davos' attendants are anti-Trump never mind his entire fortune and etc are dependent of the system itself.
Never mind, these groups of 'elites' are well aware of the spotlight shown on such gatherings and 'financial elites', so they couldn't possibly utilize reverse psychology when it benefits their aims.
Or so I've been told 'self-sabotage' or otherwise the 'Murphy Law' is well within my forte, and I see kick it off crowd advocating actions that are ultimately 'self-sabotage'.
Sorry again, Brandon, I am highly compelled to voice recognition of like to like here...
written by von Clausewitz , February 03, 2016
Von Clausewitz the greatest Western historian of war, defined war long ago as "Disarming the Enemy".
How long has the US-GOV wanted or tried to dis-arm the USA people? That is how long has the US-GOV "declared war" on its own people? Certainly there was no peep of 'gun control' prior to 1930's when sawed off shotguns and machine guns became 'tax stamped'. Real gun control in USA began when slaves were freed (Dred Scott Decision 1870's), Native American's were not legally allowed to own guns until late 1970's in USA.
So white people were effectively declared as "Hostiles" by the USA GOV in 1930's. Now 80 years later the USA is an Orwellian/Huxley utopia. A plantation colony of plantation owners ( elite ), house niggers ( cops, soldiers, and gov agents ), and field niggers ( working people ).
A few good men and women want to be free, let's say 10,000 to use the numbers here. 100 people motivate 1,000 people, 1,000 motivates 10,000, then 100,000 then you hit critical mass and the entire nation turns against the evil government.
[ Oregon Constitution - "The people have the right to abolish, or alter their government" ]
If 100 citizens were to carry out missions that totally destroyed the image of the USA police state, the elite, and the bankers then confidence in USA government would collapse, and ergo the US Dollar.
How might that be? By false flag events, by fighting fire with fire. We know that no citizen or patriot group can go up against the US-GOV who is armed to the teeth with modern military hardware. Thus the non-conventional war must be fought. If 100,000 young people were to video every government employee all the time and post them as fools and morons as the are, faith in government would collapse. If 100,000 people with mobile cameras would video every cop all the time and portray them as keystone cops the rape and pillage the public and small animals, then faith in the "Pinkertons" would collapse.
...
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E-book verson of Sun Tzu's Art of War
That presents a complete translation of Sun Tzu on the Art of War as penned by Dr. Lionel Giles from Great Britain. In 1910, Dr. Lionel Giles, a staff member of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts at the British Museum in London, introduced the English-speaking world to an effective translation of Sun Tzu Bing Fa, literally translated as Sun Tzu on War Methods. Lionel Giles published his translation through Luzac and Co. in London and Shanghai under the more commercial title, Sun Tzu on the Art of War.
Page 4, point 18.
All warfare is based on deception.
Page 12, point 19.
19. Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it.
Page 17, point 15 to 20.
15. In war, practice dissimulation, and you will succeed.
19. Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Page 35. Chapter XIII.
THE USE OF SPIES
8. When these five kinds of spy are all at work, none can discover the secret system. This is called “divine manipulation of the threads.” It is the sovereign’s most precious faculty.
14. Hence it is that which none in the whole army are more intimate relations to be maintained than with spies. None should be more liberally rewarded. In no other business should greater secrecy be preserved.
18. Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.
27. Hence it is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for purposes of spying and thereby they achieve great results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5jLYgc4nBs
The Art of War PART 1
That was an hour and a half long documentary The Art of War Sun Tsu. It was another sensationalized for TV type show, but nevertheless, basically interesting material! It splices together the history of Sun Tzu, discussing the battles that he fought, and then reviews things that he wrote down, in context of American military history in Vietnam war, and D-Day invasion, and American civil war, as examples ...
Similarly, of course, there was the Western traditional literature on that topic such as by Clausewitz and Machiavelli... Here is a link to a biased BBC article about Russian wars based on deception, which deliberately ignores that the British Empire was even more so. Indeed, the best of all systems of organized crime during relatively recent times has been the Anglo-American (Zionist) Empire. (Recall that the British Empire was controlled by the Rothschilds, since they captured control over the Bank of England at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and the international bankers recaptured control over the American government during the previous Century or so.)
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31020283
"All human history can be portrayed as the history of deception."
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Fight Fire with Fire people, your lives and your children's lives depend on you.
written by Brandon Smith , February 03, 2016
@Seen
I have no idea whether the elites are afraid of the Liberty Movement or not, and I don't think it really matters. Hubris is a weakness, I say let them have it.
The problem with the "kick it off" crowd is not that they want to fight, that's fine. It is that they are impatient and not very bright in most cases. Kicking it off requires intelligent planning and execution, like a sniper recon team, for example. The goal is direct and easily understood. The planning is meticulous and practical. The method is practiced until it is flawless. The execution and success of the operation becomes inevitable. THIS is what the elites are afraid of if they are afraid of anything - courageous professionals.
Exposing the elites is all well and good and we must continue to do so, but we'll never get a mass majority of people to see them for what they are before the hammer is already dropped on the system. I should know, I've been trying to educate people for over a decade.
written by minnesota connection , February 03, 2016
Thank you Brandon for another extraordinary and insightful article. You are an inspiration to many folks. Keep up the great work.
Francis (if that's who I think it is), miss your wit and wisdom over on Zerohedge.
Peace.
written by Gunny , February 04, 2016
Me thinks we should have learned something from the Slick Willie - "Militia" days. We did but I think we forgot.
We do NOT need to "organize" as the "militias" of those days did. The FBI, et al simply infiltrated the "organizations" with the intent of convincing the "leadership" to do something illegal--leaders go to jail, the group goes to hell.
From that, we learned about what was called the "leaderless resistance" -- no organization to infiltrate, no rosters to acquire, nothing there. (In those days, there were two ways you could tell the "gubment" guys: 1) he was the guy trying to get you to do something illegal and 2) they were the only guys that paid their "membership" dues on time.) Either you are one of us or you are not. If you don't know whether you are or not, then you are not.
This has since morphed into what is known globally as "open source warfare." It is the approach that has got, is continuing to get, and will continue to get the Great Satan's most "powerful" military on earth royal asses kicked every time out of the gate.
http://astore.amazon.com/flyove-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=131
written by West of the Rockies , February 04, 2016
Try community service ala volunteerism. My husband and I were in the same position as you a mere three years ago.
We joined the volunteer fire department which also, and much more actively, includes being first emergency medical responders. They were happy to accept city slickers.
We train regularly; we rub elbows with the townsfolk on calls; we perform a necessary service.
It also puts us in touch with county law enforcement - a real plus, since we are part of that information/response web. There are opportunities to expand our skills through multi-agency training.
It's the smartest thing we've done since moving here. Consider it.
written by Diane D , February 04, 2016
@TwoHoot, I agree with you, emphasizing 'a federal government' as opposed to 'the Federal government'.
written by cecile rhodes , February 04, 2016
https://lunaticoutpost.com/thread-624491.html
Seems to be missing from the @Brandon narrative above, that the actual lock-down of the area is being done by paid mercenary's, as well as armed protection of the court house.
When he merc's were asked at the courthouse "Who are you?", they simply answer "We don't have to tell you"
The above narrative by @Brandon makes it appear that the FBI is running the show in Burns, rather it is clear that the entire operation is being ran by offshore French IMF Blackstone Mercenary Services.
This fact, changes the entire notion of @Brandon's "Best method of Rebellion", as these merc's have no contract with the US Citizens, nor do the Merc's have to give a rat's ass about US peoples "Rights".
The fact that merc's wearing FBI patches have been running security in Burn's since January 4, 2016 is well known, and you can google it.
The 9 shot's that hit Lavoy, are thought to have been shots from merc snipers in the trees. While normal 'police' may have tased lavoy, he was murdered by the merc's, who have no accountability, and will be long gone from USA soil by the time the Oregon National Guard roll's up in Burns, Oregon.
Ranchers have already reported that they have been pulled from their car's and thrown to the ground by the merc's at check-points, and have been threatened to have the "Balls Crushed", not unlike how they operation in Iraq.
Early on merc's occupied city of burns and harassed locals, and made appearances that they were 'militia'.
I find it troubling that @Brandon focuses on the FBI, when clearly Bundy-Ambush is an International orchestrated even to disarm and murder US citizens.
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Peeling back the onion, another narrative missing is the fact that for the past 30+ years western oregon is under AIPAC ( neo conl/lib ) control, and eastern oregon is under mormon control. All players in Bundy game are mormon, and LDS see's Malheur County as part off "Deseret" going all the way back to 1830.
The USA has collapsed, and International banks are making good on USA assets ( uranium in Malheur ), LDS ( Church of Mormon ) and the AIPAC/JDL Neo crowd also see that all USA assets of any value are up for grabs.
Should be interesting if LDS or NEO can bring in their own mercenary's to fight in Burns, it seems that the 'Militia' which are no more than retired week-end warriors can compete with young professional killers.
Fight fire with fire, best to stand back and let the Soros/Koch bankers have their merc's fight IMF merc's, and let LDS send in its "avengers" ( secret lds kill teams )
Another item not mentioned, is that CIA and NSA is pretty much 80% comprised of LDS as those little missionary boys that go travel two years abroad, they have been #1 CIA livestock since 1950's. Today LDS pretty much passes all eyes on world to Salt Lake City (LDS), and hell even spy's on Israel ( ZION NEO ).
written by Brandon Smith , February 04, 2016
@cecile
Not that contractors haven't been used by the U.S. government before in standoff situations, but I'll have to see actual hard evidence, not a forum thread.
Also, even it it is true, it doesn't change A THING as far as the strategies I outline. The fact remains that Bundy and team still chose the wrong ground and the wrong method.
written by Francis Sawyer , February 04, 2016
@Brandon this war in the USA in Harney County, is not a a rebellion, because the its not the People Versus the Government, its an occupied force.
The fight at at this, and even you agree the 'collapse' has already transpired, the war at this point is an occupation, not unlike when the Nazi's occupied France. The IMF has come to collect the loot, based on USA Monetary Collapse and failure to make good on debt. All BLM land to be collateral and sold and auctioned by IMF. Blackstone Mercenaries are just modern day Pinkertons working for the Railroad, aka "The Wild Bunch".
At this point the war is by attrition, and knocking out the occupiers by darkness.
No @Brandon, there are 1,000's of images available on the internet of armed young professional merc's roaming Burns, since January 4, 2016, all without any identifying ID, and all arrived in Black SUV's with California "Exempt" plates, and even the Sheriff when he quit, was told that they were driving auto's registered to the FBI.
The fact that foreign mercenary's are occupying and controlling Harney County, and abusing the locals and the ranchers does 'Change Everything'.
It's impossible to find redress when the occupying foreign militia is exempt and immune from the laws of the land.
"Know your Enemy, Know Yourself" - Sun Tzu
We known all we want to know about martial arts, and weapons, and materials of war. If we fail to identify the 'enemy' then we can NEVER WIN.
Three major players stand before us.
1.) The LDS Mormon's invaded Harney County and took over. Lavoy Finicum being their front man.
2.) The AIPAC NEO-Liberal crowd that run Oregon, went nuts and called in the BIG GUNS.
3.) IMF France sent in their Mercenary's to make sure that Russian mining companys can deliver Uranium to France per the banks deals on the liquidation and bankruptcy of the USA.
4.) Team Bundy is financed by Koch, who are NEO-CON, no different than SOROS who is NEO-LIBERAL that represents Oregon liberals AIPAC politicians ( Senator Wyden ).
Know your enemy, know yourself
Thanks @Brandon, you are definitely committed to the cause.
written by Francis Sawyer , February 05, 2016
#Brandon yes I agree, Bundy made a big mistake going up to Oregon, out of his home turf.
The real deal here is we're fighting for the "HAMMONDS", and everybody should remember this.
The problem is that lots of folks are being used, and they have no idea of who is the "Good Guys", or the "Bad Guys".
Liberals can rightly say that the Bird Refuge being occupied is the most sacred ground of the Liberal Bird Watching World. People come from all over the world to see the "The Birds". Occupying this location is the moral equivalent to the left, that if say somebody occupied Mecca in Saudi. A hornets nest has been created.
A tremendous pressure on Governor Brown (Oregon) and Senator Wyden(OR) out of the Bird Sanctuary Refuge.
We do know that Bundy's were being financed by Koch, we also know that Lavoy Finicum's group works closely with LDS and their goals is "Deseret", a Mormon utopia that includes almost all of the Western United States.
WRT to the Hammonds, this is an old story as since the 1960's 1,000's of family's have lost their lives, farms, and livelihood in the West by the US Government.
The USA has already collapsed.
The most powerful group operating in Harney County is the Paid French Mercenary Team Blackstone. We have been told for a month GOV is burning $5,000/day, yet we know these Merc's make say $500/day or more, and there are said to be 200 Merc's operating, not counting their black-hawk helicopters, support and autos and somebody is spending a fortune on this operation, and its NOT Harney County.
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I agree with you, Bundy invading Harney County was 100% FUBAR.
The "Rebellion", say "SageBrush" for no other description, is an endless fight, a war that will go forever, unless say LDS wins and creates "Deseret", and then the ranchers can be happy and liberals can go live on the coast line Western America.
NEO both CON & Liberal are collapsing, and IMF's grab of the Uranium in Harney County just shows they're desperate for HARD assets to OWN in the coming post collapse years where "CASH" is worthless.
It appears most likely the War in rural Oregon will be 'native militia' and locals, versus highly paid professional mercenary killers that will be pulled out of the middle east and brought to USA to cull the herd so that IMF assets can be secured.
Know your enemy, Know yourself.
written by Brandon Smith , February 05, 2016
@Francis
I agree with most of what you are saying, but again, I have never seen any hard proof of mercs hired by the IMF in Burns, Oregon as Cecile claims. I'm happy to look at any links to evidence that people can provide.
I've also seen no hard evidence that the Koch brothers have anything to do with Bundy. I believe there was at least one fed provocateur among them according to the evidence I have. Again, I would have to see some links to something concrete.
written by ApplePie , February 05, 2016
Brandon,
I am 38...I am not sure what age you are. This was a great article. I only spotted it on Zero Hedge and frankly shocked they put it out there. I read each and every comment under neath it on that side...and then zipped on over here to it's link back to your page to read these comments.
One of the reasons I am responding to this is that everyone agrees there is a problem. The vast majority of the country knows there is a problem and it is much bigger than one person going it alone can fight it. We all want our Superman's and Batman's to help us after all those are the hero's that kept many alive during WW1 and WW2 through comic books or comic strips in the local papers. There was a common enemy throughout all the wars that have ever been fought in our nation's history and WW3 unfortunately will involve everyone.
There's an old saying that WW3 will be fought with Nukes and Bombs and WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones assuming there is anyone left from it.
I've looked at every argument for the past 15 years to see if this way is winnable. There was a brief moment I thought I could see us turning the Rubicon...just when I thought we had some things like the Tea Party and the taking back of both Major Chambers in Congress...I was led to believe a lie....like everything else that my vote ended up being squandered for the same result.
This is where I am at now with all of it....in my heart and in my soul. I say this as a brother and as a friend. The hours are late....the candle that once burned brightly for that city on a shining hill are no more. The best hope...and I sincerley mean this is to make peace with your maker and Creator. Jesus Christ is the only way out of all the suffering that is coming not just to us..but to the other nations as well. By believing in him as the Son of God, and his death, burial and Resurrection we can have everlasting life in his Kingdom which is a far better day than what's coming. I implore you to call on his name to be saved if you haven't already done it. We have created this self fulfilling prophecy to get here....and that's where we are because all the watchmen on the wall, leaders in the church didn't stand tall and guard against freedom and liberty by putting men of honor and integrity in places it was needed most the halls of Congress and DC and that was to protect us as a nation and now our guard is down to be attacked.
There is one small glimmer which is divine intervention from the hand of God in all of this. It can happen. He's proven that o'er and o'er in many places in the Bible. This might be the best place to start turning this around.. Number One is Repentance
Number Two is Forgiveness
Both of those things working in tandem might reveal some answers your looking for.
and let me add this in closing if the above can happen...I truly believe that if the Baby Boomers that are left and have any will to fight.....and the Generation Y and Silent Generation who do want to fight will both come together with a message they can agree on....your missing piece and link is Generation X because at this point I am in that camp and I don't know which one to stand with!!!!!! Chew on that....
God Bless Brandon and God Bless The United States Of America!
written by Brandon Smith , February 05, 2016
@apple pie
I agree that the situation is extremely serious, and a bit foreboding. All I can do, all anyone can do, is continue to follow their conscience, educate others when it is time to educate, and fight when it is time to fight. The future, no matter how bleak it seems, is NOT decided. I take much comfort in this.
It is not over until it is over, and this fight will be won by force of will more than by force of arms.
written by JimO , February 05, 2016
Something we can do in our everyday lives is Leaderless Resistance. Look it up, lots of good essays on how to do it.
Also, stay on target, the puppetmasters and the stringpullers and the financiers and the strategists are the real enemy.
written by DanC , February 05, 2016
Excellent piece, Brandon, and I agree with you on most of it, but there are couple of points I'd like to make:
1.Regarding the Bundy bunch, bottom line is we sold them out. Yeah, the thing was doomed to failure from the get-go and was nothing but a clusterfark from there. But we should have kept our criticisms private, between us and them, while publicly supporting the underlying cause...or at the very least remaining silent. This is as much a PR war as anything else...so any public display of disunity hurts the cause. We should have been defending them from the wackier propaganda that was being spread and refrained from public criticism. Praise (and defend) in public, punish or correct in private: Leadership 101.
2. Ruby Ridge and the Bonus Army massacre where also "Boston Massacre Moments"...but subsequent events snuffed out any fuse they may have lit, the OKC bombing and WWII, respectively. We'll be going to war again soon...depending on the Presidential nominees it will either be before the November elections or after the January inauguration. Sadly, I think the Oregon standoff might not even get a footnote in history.
3. Someone mentioned "leaderless resistance". That is a misleading phrase. No, we don't need some national leader like the sheeple do, but we ALL need to be leaders and take independent action when the opportunity presents itself.
written by Brandon Smith , February 05, 2016
@DanC
1) I disagree. THEY almost sold out the movement by acting without listening to people with greater knowledge and experience and creating a scenario in which we might be forced to enter into a civil war on even weaker footing. Remember, Bundy and team called themselves the "tip of the spear" and acted not just in their own name, but in the name of the liberty movement at large. We did not ask to be associated with their actions, but we automatically were, and they knew full well that this would happen.
Frankly, if a person or group thinks they can take such foolish action built on bad strategy and then expect the rest of us will simply shut up and toe the line to avoid "disunity", they can go fuck themselves. We don't owe Bundy a damn thing, and disunity in the name of reason is far better than unity in the name of stupidity.
2) Different times, different social awareness, different movements. Your comparisons are not all that similar to that which is happening today. In fact, I would venture to say that there was no concrete liberty movement in those eras. Today, there is.
3) I agree completely.
written by Michael K. , February 05, 2016
Good going, Brandon. You're the real deal.
Don't judge ethical pacifists who are willing to face danger without arms. They have faith in something higher.
Do you want to give out some Ham frequencies that folk can monitor to pick up your broadcasts?
written by Brandon Smith , February 05, 2016
@Michael
I'll judge anyone who sets themselves and the liberty movement up for failure. Show me a pacifist method that works against psychopaths and I'll give you the thumbs up.
Stay tuned for a video coming soon on Ham networking...
written by Poeticus , February 06, 2016
Brandon, could you comment on this article and state why the OSSA are incorrect in backing the FBI and their incorrect comments on the facts of this case.
written by Poeticus , February 06, 2016
http://freedomoutpost.com/2016...land-grab/
written by Michael K. , February 06, 2016
Some doctors and some clergy will refuse to go armed or to go attack the enemy. Yet they will risk everything to save a life or a soul. These are the pacifists I want to know.
written by Brandon Smith , February 06, 2016
@Michael
And those men serve their functions, but they do not win battles and unseat tyrants. Without warriors at the front, their efforts achieve little.
written by helot , February 06, 2016
Ha! This was funny (and, for lack of a better word, sad) and oh so true:
"Frankly, if a person or group thinks they can take such foolish action built on bad strategy and then expect the rest of us will simply shut up and toe the line to avoid "disunity", they can go fuck themselves. We don't owe Bundy a damn thing, [especially this part which was articulated perfectly:] and disunity in the name of reason is far better than unity in the name of stupidity."
Also, I hope you create a transcript of your video for those of us who cannot easily watch video.
written by sodbuster , February 07, 2016
I've been reading your material a few years and appreciate your gift of communicating without it. Keep up the good fight.
written by Brandon Smith , February 07, 2016
@sodbuster
Not the first time, nor the last. Sometimes it is required to get a point across. There are far worse things in the world than an F-bomb now and then.
written by Sam Spade , February 07, 2016
First order of business is to encourage everybody and anybody to "abstain from beans":
http://voluntaryist.com/lefevre/beans.html#.Vremm1IYM20
"...Working within the system means to become a part of the system. When you go into the voting booth, the only meaningful significance that your action will have is to show that one more person supports the state..." (From Be Free, by Mark Davis July 10, 2005.
http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/davis_m/davis1.html
Thanks, Mark)
Last time I voted was 1964 (I'm 81). For Barry Goldwater. I now see that there would have been no earthly gain for the freedom "movement" by his "win" over the criminal, Lyndon Johnson. (I abhor and refrain from joining "movements").
I am a sovereign state. A revolution of one, if you like. I'd like for you, Mr & Ms Reader, to gain sovereignty for yourselves. But I do not need your participation for me to remain free.
Sam
written by TwoHoot , February 08, 2016
Attack weakness, not strength.
Excerpted from "How to Defeat Your Government" by Robert Gore:
"The US government’s—virtually all governments’—biggest weakness is that it produces nothing on its own and must either borrow, swindle, or steal what it spends from those who do produce. Government is thus dependent on the voluntary choice of producers to produce and creditors to lend. Economic collapse and bankruptcy have felled far more governments than revolutions or invasions, although revolutionaries or invaders often administer the coup de grâce."
Full article at:
http://straightlinelogic.com/2016/02/07/7105/
written by helot1 , February 08, 2016
Abstain From Beans is 81 years old? Wow, it's such a contradiction to the 60+ year olds I know who have No Clue what The Internet even is, no matter how much I prod them.
Also, whoa, this is a scary and possible outcome:
"The cop's know the system is collapsing, if the elite's government collapses, only to be replaced by a government of cop's (Oathkeeper's), is this really the plan?
Patriot Militia's are most composed of 'cops', they want to seize control of USA post financial collapse.
Is this really a good thing @Brandon?
The problem is USA has the most people in the world as slave labor, the cops and prison guards are simply going to make everyone a slave. "
Our Only hope,... as I read this (I thought of Brandon as Lennin, read the article to see what I mean) - "Here is a law we can trust: Moore's. Moore's law is on our side. What we need now is lone jurors."
Look up the article:
Liberty's Greatest Enemy Today
Gary North - February 04, 2016
We're surrounded all right, by bastards. ...And, imbeciles.
written by Brandon Smith , February 09, 2016
@Helot
Patriot militias are not "mostly composed of cops", but if someone wants to produce evidence of this, I would be happy to take a look at it. There are always going to be plants and informants, but they are few and far between by comparison. To assert that they are at all a majority is simply baseless.
And, even if these militias were composed of regular cops, as long as they support constitutional liberty, I'm not sure why that would matter. If they aren't in support of constitutional liberty then they should be dealt with just like the central bankers. You are entertaining hypotheticals without any facts to back them.
written by Brandon Smith , February 09, 2016
@Twohoot
Yes, I already fully countered the silly arguments made in that article long ago in my own article titled 'Violence In The Face Of Tyranny Is Often Necessary":
http://www.alt-market.com/articles/1911-violence-in-the-face-of-tyranny-is-often-necessary
The pacifist position holds no water whatsoever.
written by Been Around , February 10, 2016
Brandon ... you wrote
"February 03, 2016
@Two Hoot
No, government is an entity with the preponderance of force over its members. NO ONE is claiming that we should have the preponderance of force over our communities. We are only calling for VOLUNTARY organization. There is a big difference."
I guess you've forgotten that 13 colonies VOLUNTARILY organized and created the federal government that is now out of control. (lol)
And I guess you've forgotten that power corrupts ... and all the corruption you see at the federal level begins at the local level. Local governments are just as corrupt, if not more, as the federal government. The reason being, 'good ol' boys' run small towns for their own benefit. And then people often become enamored with the idea that their 'friend' is in office, not realizing that their 'friend in office' is becoming more corrupt by the day.
You can criticize Ammon Bundy all day long. That still doesn't excuse the BLM, nor the FBI for their abusive behavior.
People have protested with sit-ins and occupation of public buildings for decades: the VietNam war protestors had sit-ins at government buildings. Students protesting administration decisions had sit-ins at public universities, women's rights groups have taken over countless public buildings throughout the country, and more recently, the Occupy movement took over entire public parks ... so why is the occupation at Malheur so terribly wrong?
The major drawback to the occupation in Oregon that I don't think Ammon took into account was the weather. It's really hard to get thousands of people to show up in support of your cause when it's freezing cold outside. Part of the reason the situation in Nevada was as successful as it was is because the weather was good which allowed for more supporters to show up. If the same number of supporters had shown up in Oregon the story would be completely different today.
It's easy to sit on the sidelines & criticize. When you suffer major losses at the hands of the feds, come back and tell me all about it, and how you're going to go about seeking redress of grievances from a government that won't even recognize you.
LaVoy's death is not in vain, nor is it the end. And all you sideline critics need to hold your tongue before passing judgment on those who will be remembered in history as heroes of the 2nd American revolution ... 'cause I can guarantee you, no one's going to remember the names of armchair 'patriots'.
When you step up your game and are willing to pay the price for what you believe in, for what you know is right, despite all odds, THEN you can come back and tell me all about it. For that's what heroes and legends and stories are made of, and all you wordy critics won't even be found in the trash heaps of time.
written by Brandon Smith , February 11, 2016
@Been Around
You haven't been paying attention.
I never said that Bundy's terrible planning and execution of the Oregon standoff "excuses" the behavior of the Feds. In fact, I said the exact opposite. You need to work on your reading comprehension.
What I DID say, was that the behavior of the feds does not excuse hot headed emotional reaction without any thought or planning. Regardless of what the feds do, we still have to fight smart. Bundy did not, which is why we have this dismal failure in front of us.
As far as voluntary governance goes, the colonies DID NOT volunteer for the government we have TODAY. They volunteered to participate in a system that does not exist anymore. Just because a system becomes corrupted does not mean all voluntary society is somehow negated as an option. Your logic is severely flawed.
Local governments today are still centralized governments that are tied directly to the federal government through grants and cash infusions. You seem to be conveniently forgetting that little detail. We do not have true localism today.
Ammon did not take A LOT of things into account when initiating the Oregon occupation. The weather was a minor part of a much bigger problem of overall ignorance. You can hypothesize all day, but none of that is really relevant. It went down the way it went down because of failure of leadership, not the weather.
I don't sit on the sidelines, guy. I'm just not operating foolishly enough to end up on the nightly news. I have been organizing preparedness groups for YEARS. Training and teaching many people who go on to train others. What have you ever done for the movement, besides hide behind fake names while trolling the web?
I'll speak on Lavoy whenever and however I please exactly because Lavoy is an example of the consequences of bad tactics and amateur behavior. You cannot argue with failure. It is what it is, and pretending it is something else is not healthy for the liberty movement.
I have likely done far more in my life for the Liberty Movement than you will ever accomplish. You're just another anonymous coward hiding behind your computer; an armchair warrior demanding that the rest of us go fight on shit ground based on a shit plan. If you are so enamoured of Bundy and team, then where the hell were you when all was said and done? Why aren't you out there fighting the good fight?
Your entire rambling diatribe could be summarized down into one phrase - the pot calling the kettle black. Think before you speak. Save yourself some embarrassment.
written by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , February 11, 2016
Brandon.
you're comment about no communications is correct.
I have tried for years now (since Ruby Ridge) to discuss this very thing and immediatlely get the lepper treatment. Iv'e tried at meetings and websites of various kinds and no one will even consider it out of fear of the feds etc.
to me thats silly, like "they" don't know who and what we are. At any rate, I have assembled an informal railroad of various and sundry people with their own reasons or needs
for person to person contacts but is quite slow and unreliable. I'm not a tech person so I have no solutions to offer but am sure there is a way.
In all my reading you are the first credible writer to ever mention something so important.
written by Scolos Narbarson (ficticious name) , February 13, 2016
This is the best article on Revolutionary Strategy, that I have yet seen. Its a "keeper". Will distribute it in my community. (The part of it that is somewhat Revolutionary, anyway.)
The only part of this article that caused me some concern was the comment (fourth paragraph): "...our progressively corrupt establishment..."
I hope you mean that the Oligarchic Government of the United States is "progressively" becoming more corrupt...and this needs to be stopped. Is that what you meant?
written by Scolos Narbarson (ficticious name) , February 13, 2016
TwoHoot shares: "In my mind (correct me if I am wrong), the general goal is to re-establish Constitutionally limited government in the USA. That would be a Federal Government that 1) provides for the national defence, 2) maintains a sound currency, 3) interacts with foreign nations on behalf of the states and 4) settles disputes between states, leaving all other matters to the states and the people."
I am concerned about the word "re-establish" in TwoHoot's proposal.
Does "re-establish" mean to restore as was, or is there room in that for improvement?
written by Brandon Smith , February 13, 2016
@Scolos
Yes, that is what I meant.
Regards,
Brandon
written by Portland Occupier , February 17, 2016
I disagree but only in part and do appreciate your views. I am Occupy, a saying recognized by "true" Occupiers. We did know what we were doing, but much in part secret. You see the movement, or those of us that knew the inside secrets, knew that the government would use various forms of psyops (psychological warfare) on us. We also knew they would use infiltrators to start arguments within the group. Part of our strategy was to have no hierarchy, or leaders. That is because the first thing a government, such as they did in china, will do is take out the leaders. In addition, if we had a clear ideology, they would ct as if that was being addressed or belittle it in corporate media. However, movements and resistance often work on a vertical hierarchy method. We implemented a horizontal form of growth which totally threw the opposition off, along with the lack of clear ideology. What the end result is then, all of the growth of our movement created trained independent activist that would spread across America with individual ideologies which would form thousands of movements to battle the thousands of areas of corruption in the nation and world. In a conversation I had with Elane Brown (an original organizer for the Black Panther Movement, she implied the lack of ideology was why Occupy did not last. I argued, to what i believe she was discontent in hearing, that neither the Black Panther or Occupy movements ever ended. I told her at around age 7, I found a book of hers which inspired me to become an activist, and her work with Occupy Oakland was additional proof that the Black Panther Movement was still alive,. And I told her of our horizontal or lateral movement showed in the active state of multiple protest today. In addition, I am still a very active original Occupier as many are. In fact I p;ayed a large part in restoring health care to Oregon's Low Income and the warning of caution concerning the T.P.P. At this time I warn all to be very careful in 2016 and definitely do not vote for anyone Tom Steyer has funded. If you would like to stay on top of things, send me request to keep you informed Via Email. Send request to, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I will send you a secret for surviving the chaos of corruption we have today if you do. Power to the People.
written by Portland Occupier , February 17, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b26aqR8YpeQ
written by Brandon Smith , February 21, 2016
@Occupier
The Occupy Movement never had a real identity (beyond Occupying places) or specific goals, so I suppose one could argue that they simply changed strategies and still exist. However, I think this is not an entirely honest assessment. Nothing truly concrete was ever accomplished by the occupy movement during its mass protests, which were what gave the Occupy Movement its identity as "Occupiers". Individual efforts and lateral movements aside, the same problems that the occupy movement claimed to stand against still exist in totality today. I'm afraid this is called failure by every definition that matters.
The fact that Occupy was infested with Marxist-minded organizers did not help. Their complete lack of education in terms of the differences between true free markets versus crony-capitalism put them at odds with people in the Liberty Movement who might have otherwise been their allies. And I'm here to tell you, no activist movement is ever going to go far without the involvement of the liberty movement and constitutionalists. Occupiers simply refused to acknowledge their impotence, which is why they were trampled by police in the end. With the armed and security minded liberty movement present, they would not have dared to use riot police in that manner. Unfortunately, Occupy went too far left making it impossible for the liberty movement to work with them.
The biggest weakness of any movement for change is the propensity to ignore failure and pretend as if they have accomplished something when they have not. It is this kind of self deception that prevents such movements from ever learning from their mistakes and bad strategies.
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