http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-13/obama-declares-war-extremism-%E2%80%93-are-you-extremist
As you will see below, your definition of an “extremist” may be
far, far different from the definition that Barack Obama is using. When you do a
Google search, you will find that an “extremist” is defined as “a person who holds extreme or fanatical
political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.” According to
Wikipedia, “extremism” is “
an ideology (particularly in politics or religion), considered to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society or to violate common moral standards. Extremism can take many forms, including
political, religious and economic.”
Please notice that neither of those definitions uses the word
violence. In this day and age, you can be considered an “extremist”
simply based on what you believe, and as you will see later in this
article there are now tens of millions of Americans that are considered
to be “extremists” and “potential terrorists” according to official U.S.
government documents.
and (from Ron Paul)
If
Americans were honest with themselves they would acknowledge that the
Republic is no more. We now live in a police state. If we do not
recognize and resist this development, freedom and prosperity for all
Americans will continue to deteriorate. All liberties in America today
are under siege.
It didn’t happen overnight. It took many years of neglect for our
liberties to be given away so casually for a promise of security from
the politicians. The tragic part is that the more security was promised —
physical and economic — the less liberty was protected.
With cradle-to-grave welfare protecting all citizens from any
mistakes and a perpetual global war on terrorism, which a majority of
Americans were convinced was absolutely necessary for our survival, our
security and prosperity has been sacrificed.
It was all based on lies and ignorance. Many came to believe that
their best interests were served by giving up a little freedom now and
then to gain a better life.
The trap was set. At the beginning of a cycle that systematically
undermines liberty with delusions of easy prosperity, the change may
actually seem to be beneficial to a few. But to me that’s like excusing
embezzlement as a road to leisure and wealth — eventually payment and
punishment always come due. One cannot escape the fact that a society’s
wealth cannot be sustained or increased without work and productive
effort. Yes, some criminal elements can benefit for a while, but reality
always sets in.
Reality is now setting in for America and for that matter for most of
the world. The piper will get his due even if “the children” have to
suffer. The deception of promising “success” has lasted for quite a
while. It was accomplished by ever-increasing taxes, deficits,
borrowing, and printing press money. In the meantime the policing powers
of the federal government were systematically and significantly
expanded. No one cared much, as there seemed to be enough “gravy” for
the rich, the poor, the politicians, and the bureaucrats.
