Answer To Anonymous

Reading through the blogs this morning, I end up- as usual- at Mayberry's. (Save for dessert.) Someone out there is, I think, feeling a moment of panic, frustration, desire and not a little fear- fear he/she's going to miss the next Revolution.

For brevity sake, here's the letter to Mayberry:
How the hell are we gonna get the army of Patriots together? Where's the rally point? What's the required TA-50? Who's in charge? Is there a password/counter password so we know who the hell is on the right side? Can we do another Boston Tea Party and throw the frigging lib dems overboard cause we KNOW we ain't going to vote them out! Voting for Baldwin ain't going to do more than be an objection vote and Obama's still going to win so it's wasted ink.

Thinking about this later, I decided I had to cross channels and (maybe) steal some thunder from Mayberry and post my thoughts on the topic. Here goes...

First, getting the Patriots together will be no easy chore. No more easy than it was in 1776. We'll have to watch the church tower and look for the lanterns- there will be many calls. My best guess, since we're doing a Constitutional revamping, it'll be some time around April 19 that the call goes out and you won't miss it.

TA-50. Methinks you've been military sometime in the last forty or fifty years. This, Dear Friend, is going to be a "come as you are" party. Bring whatever you think you'll need yet maintain flexibility and mobility all the while keeping a steady stream of interwoven fire. So far as arms are concerned: there'll be plenty on the battle field to pick and choose your fave.

Who's in charge? That's a tough one to answer as there are so many qualified Patriots out there (count me out: I can't get my dog to eat steak let alone lead men; but I'll be right beside you). My guess is someone we already know through the media or blogs, someone already in a position of power. Just be sure he's not advocating 'peace and safety' or 'everything's gonna be great' or any kind of social welfare programs- we have enough politicians like that already. As to the first couple, those are promises of the anti-Christ so let's ignore him.

The password is going to Liberty and Freedom; Constitution and Rights; Honor and Truth; all the nouns we can associate with what it means to be American.

The rally point is going to be Washington, D.C. where there will be a very substantial supply of one-inch thick hemp and a lot of lamp posts from which to dangle the traitors of our Constitution. It will be in D.C. we encounter the heaviest resistance. Not only from military forces, but the local welfare/nanny state inhabitants. However, having it in Philly might not be a bad idea, either- the Cradle of Freedom. Wherever it will be, you will know.

Yes, IMNASHO, Obama's going to win and woe unto us within the first six months. Aside from losing jobs and money through taxation without representation, we'll lose our gun rights- hopefully you have one or two and a goodly supply of ammo for each- as well as the First Amendment (and watch how the blogs you read suddenly disappear, as well as the A.M. radio stations).

Too, in MyNotAlwaysSoHumbleOpinion, this will be a small, if not very small army. Though there are many Patriots "out there", most will be unable or unwilling to come.

Why do I say that?

First, because of the awesome military power that is available to protect the evil people within the government, hearts will grow weak just thinking about it. For sure, the fire and zeal will be in the hearts and minds of those Patriots- all the way to the gas station/bus depot/plane ramp. Then the doubts will set in:

"What if we lose?"

"What if I'm the only one there?"

"How long will it take?"

"What if we don't have someone in charge who knows what to do?"

"What if Russia or China or England (put country in here) come to help them?"

"What if I'm the only one there?" (Asked twice because we'll be thinking of ourselves, our families, our associations: all those who will think differently of us.)

So, you see, Dear Friend- it's going to be a tough row to hoe. We'll have to be ready at any given time. We'll have to, as Patrick Henry, be unhesitant saying "Give me Liberty or give me death!" There will be no other way- so very many will, very very many, will undoubtedly die without knowing the result of the Revolution.

Will it be a success? Will it fail? How long will it take? What if I die, who will care for my family, my kids (my dog)? What will my mother think?

Unanswerable questions except that, "We will not know unless we go."

As to what Mom will think... I believe mine will stand proud at my funeral, knowing that the flag across my casket will be Old Glory. She knows my stand now as she always has, will shed tears because I stood for what I believe and took no compromising path to protect Her: my Mother, my son, my Country, my Flag, my Fellow Patriots, my God.

I close not with, "God Bless America", but with, "America, Bless God", for I believe that if we bless Him, He will bless us. For, "I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands: One nation, under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

Take not that oath without giving it thought- serious thought. To pledge allegiance is to swear your life. When being inducted to the military, we swear our oath to "Protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America from all enemies, foreign and domestic". This, too, is to swear your life in defense of. Not to be taken lightly- and I know of some who took not that oath in '68- yet did give their lives for the liberty of others.

So, Dear Friend, consider what you ask. Take no oath or make no promise for which you will not shed your blood, surrender your life. Or worse: end in a POW camp that will make Guantanamo/Gitzo look like Paris Hilton's bedroom.

America- Bless God.

Shy

(I'm sure I can hear the thump of Jack Boots on my stoop even now as I ready to post this.)

Getting prepared

Coming attractions. If this was a movie, this would precede the newsreel.
Of course, most readers here probably have no idea what the "newsreel" is. Let me explain...

In the "old days", when people went to the theater to see a movie, they were treated to four things: the movie they went to see, the previews of 'coming attractions', a cartoon that was actually funny, and a news story or two, usually something current and timely.

What follows is no cartoon, regardless how you perceive it.

The coming attractions, as I see them, are global hunger/famine, even in the United States of America, brought on by a world-wide anti-pollution cartel; world-wide energy crisis brought on in great part by left-wing-liberal politicians such as Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal); global 'warming' fanatics (such as Sierra Club et al and their in-pocket politicians); a breakdown of society, especially in the United States of America, brought on by liberal politicians trying to appease the world-at-large and their own self-aggrandizing egos; civil unrest created by this societal breakdown.

In short, the shit is going to hit the fan and people had better be prepared.

Everyone will need at minimum three items to survive: water, food and shelter. Beyond that everything else is gravy.

And that is how you should look at it. Whatever is not necessary to survival is gravy. Get that in your head now, first off, right away, ASAP. If your head isn't "in the game", your ass won't be, either.

Water. Egads, big business has sure helped in that area: get your bottles of water in stock now. At least a gallon per day per person in your household. And to hell with the soap and washing anything but dishes. (I say that tongue in cheek: you can bathe if you have an ample supply of water, even the kind unfit for consumption.) You can buy oodles of water already sealed in factory-fresh containers of 16 ounces, or more. If you have the money and inclination to. Otherwise, buy some containers (or recycle) and fill with tap water. Get some sort of purification system for any water you consider suspect- especially if you live in a community and have no personal well. Recommendations? Nope, I have none so you'll have to research your own. Just Google 'water purification'.

Food. MMMM, we all love to eat- soon we'll be eating to live and that will make a lot of difference in what's on the menu. Sugar will be the least of your worries. Salt should be at the top of the list, or close to it. You can live without sugar but not salt with Iodine. Get some. Get lots. Your kids will learn quickly to adapt to good food- well, nutritious food, anyway- when you make it clear they have two choices: eat or go hungry. And, for your own personal peace of mind, be sure to "not give a shit which it is," and they'll get the idea fast. Again, I have no honest recommendations, other than Mountain House Foods. They manufacture "MRE's" that, from my camping experience, are genuinely delicious and easy to prepare. (You can even open a packet, pour in water, carry it in your pocket for several hours of hiking/whatever or a day, and have a somewhat warm, rejuvenated Meal Ready to Eat.) Otherwise, in my own preps, I'm going from store to store buying what I normally buy, only more of it. Salt, spaghetti's, salt, macaroni and dry sauce packets for them, salt, tuna, salt, dehydrated soups, salt, SPAM (the original type),salt and other loved spices, salt, flour, many canned goods such as salt, beans, corn, carrots, peas, beets, mixed veggies, asparagus, tomatoes- whole, chopped, diced, sliced and sauteed as well as sauced and some with salt- and more dehydrated soups. The list goes on: my point is buy what you'd normally buy, only twice as much. When the Y2K scare came around (gawd, I was hopin it would! but that's a whole 'nother story) my pantry was ready. We are still living on some of those supplies.

Also, get your seed supplies in stock: nothing hybrid/modern. Get what's known as 'heritage' seeds: they'll sprout young'uns for your next year's growth. You'll never taste peas so good as what you grow yourself. Not to mention peas, carrots, onions, taters, beets, rutabagas, corn....

Shelter is really simple, really. Whatever you're doing now, get the hell out of Dodge and do it someplace else. (Of course, I'm hopin' no one takes this advice cuz I wanna be livin' in the woods all alone, no tourists around me.) Seriously, folks: get away from larger cities fast as you can, even if it means a commute. Gas is cheap compared to being caught in town when your pants are down.

(Guess I should put in a disclaimer in here, too: remember, whatever you do is a result of your own thinking, not mine. I will not and claim no responsibility for what you do: you are your own person regardless what others say or do. Your mind is yours to make up, your conscience is yours to live with, your family is yours to protect as is your own life, I will not be responsible for them. Any mistakes you make are a result of your own thinking. Any injuries accrued are a result of your own actions- I will not be there to give them and sure as hell will not be there to wipe your nose and kiss the booboos. So grow up, cowboy up, man up, grow a pair and settle your own affairs like a man instead of a sniveling chicken shit.)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

You'd be best to have a rural area in which to find your buns. A place with ample supplies, bandaids and bullets. (Yup- we're going to cover those, too. But not today.) Look for a smaller community to live, where you can actually get to know your neighbors (yes, there are places like that still .)
While you're in the neighborhood, don't be alarmist and start screaming for everyone to take shelter and plant their gardens- they'll consider you a kook at the least, a real looney bin candidate or call the men in white coats.

So there you have it for now...much more to come cuz this is just a primer (primmer in 'old school' speak) and we have lots and lots to talk about.

While you're waiting for our next talk, start working on that wood pile.

What do you mean "no way no-how you ain't got a clue"? OOPS- well, let's hit that soon.

Oh- that newsreel we talked about? That's coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

Shy III