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Zach Foster Rants
Purging the Republican Party to Save Its Future By Zach Foster A bipartisan team of Senators recently gave a press conference discussing their immigration reform bill offering amnesty and citizenship plans for illegal immigrants. Republicans from D.C. to L.A. County are readily endorsing the plan with the hopes of painting the Republican Party in a more populist shade in the eyes of Hispanic voters. John McCain was blatantly honest as to why the Republican Senators were willing to compromise after years of a hard-line stance: “Look at the election.” 71% of Hispanic voters favored Obama.
Despite the temporary relief this pro-amnesty stance might bring to the GOP’s image, trying to appease voters on immigration is merely an attempt to treat a symptom but not the cause of the GOP’s electoral failure. The GOP is ill with a progressing cancer. For years the Party eroded its principles at the beckon of questionable leaders. The only way to cure the cancer is not by treating symptoms, but rather by cutting out the cancer. If the Party is to survive, its members need to steer it back to the conservative-libertarian ideology that made it great, and purge the poor leadership which has been the Party’s downfall. The 2012 election losses are the blooming flowers planted with the seeds of the Party’s hypocrisy. Republicans spent four years damning and demonizing President Obama for much of what these same so-called conservatives supported in the past. Republicans have been completely blind to the reality that President Obama is only superficially different from George W. Bush. Both Bush and Obama traded their campaign promises of a peaceful foreign policy for a foreign policy of war. While war in Afghanistan was thrown at the Bush Administration by Al Qaeda on 9/11, the justification for war in Iraq was fictional (though the lives lost were not).
The Iraq War is made even more inexcusable by the Administration removing needed resources from Afghanistan for redeployment in Iraq, creating ample opportunity for the all-but-defeated Taliban to recover, regroup, and reoccupy their home country with a vengeance, thus prolonging and intensifying the war. President Obama campaigned on a speedy end to both wars but instead upheld the Bush-era Iraq withdrawal timeline and extended U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan to 2024. Republicans stalwartly supported the removal of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2002-03 though they criticized Obama for intervention in Libya, even though Muammar Gaddhafi was a similar despot of the same Pan-Arab socialist militant movement as Hussein. While Republicans vehemently damned Obama for the four diplomats killed by Islamic militants in Libya, they never expressed outrage against Bush for the American soldiers killed and wounded by jihadists in the Philippines.
Republicans who supported the Bush-era socialistic stimulus plans criticized Obama for being a crypto-Marxist over the Relief and Recovery Act and TARP bailouts. Their hypocrisy stands out in their opposition to Obama’s programs even though they’re merely the logical conclusion to Bush’s economic interventions. The Bush and Obama administrations have also proven to be nearly identical in policies regarding the war on drugs, education, the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, and a host of other areas. The GOP further spiraled into ideological oblivion with widespread support for crypto-Democrat Mitt Romney from the RNC and later the majority of the Party’s registered voters. Meanwhile the one candidate who had a realistic chance of defeating Obama, who consistently polled higher than Obama, and truly inspired tens of thousands of grass-roots activists nationwide to take to the streets and register new Republicans—Ron Paul—was severely marginalized by the RNC and demonized by the propaganda outlet Fox News. The Party settled for flip-flopper Romney who had supported abortion, the TARP bailouts, tax increases, signed gun control bills into law, and designed the blueprint for ObamaCare (which in 2008 he publicly supported implementing nationwide). Why on earth would the Democrats vote for a facsimile of Obama when they had the real one already in office?!
Painful as it is to say, the GOP not only deserved the 2012 presidential election loss but sewed the seeds of its own defeat. They justified their settling for Romney under the Anybody-But-Obama mindset, rationalizing that they were supporting the lesser of two evils. Nonetheless, the lesser of the two is still evil, and unlike the opposition evil who gives the righteous something to rally against, the “lesser” evil drains the good of their purity. So it was with Romney, from the RNC to the county central committees. Republicans will occasionally recommend conservatives read the leftist Saul Alinski’s book Rules for Radicals with the idea that they’ll use the left’s own tactics against them. Frankly, the GOP needs to clean its closet before going after the left, and Alinski isn’t the model to follow. If the GOP is to survive, every leader who cheer-led for Romney and marginalized the libertarian faction must repent or be purged the way Lenin purged weak elements from the Bolshevik Party: relieving them of their posts and barring them from ever holding office again. The Party must also hand over the reigns of leadership to the libertarian-leaning Republican Liberty Caucus. It’s time for the Party’s failed leaders to back the dented car gently into the driveway and hand the keys to an adult. The Party needs to return to the venerable, principled platform that made it great throughout much of the twentieth century.
The GOP opposed entry into World War I, championed civil rights and social equality for decades, was chosen to bring peace with honor in Korea and Vietnam, and supported a gold standard because un-backed currency was merely paper fraud that devalued working men’s hard-earned dollars. The Party can once again find the ideological balance between the paleoconservative philosophy of Robert Taft and Barry Goldwater and the libertarian philosophy of Murray Rothbard and Albert Jay Nock. The GOP can once again be the party of the people. Now is the time for the libertarian faction to shine, restore the Republican Party, and preserve its future so that we can do the same for our republic.
The election's over and I no longer need to behave myself.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Celebrating Blue Republican’s 2nd Birthday
Principles before Party, always.
Today, July 7th, is the second anniversary of the launching of Blue Republican. This non-partisan organization emerged from its founding to be a driving force in winning multiple county primaries and caucuses for Ron Paul. How did they do this? Quite easily: they reached out to voters on the left of the spectrum, moving them with Ron Paul’s message of peace, tolerance, and the beauty that’s possible in a libertarian society. These voters were willing to register Republican to vote for Ron Paul.
Rarely has one man ever inspired people to completely cross the political spectrum, motivated by exciting new ideas. Nonetheless, this is what Ron Paul accomplished. Even in its infancy, the Blue Republican organization played a valuable part in the 2012 campaign cycle. Unfortunately, Dr. Paul didn’t win the Republican nomination, but he did succeed in permanently injecting pillars of libertarianism into the Republican Party and in changing the course of the national dialogue.
Among the people advocating for the changes urged by Ron Paul—lower taxes, integrity of civil liberties, an end to government-corporate cronyism, and a humble foreign policy—was one tireless activist, Robin Koerner. A writer by trade, his work featured in the Huffington Post, Koerner exemplifies the American Dream in progress. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Koerner is currently a legal resident living in Seattle. He’s not a U.S. citizen and cannot yet vote, but he’s sure as hell displayed more patriotism than your average born-in-the-USA John Doe.
Most of us are American patriots by circumstance; we were born in this country, were taught the Pledge of Allegiance and the obligatory patriotic songs in elementary school, and grew up learning to love America. It’s the immigrant who redefines patriotism, as the immigrant consciously chooses to come to this country, to live here, and learns to love America and its ways. Most of us are Americans by luck; Koerner is an American by choice and by action. Furthermore, Koerner doesn’t consign himself to the typical behavior of the American voter: watching MSNBC or Fox News to be told by demagogues what to think, deciding which candidate looks better on TV, and then voting. Koerner, while himself unable to vote, remains involved and gets out the vote. When I’m not mercilessly teasing this limey with Revolutionary War jokes, it’s an honor to work with Robin Koerner in Blue Republican.
Today, Blue Republican is experiencing a renaissance. New chapters are forming nationwide, including my native California. California will perhaps be among the most vital states in this organization. We realize California is a solid blue state, but this could be turned to our advantage in the 2014 midterm elections and especially the 2016 presidential election. We would love to bring as many Blue State voters into our organization as possible. They’d be joining the Republican Party, but would identify chiefly with the libertarian faction and not the voter-fraud warlords in the RNC.
California has many independents, moderate Democrats, and disillusioned liberals unhappy with the Democrat Party. For example, let’s take the gay community (all of whom are most welcome into the GOP and the liberty movement through Blue Republican). For decades, the Democrat Party has had a solid majority in both houses of the state legislature. If they truly gave a damn about the gay community, gay marriage would have been fully legalized in California years ago.
Let’s also approach the War on Drugs. Most Blue Republicans stalwartly believe that marijuana should be legalized on a state-by-state basis per the 10th Amendment. We believe no one should be jailed for having marijuana, much less giving a puff to a friend (this is legally considered to be “distribution”), and that other drugs should be decriminalized and regulated just like alcohol. Most Democrats profess to believe this too. However, if the Democrats truly gave a damn about the many blacks, Hispanics, and working-class whites rotting away in prison for drug offenses, they would have fully legalized marijuana—like Washington and Colorado—and decriminalized other drugs. Yet to this day, two consenting adults are told they can’t be fully married (even though it was none of the government’s business in the first place), and our economically disadvantaged brothers and sisters continue to be sentenced to prison for drugs.
To add insult to injury, the Democrat Party tells these victims not to blame the party in power, but to blame the “backward hicks” from the other party that isn’t in power in California.
On the national level, the Obama Administration continues the Afghanistan War and the War on Drugs. Even Democrat idol Hillary Clinton still stands by her decision to support the invasion of Iraq, supports continuing the Afghanistan War, supported intervention in Libya, and today supports intervening on behalf of the Syrian rebels (despite their ranks being rampant with jihadists).
Many Americans on the left of the spectrum see this, and they are so incredibly frustrated at knowing they’ve been strung along by their party. They’re willing to give the libertarian faction of the GOP a try. They’re willing to join us in supporting candidates who are against unconstitutional war, against crony capitalism and corporate bailouts, against the Orwellian NSA spying on law-abiding citizens, and against sending people to prison for marijuana.
Many are willing to join us for one year in 2014 to see what we can accomplish together. Many more will be willing to join us in 2016. Everyone reading this is also invited to join us, to become one of us. Be a Blue Republican for one year and see what we’re able to accomplish when we stand united.
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GlessTalk
It never ceases to amaze me when the government deliberately lies to the people and the sheeple lap it up like thirsty sheep. Your President Obama who not only knew the NSA and IRS were rogue agencies spying and intimidating citizens, but encouraged them is now playing damage control. How? Well look at your president having his birthday this weekend and all of a sudden 22 embassies are being shut down because of a supposed threat of attack. All of your masters are telling you that this is why they need to spy and intimidate people so they can keep you safe… and the Sheeple are eating it up like hungry sheep in a clover patch. Clueless to the BS being spewed to make you think there is some boogie monster threatening to kill and eat you somewhere out in the universe. Just Amazing that anyone would believe anything the government says after being exposed for lying about damn near everything.
The government is using this supposed threat to convince you that burning the Constitution and individual Rights is necessary to protect the masses. The most troubling part of this is not the rogue government turned dictator but the brain dead citizens that seem to be stupid-zombiefied more concerned with what is on their cell phones and tablets than losing their freedom.
GlessTalk
Glesstalk 8/13/13
Well now Oprah is getting into the race bait game in her usual subtle way, but now she calling the Swiss a racist bunch. (Note) Switzerland is heavily PRO-GUN and just about everyone owns a gun and knows how to use it. I believe as the Swiss story comes to light we will see that it had nothing to do with Color or Race but appearance. Some people look wealthy and some people don't and Oprah probably didn't appear wealth enough to buy a 38,000 dollar handbag from the clerks opinion... or maybe that clerk doesn't like Americans? A hell of a lot of countries now HATE Americans because of the petty politics and because Americans go into countries and act like some kind of Royalty or Supreme demanding master who thinks it owns the world.
I was watching David Letterman last night for about 5 minutes before I changed the channel... I was about to punch the TV screen after that infuriating idiot Bill Maher, who was Letterman's guest, spewed his commie leftist race hate and had the nerve to say Conservatives are Drama Queens! Look who the hell is talking! Talk about a bunch who always cry victim, just look at the God Damned Racist White Hating Socialists!!!
I use to be a pretty tolerant person (or a hell of a lot more tolerant) who never hated anyone, but a tolerant person can only take so much of the Bill Mahers and other Racist White Haters of the planet before blowing their top. The in your face attacks on conservatives and his little man smirk asks to be punched in the face.
Needless to say I will never tune into Dave again, his show has really gone down-hill when he scrapes the bottom of the septic tank to bring on Bill Maher or any of his ilk.
Has I have said in the past and will say again; ‘The Constitutional hating Leftist want a Civil War and will provoke all of us, black, white, red, brown, yellow, pink poke-a-dotted and plaid, until they get it!’ They will continue to use color and hate to divide America until we are so polarized, civil war is the only way out and then they can shred the Constitution once and for all!
Zach Foster Rants
Criminal Insurgency: Gang Members as Warfighters, Libertarian Solutions
By Zach Foster
Sinaloa Cartel paramilitary unit 'Gente Nueva' executing a police commander
The war in Mexico between paramilitary drug-trafficking organizations and the government has shown the world how warfare is evolving. With market-oriented technological advances, it’s possible for wealthy players to raise private armies. It’s equally possible, and easy, for individuals to wage terrorist campaigns.
Nowadays, all it requires to be an insurgent is an AK-47, some explosives, and a laptop or tablet. The words “terrorist” and “insurgent” are becoming synonymous as various “rebel” groups adopt both tactics at will. Wars are being increasingly fought by non-state groups. Two examples are the separatist and nationalist militias in Ukraine, and the Kurdish guerrillas fighting ISIS in Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan. Furthermore, the line between street gangs and organized crime syndicates is blurring.
The Mexican Drug War and other recent conflicts in show that gangs and highly organized criminal groups can also be rebel soldiers.
Take the Mexican cartels—commonly called drug gangs—once merely organized crime groups with street gang enforcers, now evolved into paramilitary organizations fighting the state and fighting rival paramilitary groups. Their war has killed over 140,000 people in a decade. This is called criminal insurgency.
Gang violence and organized crime activities have skyrocketed across Latin America, especially in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. The main combatants in the Central American gang wars are Mara Salvatrucha [MS-13] and Barrio 18 [18th Street or M-18]. Both transnational gangs serve as auxiliaries for opposing Mexican cartels. Their hired services include distribution, shipping, and armed enforcement operations. Street gangs all over Mexico also work for one or another paramilitary drug-trafficking organization.
The ongoing civil war in Mexico—including its spillover across Latin America—is not the first instance of gangs and organized criminal groups fighting in modern wars. Take the following examples:
- In Mexico, 1910, Pancho Villa turned his bandit gang into a guerrilla army.
- In China, bandit and warlord armies were absorbed into the Peoples Liberation Army in their fight against the Nanjing government.
- The Vietnamese organized crime network Bin Xuyen openly fought the Saigon government and was absorbed into the Viet Cong.
- Bandits and pirates joined demobilized anti-communist armies who formed paramilitary drug-trafficking organizations in Asia’s Golden Triangle.
- Neighborhood gangs in Lebanon became overnight militias engaged in sectarian fighting.
- In Colombia, the drug cartels partnered with the communist guerrillas to traffic drugs and fight the government.
- The Iraqi insurgency in Fallujah included organized crime groups.
- Today, the Taliban is financed in part by Afghan drug lords.
The United States has its own gang problem. Hundreds of thousands of people are members of local, regional, and national gangs. According to Bunker and Sullivan, third-generation gangs (founded two generations ago) have the membership and logistical capability to resist the state. Rather than battle over petty turf like first-generation local gangs, third-generation gangs have built up international trading networks, corporate-like hierarchies, and armed foot soldiers adequate for sustainable criminal insurgency.
Given the growing numbers, logistical capabilities, and sophistication of transnational gangs and local affiliates in the United States, alongside the growing numbers and militarization of America’s law enforcement agencies, it’s not unreasonable to suppose that a low-level armed conflict might arise between gangs and law enforcement agencies. If a low-level armed conflict ensues, there is always the possibility of escalation.
Homeland Security agents exiting military surplus MRAP vehicle
There are libertarian solutions to alleviate a credible threat to national security like the one described above.
First, the Second Amendment must be respected by all levels of government in the United States.
Statistics have repeatedly shown areas with less restricted gun laws average less violent crime than areas under strict gun control. The police can’t be everywhere, nor would free people want them everywhere, so the only solution for self-defense against gang violence is the right for citizens to bear arms.
Take Chicago, for example. The city with some of the strictest gun control laws in the country is also the city with the highest murder rate in the country. The majority of the 2014 Chicago murders were gang shootings. Too many of those killed were bystanders, not participants in the violence. The people of Chicago deserve to protect their persons, families, and communities.
Second, America’s prison system must shrink.
Prisons are illicit trading centers and recruiting centers for gangs at all levels. As of 2008, 90.7% of federal prisoners were incarcerated for non-violent offenses. As of 2011, 50% of federal prisoners were in for drug-related convictions. Such a high level of non-violent offenders would prompt expanded parole, with a work-reparations plan if necessary. Otherwise, non-violent offenders become “criminalized” by the violent prison culture.
Third, drug crimes constitute nearly half of federal inmates, the majority of them nonviolent; this points to one solution: end the federal war on drugs.
Better yet, legalize the victimless “crimes” for which nonviolent offenders are incarcerated. Drugs, gambling, and prostitution are booming industries, and their illegality guarantees their domination by organized crime. Rather than enabling racketeering for criminals, why not turn these industries over to law-abiding entrepreneurs? Especially when their success must come from quality products and customer service, not coercion or monopoly through violence.
Fourth, law enforcement agencies must be demilitarized. There is no reason compatible with liberty for the Department of Agriculture to have submachine guns, nor is there any reason for local police departments to have armored personnel carriers. If the public is faced with a military-grade threat, the states have National Guards who can respond appropriately.
Demilitarization of law enforcement reduces the chances of confrontation between law enforcement and criminal networks. Through legalizing drugs and other outlawed vices, major income sources leave the criminal underground for the free market. By shrinking the prison system, gangs have far fewer recruit for their networks as non-violent offenders are paroled.
Criminal insurgency is a credible future threat to America’s national security. Through abiding by free market principles nationwide, and strict self-defense in times of emergency, this threat can be avoided and neutralized peacefully.