Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World

Guest Post by Southern Sage

I have to admit that I was a bit surprised at the vehemence of some of the replies to my recent guest post, “An Open Letter to West Virginians”.  Some of my fellow TBP´ers took strong exception to the military draft, voting, the political parties, and the existing world in general.

The intention of my article was to cause West Virginians to reflect before falling for the cynical and dishonest Democratic Party tactic of using sock puppet veterans as candidates, in a vile attempt to deflect attention from their true, treasonous program.  I used as an example the campaign of one Richard Ojeda in, of course, West Virginia.

I did not intend to support a military draft, applaud the senseless wars we are involved in, to praise our two main parties, or exalt the usefulness of voting under current conditions.  I surely did not mean to express support for the world as it is.  Anybody who has followed my comments should understand my basic positions on all of these points.

That said, let me reiterate my views on all of these things so you have a better idea of where I stand.

Military draft.  Like it or not, the “draft”, i.e., compulsory military service, is one of the bedrock obligations of a citizen and it has been since the Roman Empire.  In our particular case, service in the military dates back to medieval times in England when every man was required to serve according to their station.  Nobles had to provide a certain number of armed men for a certain number of days a year, knights had to maintain a horse, weapons and armor, and yeomen had to furnish themselves with weapons and train on a regular basis.  In many cases the yeomen were required to furnish themselves with the English longbow and practice regularly – this requirement won the battle of Agincourt for the English king.

In the American colonies all able-bodied white men were required to be members of the militia and could be called out on a moment´s notice.  The phrase lock, stock and barrel refers to the requirement that each man show up when ordered for active service or training with a functioning musket.  You had no choice in the matter.  It was the law.

As far as the United States is concerned, the militia laws are still on the books and can be enforced.  In practice, the National Guard and various state guard organizations currently perform the duties of the militia, but this could change.

The relevant law, however, does not apply to the militia.  The right of Congress to impose compulsory military service is clearly spelled out in the Constitution.  The Congress is authorized to raise armies and maintain a navy.  That, my friends, means a draft if Congress cares to impose it.  In fact, we have no draft today.  Every one of our service members is a volunteer.  The machinery for reinstating the draft is in place, however.  For most of our history Congress preferred a volunteer, professional army and navy.  Only in times of war were men compelled to service, either in the regular military or the militia.  I agree with this stance.  Not everybody wants to be a soldier and, barring an urgent need, we should not be forced to risk our lives and spend our time doing things we do not want to do.

The people who replied to the post seemed particularly upset with the lives lost in Iraq, Afghanistan and the other needless Middle East wars.  Some went back to the Vietnam War with their complaints.  With regard to the current wars, I opposed them when they were first dreamed up, believe they have been badly conducted, and I want them to be ended as soon as we can end them.  I believe they were fought primarily for the interests of Israel (I know they were fought for Israel but can´t go into the details) and blame George Bush, a moron, for starting them, and Obama for not ending them.  Trump is now stuck with these tar babies.  I mourn the lives lost, salute my fellow veterans who have suffered, but have no idea what the draft has to do with it, as no draftees have fought in these places.  If we did have a draft, however, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would not have lasted from 2003 to the present day.  That I can assure you.

As for Vietnam, I understand the bitterness of the veterans of that war.  It was the wrong war, at the wrong time, in the wrong place (why in hell were we fighting in Vietnam while allowing a Communist dictatorship to be created 90 miles from Key West?).  With all that, it was not “immoral”.  I have seen Communism up close and any fight against it is morally correct.  The problem with Vietnam is that it was a war dreamed up by liberal Democrats and, of course, it went to hell in a hand basket.

Voting and our political parties.  I thought I made it clear enough that I have hatred for one party, the Democrats, and complete contempt for the other, the Republicans.  Unfortunately, the current two-party system is the only game in town.  Only one party, the Republicans, has the potential to represent the interests of the American people.  As I think I pointed out, the Democrats constitute the Domestic Enemy and are a clear and present danger to the survival of our nation.

The Republicans, as weak and cowardly as they are, at least have a few people in the ranks who do love this country and are trying to turn things around.  That, my friends, is why Trump won.  Ordinary, decent Americans sensed that this was our last chance to try to right the ship through non-violent means.  Did they admire Trump as a Godly, upright man?  Hardly.  Everybody in the country knew who and what Donald Trump was.  But they also knew who and what Hillary is, and who is behind her.

I fully understand the anger, disgust, and revulsion that leads one to say, “Fuck this shit, I ain´t voting again!”  Do you think I have never thought that?  I have thought about far worse things, including loading my rifle and going out with a pack of dogs to give some of the scum who have ruined this country a taste of what they deserve.  The day may come when we will all join together to do it.

For the time being, however, we have to live in the real world, and that means doing what each of us can to fight back and to preserve this country through legal means.

Scoff at that if you want, throw up your hands and say to hell with it, it is all a rigged game, I am dropping out.  Go ahead, but before you do consider a few things.

When General Lee surrendered at Appomattox several of his more hot-headed subordinates urged him to order the Army of Northern Virginia to scatter and engage in guerrilla warfare.  What they wanted was to make the South ungovernable and hopefully wear down the Federal government in an endless war of attrition.

Lee wisely refused to even consider it.  He knew what it would mean.  The total destruction of the South and a legacy of bitterness and hate that would never heal, with no guarantee of any positive result.

So, if you want to say fuck it and burn the house down, be my guest.  As for me, my ancestors helped build the house, it is my house, and nobody is taking it away or burning it down.

Yes, I want nothing more than to clean out the swamp and see the bastards who have wrecked the country behind bars, but I will do it with lawful – yes lawful – authority.  I am not a thug or a gangbanger or an assassin.  I want these people locked up legally and branded for all time as traitors. I want it done under our laws and our Constitution.

I have lived in countries where “lawful authority” has all but broken down and I have been involved in campaigns to try to defeat terrorists and restore order.  Believe me, you do not want to go there.  It is ugly beyond description and the bullets fly both ways.  Criticize me for insisting on “lawful authority” if you want but understand what you are asking for.

The state of the world.  As for this topic, do you think I am a fan of George Soros or the Bilderbergers?  Perhaps I am an Illuminati agent?  Or a corrupt Globalist fool, like Paul Krugman or Paul Ryan or half of our Congress?

Read the papers.  President Trump is doing all in his power to confront these people. And taking grave risks in doing so.  He hasn´t accomplished everything you want?  He has disappointed you?  Welcome to the real world.  He is enmeshed in a spider´s web of treason and vested interests, faithless “allies” and declared enemies.  It is astonishing that he has managed to do what he has done.

I have worked in the bowels of the beast.  I am not making that up.  I personally witnessed the treason of Bill Clinton in his ties to the Chinese.  I saw the hopeless George Bush led by the nose into the Iraq War by Zionist agents.  I saw Obama at work and I know he was never a legitimate president.

But I never gave up and I never will.  This country is all I have to leave to my children.  Think of that before you demand that we throw it all away and give up hope.  Right now, hope is what we have left.