Why a gun is civilization

Jack E. Kemp

Munchkin Wrangler asked to make this article go viral. I'll do my part here, as he has an excellent point. As Munchkin states, gun ownership is the true women's equality, making her equal with a 230 lb. gang-banger who wants to steal her car...or worse. It also makes senior citizens equal to thugs, etc. This is one argument that Gloria Steinem's fans almost never considered...and Sarah Palin thinks is almost too obvious to mention.
Without further adieu..

Why the gun is civilization.

Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that’s it.

In a truly moral and civilized society, people exclusively interact through persuasion. Force has no place as a valid method of social interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.

When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force. You have to use reason and try to persuade me, because I have a way to negate your threat or employment of force. The gun is the only personal weapon that puts a 100-pound woman on equal footing with a 220-pound mugger, a 75-year old retiree on equal footing with a 19-year old gangbanger, and a single gay guy on equal footing with a carload of drunk guys with baseball bats. The gun removes the disparity in physical strength, size, or numbers between a potential attacker and a defender.

There are plenty of people who consider the gun as the source of bad force equations. These are the people who think that we’d be more civilized if all guns were removed from society, because a firearm makes it easier for a mugger to do his job. That, of course, is only true if the mugger’s potential victims are mostly disarmed either by choice or by legislative fiat–it has no validity when most of a mugger’s potential marks are armed. People who argue for the banning of arms ask for automatic rule by the young, the strong, and the many, and that’s the exact opposite of a civilized society. A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.

Then there’s the argument that the gun makes confrontations lethal that otherwise would only result in injury. This argument is fallacious in several ways. Without guns involved, confrontations are won by the physically superior party inflicting overwhelming injury on the loser. People who think that fists, bats, sticks, or stones don’t constitute lethal force watch too much TV, where people take beatings and come out of it with a bloody lip at worst. The fact that the gun makes lethal force easier works solely in favor of the weaker defender, not the stronger attacker. If both are armed, the field is level. The gun is the only weapon that’s as lethal in the hands of an octogenarian as it is in the hands of a weightlifter. It simply wouldn’t work as well as a force equalizer if it wasn’t both lethal and easily employable.

When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don’t carry it because I’m afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn’t limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation…and that’s why carrying a gun is a civilized act.

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PIVEN: VIOLENCE IS OKAY IF IT‘S A ’BIG PART OF YOUR STRATEGY’

In a way the least interesting part of this clip may be the part in the headline. Frances Fox Piven, of Cloward-Piven infamy (see James Simpson’s analysis here), is talking about the Deacons of Defense and their role in the Civil Rights movement. She seems to be saying that the group was a proponent of violence rather than active defenders:

Video: Cloward and Piven - 'It is ok to use violence as long as it is a BIG part of your strategy'

Two excerpts via NZPatriot:

“I have considerable respect for non-violence, but I don’t treat it as inevitably a necessary rule. The reason I have respect for non-violence, is I think it helps to protect the protesters.”

“Unless you have good reason for breaking the window, probably you shouldn’t do that. Unless it’s you know, a big part of your strategy.”

Analysis via YourDaddy’s Politics:

Had I not researched the Deacons a bit more and you read the rest of this article and watched Piven spew her hatred for America you would not have known these Deacons were armed militia that did not incite violence but defended against it.

The article referred to there is this one:

During a desegregation effort at the Jonesboro High School, the authorities brought up fire trucks and prepared to hose the black students attempting to enter the school. The Deacons pulled up and four men publicly loaded shotguns and then made it plain that the lead was for the firemen if they turned the hoses on. The firemen wisely beat a retreat.

This was a very significant event. This was a self-defense effort in the spirit of the American War for Independence. The government was attempting to exercise illegitimate power (enforcing an unbiblical law which by this time also violated federal law) and it was repulsed by the use of community force — by the militia, if you will.

The Deacons were in the great tradition of American freedom — liberty is not given by tyrants and thugs, it is wrested from their hands by force.

the Blaze 

Andrew Cloward and his wifeFrances Fox Piven.

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You may be surprised to discover that the Department of Education did not even exist until 1980.

Yet, over the last three years alone, the Department has spent roughly a third of a trillion dollars with copious amounts of 'Stimulus' spending sent directly to the bosses of the teachers' unions.

I think even progressives would agree that the Department of Education has been an abysmal failure. Hundreds of billions of dollars were spent in just the last few years alone with literally no measurable effect.

But the progressives claim they need more money.

I disagree. I recommend we excise the entire Department of Education and save tens of billions of dollars a year. Whatever they're doing isn't working and has never worked. And the United States survived just fine for over 200 years without an Education Department.

You may also be surprised that the Department of Education, in its official capacity, is a huge devotee of Saul Alinsky.

Who is Alinsky?

He was best known as a community organizer and Marxist revolutionary who preached the violent overthrow of the United States government. He was, in many ways, the founding father of the current strain of radical Leftist Democrats. He advocated physical violence against those who opposed the left ("[we should break] the necks of Conservatives... [we] may resort to the sword"), he despised the U.S. Constitution and he sought to dismantle capitalism because of its inherent "unfairness".

And yet your taxpayer dollars are funding the promotion of Alinsky's literature. ERIC is the DOE's "Education Resources Information Center". And ERIC proudly boasts works by Alinsky and other Marxists including:

• Democratic Socialism: Toward a Fifth Theory of the Press.: "[Modern paradigms fail] to account for economic and social pressures that have led to a decline in newspaper plurality and opinions available in Western democratic societies. A new theory has recently emerged to fill this gap. The theory, which arose from democratic socialist ideology, holds that state intervention in the structure and operation of the press should be encouraged to counteract effects of private control... The theory proposes alternative ownership and management forms that would make the press public utilities..."

• Alinsky's Reveille: A Community-Organizing Model for Neighborhood-Based Literacy Project
• Saul D. Alinsky's Contribution to Community Development
• Alinsky Reconsidered: A Reluctant Community Theorist
• Planned Social Change: The Case of the Fresno Organizing Project.
• PC [Political Correctness] and the Fast Food Model of Teaching -- "The author recounts a tale about impairment of academic freedom that he experienced while teaching in the MBA program of a respected business school. The management department chair restricted the of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals in a course called "Conflict and Negotiation..."
• TWO ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGIES--NEW CAREERS VS THE GUARANTEED ANNUAL INCOME - [Ed: this paper discusses two ways to undermine capitalism, one through a catastrophic "run" on the system (also known as Cloward-Piven); the other by a Statist reordering of the economy.]

In other words, your tax dollars are going to a federal, Cabinet-level department to help fund both the shredding of the U.S. Constitution and the overthrow of the U.S. government itself.

Democrats always ask Republicans: so where would you cut? I would start by disbanding the entire Department of No Education, which seems more concerned with the the overthrow of capitalism than educating children.

“It is up to each of us to change ourselves for the better and in turn inspire others including our elected officials to do the same!” …MGA

2011 - Time for the Next Step…

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Welcome to a new year and the biggest two months for America, Freedom and Capitalism (as recapped by FBN’s Neil Cavuto on his first show of 2011).  Two months can change the world and two months will tell the story of change or status quo in Washington and whether Americans have chosen enlightenment or despair… courage or fear… Big Brother or God… to become self-reliant and fighters or pons and quitters for 2011. Remember, out Founding Fathers gave us a road map to success, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and they gave us the perfect vehicle for freedom, a Republic, but warned us that it was our job to remain vigilant and educated in order to keep it.

Words are meaningless unless they lead you toward action.

Glenn Beck started his season calling his audience to a personal revolution as the left is calling theirs to violent revolution (see below).  He is challenging them to move from the couch to action and he will use his show to inspire those who take the challenge to do so.

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America is at a crossroads. We have known this for 10 years now but after each tragic event or “bubble” America has gone back to sleep because we wanted to believe that we could have it all and “it just isn’t as bad as they say.” Our gut however, has told us that it was time to wake up and use what used to be known as “common sense.” It is what Americans from all points of the political compass meant when focus groups gave every politician the presidential campaign slogan, change.

After spending years, and thousands of man-hours, in research, reflection, and prayer, my team and I have come to realize that a “Fundamental Transformation” is required. While it is just as powerful, it’s also the polar opposite of what President Obama touted last election. President Obama and the progressive ruling class of both parties believe in the collective planned society. I believe America’s answers are to be found with, by, and in the individual American honestly pursuing happiness not in 2,000 page bills.

If one is looking for a “collective” based solution it can be found in the phrase: America is great because America is good. When we look for our answers in Washington we ask our politicians or parties to “make us good.” They cannot. But we can, must, and will. The secret our Founders understood was that America is good because individual Americans are honest, just, thrifty, responsible, educated, charitable and God fearing.

“America is great because America is good” is not just some trite slogan. It is a deep and well thought out philosophy that has over 200 years of evidence of its truth. Yet we are being told on every level from our classrooms to our newsrooms that America is not good and never was great.

We cannot as a nation survive much longer. We must take a page from our own history at the Alamo and “draw a line in the sand.” We must decide who we are, what we are capable of and look to the heavens to chart our course. Do we return to the ideas of the past or do we continue West to the yet unrealized and unfulfilled promises laid out in our Founding ideals? We must choose as individuals and then put those choices into action. We must demonstrate to our children, neighbors and to ourselves that it is not policies or politicians but people that make this nation what it is for better or for worse.

This year, I as an individual and private citizen stand at those crossroads and boldly declare my choice. I will not accept that America’s best days are behind Her, that there is no such thing as American exceptionalism. Nor will I stand by silently as the most charitable nation in the history of mankind now needs the IRS to act as our charitable collection basket. I refuse to believe that Eric Holder is right when he states that we “are a nation of cowards” when it comes to issues of race.

I will admit our wrongdoing, but I will not be a constant apologist for our nations mistakes. However, I will also look for historical context. I choose to believe that while many Americans may be ignorant of even the basics of our own history, Americans are waking up in record numbers educating themselves. One of the first things they will find is that History tells us when this happens Americans change the world.

I will no longer look to others for leadership or answers. I will lead my family and teach them to be independent, honorable, educated and charitable. With firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence I choose to ReFound this amazing nation by rediscovering within myself, and my own circle of influence, the principles and ethics that defined American exceptionalism.

n 2011, my wife and I will dedicate significantly more of our personal resources to what some call charity but as you and I will show is nothing less than “investing in people.” I have also charted a new and exciting course for my company Mercury Radio Arts. I currently have plans on hiring more than 40 people as I expand many of our operations as well as creating new divisions such as one that will be known as “E4 Experiences”.

Over the next 12 months, all Mercury divisions, radio, television, books, digital and stage will focus on what I call ‘The E4 Solution.” The four “Es” consist of: Enlightenment, Education, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship. We will challenge ourselves and those who choose to chart this course with us, to find what we as individuals really believe, challenge what we think we know and dig deep to find out what we are each capable of.

Today, I call out to those who are tired of feeling powerless. Commit to become the person you were meant to be, not who you have allowed yourself to become; the Father, mother, sibling, friend, businessperson and American. As the old story goes:

A man decided that he would change the world.

But, he wasn’t successful.

So he decided to change the country.

But, he wasn’t successful.

So he decided to change his community.

But, he wasn’t successful.

So he decided to change his street.

But, be wasn’t successful.

So he decided to change his family.

But, he wasn’t successful.

So he decided to change himself.

AND HE WAS SUCCESSFUL.

AND HIS FAMILY CHANGED AND THEY AFFECTED THEIR STREET.

AND THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AFFECTED THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED THEIR COUNTRY.

AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY AFFECTED THE WORLD.

Today, I ask you to take the first step in your success. This is part Enlightenment and part Empowerment (E1 and E3 of the E4 Solution). One of America’s premiere psychiatric minds, concerned American and good friend Dr. Keith Ablow has been working with me on a project called “The 7.” Together we have developed 7 steps that can help you change your life, I know because they are the 7 steps that I used to change my life. This book meant for those who are tired being less than happy, fulfilled and want to be a part of a life that is bigger than they can currently imagine.

In the next 12 months, I challenge each American to come to the place where they can say without equivocation “YES, I CAN.” I believe strong, educated, charitable individuals who can stand on their own two feet, because they know who they are, will be remembered by future historians as those Americans who once again answered the call and changed the world again.

We have know for 10-years… more if you were a student of history and politics, that things were going very wrong in America.  Calls to get back to Common Sense.  But we chose to ignore it because we didn’t want to believe it.  We are now at the point for action and good change or lose the America we know and the beacon of hope and freedom for the world.

We were all born at this time for a reason…  We must all answer the call and find our purpose.

Sadly a fundamental transformation is necessary, but a fundamental transformation exactly the opposite of the Obama, the Clintons and the Progressives want.

America is great because America (and Americans as a group are) is good… De Tocqueville.  This is a true statement but for 100-years our children have been programmed to believe exactly the opposite.  We will not survive if we allow this lie to continue to be taught and perpetuated.

From our own history… today we that hear the call and anyone that we can awaken must draw a line in the sand and choose to change as individuals and prove to ourselves, our neighbors and our children that it is people that make a difference and are what matters.

Glenn had made a plan for himself and invites your to join him as a private citizen and as an individual.  He said he will not accept that America’s best days are behind us.  He refuses to believe the Progressive lies that we and our children have been fed.  It is time to stop apologizing for our mistakes, look back to history at and for our good and bad, and continue education ourselves (and our children) in the truth.

A George Washington or Ronald Reagan will hopefully turn up at sometime again, but we must each choose to re-found this nation through ourselves… one person, family and community at a time.

Faith Hope and Charity must be our base but it is time to move forward in the 4-E’s Enlightenment, Education, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship.  Beck challenged himself and invites anyone who wants to come along to join him.

Beck and his wife Tanya will invest more of their resources in Charity… into people.

Beck’s new project:  The Seven Project.  It correlates with his new book for which he has done no promotion.  He knows it will get into the hands of those who need and want it.  The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life

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If you want to change things, you must change yourself!  Start living the answer.  Make a plan.  Live a planned life.  Put God first; Your Family (Your Spouse who is your partner and should be part of every decision) Next… and then kids etc; Country 3rd; Your Job or Responsibility 4th; and your Passion 5th.  Pray for God’s help and guidance daily and talk to him throughout the day.  You cannot do it alone.  Spend time daily learning something about America and our history, one on one time with your spouse, and kids at home, reading scripture and at least a chapter of something else worthwhile.  Volunteer and share your knowledge.  Some entertainment… TV, sports, etc is fine but it should be the extra.  Be generous!!  Work toward being self-sufficient and being prepared for any emergency. Always use common sense!  Tithe and help those in need.  Be kind and giving…  give more than you think you have to give. Step out of your comfort zone and be brave.  Be an example, especially if you have children (and doubters) watching you.

I have had some people say to me… I don’t even know what to pray.   I received this simple prayer  suggestion from a friend:

"Lord, I recognize that I am a sinner and have tried to do it all on my own... please come into my heart and be the Lord of my life and guide me with your Holy Spirit, in the Name of Jesus. Amen".  Then sit back and prepare for the ride of your life. 

The most important thing is asking God every morning, what He wants you to do, where He wants you and your spouse to work and focus.  Do what and where that special place is that He wants you so. 

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"Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves ( and usually gets) neither." Benjamin Franklin

Wilmington Ohio, An Example of Hope

“It is often not until we have hit bottom or are faced with tragedy, want and despair that we find what we are made of, what really matters and our inner strength!”

Just two years ago the town of Wilmington Ohio was hit by a tsunami.  Wilmington was a hub for DHL.  Overnight after announcing that they were closing 7,500 jobs in a town of 12,000 were lost… just in time for Christmas.  And in that moment, the town faced a choice… to become Potterville or Bedford Falls. (If you don’t understand that reference, time to watch the Christmas Classic: It’s a Wonderful Life!)  Wilmington Ohio chose the latter.

The people of Wilmington Ohio banded together to support each other.  They had rotating dinners at each other’s homes… no one was going to let their neighbor go hungry!  They supported each other… they still do.  They became self-reliant and turned hopelessness into hope.  They took the homeless into their homes.  The redefined worthless and made it into worthy.  This town and their determination and love for one another is a beacon of hope and an example of what America needs to be if we are going to beat the odds!!!

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Video:  Hope for America From Wilmington Ohio

Glenn Beck was in Wilmington Ohio today… doing his radio show, TV show and a special show there tonight, America's First Christmas, which can be seen on Beck’s Insider Extreme.

At 7:30 everyone enjoyed the encore presentation of the documentary everyone is talking about: “American Traditions: Christmas” at Glenn Beck.com.  People watched, and learned about the history of the American Christmas, and relived some the most beloved holiday memories of Glenn Beck, Andy Williams, Janine Turner, Ted Nugent, Alveda King, Buzz Aldrin, Peter Billingsley (aka Ralphie from A Christmas Story) and, of course, Santa himself.  Then, at 8pm, Glenn took the stage live from the Murphy Theater on Wilmington’s Main Street for “America’s First Christmas.”

Wilmington Ohio is a town that was devastated by DHL moving out and leaving almost 8000 of their 12,5000 citizens unemployed.  But instead of dying they stood up and fought for survival.

Love to God… is “I Give”.  Service and giving leads to joy.  That is where the idea for presents came from.

What is Santa?  What (who) is Jesus… Love, joy, hope and miracles~

Glenn arrived in Wilmington on Tuesday and is spending the day today, Wednesday, in this special town along with a lot of this listeners and fans.  America is in trouble!! Wilmington is the example we need to follow and the place we need to become.  If not we will end up being Europe with deodorant!!

There are two sides (actually three if you listen to the main stream media who is usually completely off base).  And people tend to see things in one of two ways as well; half-empty or half full.  And although people have tendencies… in the end it is a choice.  You can choose to believe in hope or wallow in despair.  People who see the possibility of miracles and saving America from all over the country showed up in Wilmington yesterday and today… from California, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Florida.  According to 6- Minutes who did a shows on Wilmington, presenting it was a town in devastation and decline, with little hope.  Glenn and his staff saw just the opposite.

The hope, belief and love in this town is what we all need to find within ourselves this season and carry it with us for the fight to come.  We either stand together and make the sacrifices, with God’s help, that we need to make or rip each other apart like they are doing right now in Europe.

Molly, who owns the main hotel in town… the General Denver Hotel, bought it after DHL left and it had fallen into disrepair.  She has no hotel experience and ended up buying it on a handshake between her and the former owner. The general Denver Hotel built in 1936 and needed lots of TLC.  As Jon Huntsman, Glenn’s mentor, said last Friday, we need to get back to honoring our word, doing business on a handshake and following our instincts by using common sense.

Wilmington runs a 24/7 prayer center, where people pray for the town and their citizens 24-hours per day.  Members of 7 different churches take part in the prayers. (Beck went to pray at the prayer center, which is filled with chalk boards.  He said he was so excited because he felt like he had gone to Heaven and they had chalkboards… an inside Beck joke,)

Glenn prayed that the nation would see (really see) Wilmington, Ohio.   He has already seen 4 miracles.

A gal in the audience today shared her testimony.  She was so moved when she visited the prayer room that she is going to go home and start a prayer center in her area. 

The guy that runs the local food bank often grabs the empty shelves and prays for God to provide and he does. He often has had days with no food in the morning, but it always appears.  He now has enough food for 6-months on his shelves.

Four Miracles:

1. Taylor and Mark – Polar opposites of Beck on politics, but they got involved in Glenn’s project because they love the town and put politics aside.

2. Nick – Nick’s wife passed away 4-years ago.  His wife passed away four years ago and when he heard Glenn’s campaign for this amazing town, he decided he wanted to get involved, celebrate Christmas again, and re-start his life.

3. Todd – One of the newest businesses in town watched their business burn down.  Their friends rallied around them and prayed for them.  He received a phone call that there was a business waiting for him in Wilmington for just the investment of a handshake.

4. Tracy and Wendell and their son Tyler – Glenn met them yesterday in the bookstore. Tyler only has 30% to 40% hearing and wears a hearing aid.  About an hour before Glenn left for the airport to fly to Wilmington he was delayed by a meeting in his office that he tried to get out of because he was running late.  The people were showing him a new hearing product being developed.  Glenn is going to introduce and pay for the new hearing development just  coincidentally (or maybe not) presented to him.

 

Glenn Beck will be in Wilmington Ohio today, 12.15.10 doing his radio show, TV show and then a performance America’s First Christmas.

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Video:  Passing on Our Traditions Christmas Show

(Beck made his homemade hot chocolate and passed around goodies as well as giving away gift bags today… His Oprah show…)

Glenn’s Gift Suggestions for this Christmas:

Pass Down and Create Traditions… It Helps Kids know Who They Are

Gifts used to be something from the heart… usually homemade or something people really needed.

Good Gift Suggestions:

Survival Backpack for Tough Times

A Food Storage System (if you can afford it)

Books

The Athena Project

American Assassin

The Five Thousand Year Leap: 30 Year Anniversary Edition with Glenn Beck Foreword

The Real George Washington or  George Washington’s Sacred Fire

Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times, New and Expanded Edition

Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure

If you can buy books and original sources are even better, they are great everlasting gifts.  Try old book stores for history books and classics

Beck’s 8/28 Scrapbook (www.GlennBeck.com)

Christmas Jars

Penny's Christmas Jar Miracle

The Christmas Sweater

The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book

The Chronicles of Narnia

Goodies -  Homemade and Special Gourmet Creations

Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia

Tickets to the theatre, a live play or musical, or the ballet

CD’s or DVD’s made by you of photos, special sayings, music with you and the family singing or of a special collection.  A DVD of something you filmed.

Photo books or albums, scrapbooks, framed photos an electronic frame full of special photos.

Special Christmas Music CD’s and Classic Christmas DVD’s

Andy Williams - Merry Christmas

John Rich  -  Son Of A Preacher Man

Michael Bublé  -  White Christmas

It's a Wonderful Life

Miracle on 34th Street

Handmade Craft Items

 

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Some Great Gifts:

Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure

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An Inconvenient Book

Expelled DVD

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For those that didn’t make it to Wilmington Ohio or see it on Insider Extreme… HoHoHo Here is a peak:

 

“Those who trade freedom for security neither get nor deserve either!”  Benjamin Franklin