I read this one day ago and did not repost it; I did not listen. I believe this is one of the most important pieces written concerning the Liberty movement. God directs our paths if we are willing to listen and see. This is not the first “nudge” that I have received concerning this concept in the past week. I encourage everyone to read this parable and decide if their individual efforts are for our children or for their own glory. If you are following someone else’s leadership, I encourage you to apply the same request.
David DeGerolamo
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From over the transom:
A Tale of Tom, Dick and Harry
The patriot movement, or whatever it’s called these days, is a huge, formidable force, ready and trained to meet any obstacle, any foe, anything. Just ask them. They’ll tell you. In fact, a good portion of the visible people in the movement, truth be told, are a lot like three guys named Tom, Dick and Harry.
You’ve got Tom, who says he’ll leave a pile of bodies on his front porch if anyone shows up to take his guns—but until then, he’ll be running his mouth on various blogs and honing his meme speed posting skills. His favorite kind of memes are the sheepdog ones. Well, that and anything with the words “III%” or “brother” on it. He runs a few groups on Facebook and makes sure to “vet” people before adding them; Tom’s pretty conscientious, so he checks to make sure they post memes and “liberty content” too before adding them. He likes to say it’s time to “take the country back,” to RISE UP AND GO FIGHT!!!!; most of his posts make you wonder if he somehow mixed up the concepts of “offense” and “defense” or is simply just lazy and/or instigating. He says he’s ready to go TEAR SHIT UP…just as soon as someone stands up to lead the rebellion. In the meantime, he’ll be on his porch waiting for someone to come take his guns.
I found this article fun and poignant. Its premise and all the comments at the source left me laughing out loud a number of times…reflecting deeply at others. We come in all types and strips in the “Patriot – Prepper Ranks” from mouthy Tom cartoons…to rock solid rank and file American citizens just getting ready to stand their ground, to Dicks, Harrys, Stan cells, and I’m sure more than a few, The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit -- long in the tooth lone wolfs like me.
I made a conscience decision a long time ago to be outspoken, bold, uncompromising, unafraid, and committed (I mean hey diddle diddle Sons of Liberty right up their arse middle committed) with my time and money and Patriot Voice (urination on all the acronym domestic Nanny State agencies – if they come for me – they come for me) to defend the Constitution while fighting the Radical Left’s Hydra headed subversive sub groups…while getting myself ready for the ever approaching inevitable reality of TSHTF.
Now, I don’t separate the secular SHTF out from under the spiritual umbrella of the Beginning of Sorrows and the following Tribulation…on top of that I’m not Pre-Trib so my sense of urgency and eye for detail on prepping with an emphasis on self-sufficiency is because if I survive long enough not to be able to buy or sell (outside the inevitable black market) because Mark will not take the mark…I will still eat and drink and fight the good fight etc. etc.
So how does Stan go about finding connections outside is immediate AO?