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Washington State Militia
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"Tri City Militia Forming in 2011 (apply within) (Badger Mtn (?))
Date: 2010-11-24, 10:09AM PST
Reply to: comm-6qhcg-2077882748@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Fellow Tri Citians:
I have the same resolution each and every New Year that always seems to go by the wayside by months end due to various commitments in my life. However, this year I find myself jobless and womanless—no better time to rally support for a Tri-City paramilitary group. It is our constitutional right, nay, our duty, to form an arms bearing militia to defend our great, God given land.
I’m thinking that we should set up a fort somewhere on Badger Canyon (due to its advantageous view of all the cities) and start by meeting once a week to secure an arsenal of weapons and food (canned, freeze dried, etc). Our militia will be progressive and all enduring. One need only be Christian and American (or ¾ through the process of naturalization) and be willing to contribute a weapon capable of substantial bodily harm. I currently don’t have a gun due to some past legal issues but I do have a crossbow and some arrows I fashioned myself and a bowie knife that I will contribute to our caché. I have some extra wool socks that can be used as socks or hand warmers during these colder months. I can also probably get my mother to sign over the title to my late grandmothers Kia Sephia which can be utilized as a group car for rideshares, and left on site at the fort for runs into town.
Essentially what I’m looking for right now at this early stage is some people to commit some time to getting the fort and arsenal secured. And to also contribute some items that may help in getting things rolling, like:
Toilet paper
Am fm radio
(oh ill bring my gateway laptop too)
ladder
hammer and nails
wood
those hand warmers that activate by squeezing ( I have poor circulation)
cigarettes
distilled water
and anything else you can think of
Gun control is unconstitutional and we have a right to gather and defend our land. I’m especially concerned about what’s going on over there in Korea which hits to close to home because they are on the Pacific. Mostly, though we’ll gather to tell stories and do some target practice and walk through hand to hand combat. I wrestled in junior high so if anyone can bring knowledge of another martial arts to the group that would be good.
I’d like to get things up and running by Jan 3rd so please email me with questions and ill send sign up sheets to those interested.
Thank you for your time fellow Americans and Tri Citians,
C.M.
* Location: Badger Mtn (?)
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The US Two-party system and "Big Government"
I just saw a note on Facebook where an American guy complains about the two-party system in the US. Among other things he wants to boykot the two parties and replace all current politicians with Main Street people. This, goes his logic, will result in "No union block votes, no quid pro quo, no back room double dealing. Just actual representation of the voting American".
I don't agree. There are policies and there's politics. Since the Greeks invented democracy 2000 years ago there has been back room dealings and quid pro quo's. And that's an acceptable part of the game of politics, I think. Slander and lying is not. I, too, think that two parties is not enough for a healthy democracy. Denmark, where I'm from, has had between 8 and 11 parties in the Parliament (+ small local parties in the municipalities) => Denmark has mostly had minority coalition governments that had to strike compromises with the majority in the parliament. That construction keeps a democracy vibrant, I think, and I wish the American constitution could be changed so that not only parties, but also coalition governments could be allowed.
On another note, being from a country that's founded on Socialdemocratic principles (socialism mixed with capitalism, flexicurity = easy to hire & fire & and a welfare state to clean up after the firing rounds so we don't have too much homelessness and crime messing up our streets), I don't consider Obama a socialist. And even if he's a proponent of "Big Government", I assure you that all countries in Western Europe have by far more positive than negative experiences with a relatively big welfare state/public sector. In return for some of the highest taxes in the world, a Danish citizen gets:
- free health care where a broken arm gets fixed right away. Unlike mine. My husband and I are insured via Microsoft, supposedly one of the best insurances in the country. Still they sent me home from the ER last night in a temporary wrapping, telling me to make my own appointment with a specialist to get a cast or an operation! The place I was told to call, said I could get it fixed on FRIDAY!!!! WTF!?
- free education from 0 grade to university + money to live for while studying AND access to VERY cheap student loans
- plenty and cheap access to child care for all 0-6 year-olds, partly paid by the municipality, partly paid by the parent. In Sweden, it's considered a child's right to be raised/developed by a professional pedagogue when your parents are at work, so they keep the price even lower than Denmark, at a mere $180 a month - including meals and diapers
- public elderly care and protected housing for more independent elders and handicapped
- all kinds of economic support for unemployed single parents, since Denmark values its future - the children - highly and therefore invests in them
- Effective, fast and clean public transport and wide, well-maintained bikelanes, so I don't have to remember where I parked and worry about parking rules :-) i MISS not needing a car!
So all in all, even though the Obama administration has managed to make some improvements in the rights of the majority of the American people, I think there's still a loooong way to go before Americans are fairly protected by strong consumer rights and the freedom to not having to lie awake at night worrying about going bankrupt if a family member gets ill, or if a parent gets unemployed.
Links
http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com
nprnews: Reich Blames Economy's Woes On Income Disparity
Johann Hari: America is now officially for sale
I don't agree. There are policies and there's politics. Since the Greeks invented democracy 2000 years ago there has been back room dealings and quid pro quo's. And that's an acceptable part of the game of politics, I think. Slander and lying is not. I, too, think that two parties is not enough for a healthy democracy. Denmark, where I'm from, has had between 8 and 11 parties in the Parliament (+ small local parties in the municipalities) => Denmark has mostly had minority coalition governments that had to strike compromises with the majority in the parliament. That construction keeps a democracy vibrant, I think, and I wish the American constitution could be changed so that not only parties, but also coalition governments could be allowed.
On another note, being from a country that's founded on Socialdemocratic principles (socialism mixed with capitalism, flexicurity = easy to hire & fire & and a welfare state to clean up after the firing rounds so we don't have too much homelessness and crime messing up our streets), I don't consider Obama a socialist. And even if he's a proponent of "Big Government", I assure you that all countries in Western Europe have by far more positive than negative experiences with a relatively big welfare state/public sector. In return for some of the highest taxes in the world, a Danish citizen gets:
- free health care where a broken arm gets fixed right away. Unlike mine. My husband and I are insured via Microsoft, supposedly one of the best insurances in the country. Still they sent me home from the ER last night in a temporary wrapping, telling me to make my own appointment with a specialist to get a cast or an operation! The place I was told to call, said I could get it fixed on FRIDAY!!!! WTF!?
- free education from 0 grade to university + money to live for while studying AND access to VERY cheap student loans- plenty and cheap access to child care for all 0-6 year-olds, partly paid by the municipality, partly paid by the parent. In Sweden, it's considered a child's right to be raised/developed by a professional pedagogue when your parents are at work, so they keep the price even lower than Denmark, at a mere $180 a month - including meals and diapers
- public elderly care and protected housing for more independent elders and handicapped
- all kinds of economic support for unemployed single parents, since Denmark values its future - the children - highly and therefore invests in them
- Effective, fast and clean public transport and wide, well-maintained bikelanes, so I don't have to remember where I parked and worry about parking rules :-) i MISS not needing a car!
So all in all, even though the Obama administration has managed to make some improvements in the rights of the majority of the American people, I think there's still a loooong way to go before Americans are fairly protected by strong consumer rights and the freedom to not having to lie awake at night worrying about going bankrupt if a family member gets ill, or if a parent gets unemployed.
Links
http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com
nprnews: Reich Blames Economy's Woes On Income Disparity
Johann Hari: America is now officially for sale
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