Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity,
If Americans were honest with themselves they would
acknowledge that the Republic is no more. We now live in a police state.
If we do not recognize and resist this development, freedom and
prosperity for all Americans will continue to deteriorate. All liberties
in America today are under siege.
It didn’t happen overnight. It took many years of
neglect for our liberties to be given away so casually for a promise of
security from the politicians. The tragic part is that the more security
was promised — physical and economic — the less liberty was protected.
With cradle-to-grave welfare protecting all citizens from any
mistakes and a perpetual global war on terrorism, which a majority of
Americans were convinced was absolutely necessary for our survival, our
security and prosperity has been sacrificed.
It was all based on lies and ignorance. Many came to believe that their best interests were served by giving up a little freedom now and then to gain a better life.
The trap was set. At the beginning of a cycle that
systematically undermines liberty with delusions of easy prosperity, the
change may actually seem to be beneficial to a few. But to me
that’s like excusing embezzlement as a road to leisure and wealth —
eventually payment and punishment always come due. One cannot escape the
fact that a society’s wealth cannot be sustained or increased without
work and productive effort. Yes, some criminal elements can benefit for a
while, but reality always sets in.
Reality is now setting in for America and for that matter for most of the world. The
piper will get his due even if “the children” have to suffer. The
deception of promising “success” has lasted for quite a while. It was
accomplished by ever-increasing taxes, deficits, borrowing, and printing
press money. In the meantime the policing powers of the federal
government were systematically and significantly expanded. No one cared
much, as there seemed to be enough “gravy” for the rich, the poor, the
politicians, and the bureaucrats.
READ MORE:http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-10/ron-paul-reality-now-setting-america-it-was-all-based-lies-ignorance
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