“United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.” (Patrick Henry)
Many of us grew up in a society that prided itself in being “the melting pot of the world”, thus E PLURIBUS UNUM, (out of many, one). Recently, there have been forces at work dividing us into individual groups, multiple factions, enclaves, ethnicities. In any conflict, in order to defeat the other side, two important goals must be achieved to arrive at a successful conclusion. First, the head of the snake must be cut off, meaning those who lead the opposition must be silenced and removed from the field of conflict. Second, it is important to divide the opposition into small factions, making them easier to defeat, one at a time.
How does one “cut off the head of a snake”? We remember reading an article recently of a man who severed the head of a poisonous snake, and after doing so, nearly lost his life when the bodiless snake head bit him. So, even a severed snake head is no guarantee of the absolute assurance of a snake’s defeat. The head of the snake can be defined as those who carry the opposing message, who can rally their followers to be unified in providing a counter to aggressors, and even provide a means for an adequate defense, but also to plan and carry out an offensive to preserve continued existence. Recently in our Nation there has been a tremendous effort by powerful entities and elites, including most media outlets, to silence one side of any issue. This is done to preserve and promote the ideology of one side in favor of the other. The issues are nearly as varied as one can imagine. Following is just one example: It has been claimed by one side of the voting issue, that our black and brown American’s are disproportionately disenfranchised by their inability to provide an identification in order to vote. The side promoting this idea desires to loosen most voting restrictions and procedures to allow a more simplified, easier method of casting one’s vote. Of course, there are always at least two sides to every issue, but in this case, those other sides have been muted and silenced by big corporations, the media, and social elites. The tremendous irony of this push to loosen voting, is that while claiming blacks and browns are disenfranchised, they are also claiming that our black and brown citizens are incapable of obtaining any form of identification, and are unable to comprehend the legal voting system of locations, times and methods. All of this is demeaning to our black and brown population, which is more than capable enough to navigate easy tasks. How shameful it is to say our black and brown brothers and sisters are incapable, even ignorant, in casting their coveted vote. This is just one example of many showing how the powerful in or Nation are manipulating the conversation to suit their agendas, allowing only one side to be heard. A small handful of other issues being controlled by the woke elites include, but are by no means all-inclusive are: Gun rights, freedom of speech, Critical Race Theory, COVID-19 origin and participants, vaccine and mask efficacy, the border crisis, deficit spending, and foreign entanglements.
Once the head of a snake has been neutralized, it is time to divide the opposition into factions and groups more easily manipulated and controlled. The phrase, “Divide and conquer” has been attributed to many people, including Julius Caesar, and King Louis XI (“Diviser pour regner“, which means “to divide, to reign“). Probably one of the best definition of the origin is as follows: “The origin is lost in antiquity. ‘Divide et impera’ was a well used Latin phrase used during the Roman Era, but doubtless the scheme has been in use on personal, family, village and tribal levels since the dawn of humanity. Put at its simplest, it is the strategy of gaining and maintaining power over people by breaking up allegiances so that individuals are subject to the one implementing the strategy.” (Hippy, July 29, 2004). We are all so wonderfully independent people, each having our own strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. If allowed to move freely about in the exercise of our speech and actions, it would be impossible to corral all into one way of speaking and acting. It would be like trying to herd cats, or push a rope in a straight line. In order to achieve the aggressors results, boundaries need to be established which funnel the independent into narrow avenues whereby directing the flow is more easily achieved. In this case, boundaries do not have to physical. They can rely on the twisted use of legal reasoning, upon the reliance of a moral or ethical nature that constrains the opposition from resisting. and using ways that deflect, distort, and distract from what is happening. Once the direction of thought can be narrowly focused, the aggressors can begin to divide the opposition into smaller groups, often setting the groups against each other. There are many ways of separating the citizens, for there are already physical, social, and demographical differences upon which to rely. A few of the ways this can take place by the woke elites include, but are certainly not limited to the following: Race, economic status, social casts, religious beliefs, political affiliation, and technical savvy. Over a very short period of time, the opposition becomes introverted, isolated, easily confused, and malleable. If not recognized and countered, defeat is assured.
Never in the course of our Nation since its founding has there arisen such a greater threat to our Republic. Abraham Lincoln once said: “Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.” We must all be vigilant to the dangers aggressors in our Nation pose. More than that, we need to associate and not be fearful of doing what is right in the eyes of morality, in step with The Constitution, to ensure the continued existence of our great Nation. Edmond Burke (1729 to 1797) once said: “When bad men combine, the good must associate, else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Be not fearful. Do not shrink from the conflict ahead. Even though our National heroes lost the first battle in the “Shot heard round the world”, the militias reformed, in much greater numbers, and drove back the British Loyalists at the Concord North Bridge, and set our Nation on its course to Independence and Freedom. New heroes need to step forward into leadership, to rally the forces, and to save our freedoms. Be brave. Be unified. Be courageous. IT IS TIME TO PREPARE TO TAKE BACK OUR FREEDOMS BY ALL GOING MASK FREE IF POSSIBLE, AND FOR ALL BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS TO FULLY OPEN UP BEGINING JULY 4, 2021.