The year was 1993. What you are seeing in the short video clip above is the end of the 51-day FBI siege at a compound near Waco, Texas. A religious group, called the Branch Davidians, under the leadership of David Koresh, ended in tragedy as federal agents conducted a botched operation that resulted with the death of nearly 80 people, including 20 children. While we do not agree with the religious philosophy of the Branch Davidians, what we witnessed on live TV that day was the use of governmental force to deny a measure of FREEDOM and LIBERTY to many of our Nation’s citizens, allowing them to believe what they chose to believe, and live as they chose to live. The result of a decision made by then U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, with the approval of then President Bill Clinton, authorized the officials “. . . to harass the Davidians out of the compound by blaring music and recordings of the screams of rabbits being slaughtered into Mount Carmel throughout the night. Experts later suggested that federal agents didn’t comprehend the extent of the sect’s religious zeal, or the fact that violence from authorities only confirmed their belief in an impending apocalypse.” (esquire.com, Gabrielle Bruney and Bria McNeal; March 24, 2023.) An armada was arrayed against the Branch Davidians. “According to the New Yorker, law enforcement brought in ‘ten Bradley tanks, two Abrams tanks, four combat engineering vehicles, six hundred and sixty-eight agents in addition to six U.S. Customs officers, fifteen U.S. Army personnel, thirteen members of the Texas National Guard, thirty-one Texas Rangers, a hundred and thirty-one officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, seventeen from the McLennan County sheriff’s office, and eighteen Waco police, for a total of eight hundred and ninety-nine people’.” (Same reference as before.) The point of all this short review of the events in 1993 in our blog today is to draw a comparison between what happened at Waco, and what is happening today. However, we have renamed the event and are calling today’s actions, W. A. C. O. We define the acronym as War Against Conservative Organisms.
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of what is occurring today in our society, let’s briefly define “Conservative” and “Organisms”. “Conservative” harkens back to a time in our Nation when all things beginning with the word “Conserve” were things to be pursued and were widely accepted as the right or correct way to function, regardless of anything to which the word was applied. Conserve your energy. Conserve your water resource. Conserve your earth. Conserve all natural resources. “Conservation” was the “in” thing to do, for it meant the preservation, management, restoration, and the protection of our wildlife and of nature’s forests, soils, and waters. “Conservatories” became prolific. Glass sunrooms, skylights, solariums, and greenhouses were all the rage, and no one seemed to mind the word “conservatory”. They became the location of botanical gardens, museums, and schools for instruction in music and art, and still, no one complained about the use of the word “conservatory”. Why did the word “conservative” become anathema? Was it because it countered liberalism? Was it because it had its early roots in religious circles, and preached a “gospel” of stability, traditions, and peace? Something happened in our National society that made “conservative” a four-letter word. Subcultures had already existed within our Nation for years, and were content to live within the mainstream, but the 60’s grew counter-culture movements, like Woodstock, civil rights, and the Vietnam War protests, all being open about their resistance to the mainstream culture. Hippies, punks, and Transcendentalism became more mainstream. Not all counter-culture movements are bad, in fact the civil rights movement became a part of mainstream culture, and even way before that, the counter-culture movement of Christianity became a part of mainstream culture during the Roman rule and in fact was given full legal rights in 313 AD by emperors Constantine and Licinius. As far as our definition of “Organism” goes, we will use “An individual form of life . . . “ (Wordnik) and “A system with many parts that depend on each other and work together . . . as a complex social/political/economic organism.” (britannica.com). You, personally, are an “organism”, and the group you are a part of is also considered to be an “organism”. Now that we have made our definitions clear, let’s delve into the War Against Conservative Organisms (W. A. C. O.).
Consider the rise of public education. “As early as the 17th century, the need for public education was recognized by the Puritans living on American shores at the time. This population determined education was essential both for teaching basic academic skills and core religious values.” (publicschoolreview.com.) We wonder what was one of their textbooks? The Puritans sought to purify the Church of England and were looking for religious FREEDOM in the new world. Many of the first schools used Bibles as the basic textbook. The Protestant Reformation brought about the ability to read the scriptures. The Puritans were a conservative group of individuals. How many public schools use the Bible for instruction today? Private and religious schools might, but public schools have been wooed away from using the Biblical texts, most likely because of mistaking what the First Amendment of our Constitution actually states. It indicates “freedom OF religion”, not “freedom FROM religion”. The Bill of Rights also prevents the establishment of laws “. . . prohibiting the free exercise thereof [of religion] . . . “. Our Nation has turned its back on the public use of the Bible. Is it any wonder why violence is rampant within many or our cities today? The conservative morals and values are no longer taught in our schools, and sadly not in many homes as well.
The rise of social media has created a space where filth can be shared and spread. The scope of what is acceptable has been expanded beyond the borders of respectable values. The concept of “Mass Formation” has made it easy to go along with the crowd, whether in foul speech, or even to the extent of raiding and stealing from legitimate retailers. Many believe, “If the group does it, it must be okay for me to do it as well.” The societal push to go beyond established boundaries continues to expand, and the conservative approach to life morphs into unbridled liberalism, where the concept of LIBERTY is polluted into selfish pursuits and interests.
At one time, in the not-too-distant past, criminals were incarcerated, and an attempt was made to make victims whole. Restorative Justice, however, has been squashed in the pursuit for criminal leniency. Feminism and the emasculation of the male species makes it risky to compliment a woman on her dress, or even hold the door open for her. If a conservative practices the right of freedom of speech, as guarantied in our Nation’s founding documents, or also uses the freedom to peacefully protest, also protected in our Nation’s founding documents, one might find themself facing prosecution and even potential incarceration by rouge elements of our current National government. If a conservative speaks the truth, as perceived by that individual, lawfare can be used to stymie speech and bury the individual under the weight of financial judgements. Simply the threat of such action squashes speech opposing the chosen agenda of the powerful, those in charge of government or corporate entities. If one dresses conservatively, or limit their exposure to certain forms of entertainment, one could be shunned by society, called prudish in the process, and feel isolated from supportive contacts.
If you, as an individual, or if you are part of an organization, like a church or business, and you can relate to anything we have written so far, then you have experienced what we have described in our blog today. We could go on with many other examples, but we think what we have described is enough to prove our point that there is certainly a “WAR AGAINST CONSERVATIVE ORGANISMS (W. A. C. O.)”. Our current National government, including many of the subservient “alphabet organizations” that have metastasized over the last several decades, have all become out of control and must be reined in. If this is not done, we could be looking at another blundered operation that could burn our Nation to the ground, just like what our inept government leaders did at Waco, Texas, in 1993. FREEDOM and LIBERTY have been given to us by our Creator. Our Nation’s founding documents only reflect what we already know to be true. If you treasure these eternal values, then you must be a part of the on-going efforts to reverse the course our Nation is currently on, to help re-establish the proper course of our Nation, and then defend and protect our Nation. How are you doing that today? How will you do that tomorrow?