Facing Reality
Howard BlitzGerman literary giant, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who lived during the time of the founding of the United States, articulated “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who think they are free.” We the people must face that reality if individuals want true freedom. The Declaration of Independence states that all human beings have the inalienable right to pursue happiness. It does not say that individuals have a right to happiness, just the right to seek it out however the individual defines happiness. The Declaration of Independence also states that the only purpose for the existence of government is to make sure all individuals have this right secured, i.e. no one initiates force on another interfering with their right to pursue happiness. What all this means is that individuals do not need any permission from their government to pursue their happiness. They may need permission from other individuals or private businesses,
"Political Ponerology," by Andrew Lobaczewsky explains why psychopaths seel power over others and why many of those others will slavishly obey them.
"The Underground History of American Education," by John Taylor Gatto explains how indoctrination purposely replaced education in America, a movement started by John Dewey, who thought Americans were too well educated and not compliant enough. These two influences created our present nation of sheep and power-mad leaders. Fully one percent of all Americans are in prison for "pursuing happiness." What other definition can be linked to the use of stimulants and euphoriants than the pursuit of happiness? “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who think they are free.”
"To prevent a thing from happening, nothing more is needed but to think it already done."