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Who Is My Real Enemy?

• https://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger

But when I consider what these enemies do not do to me, it is difficult to understand why I should consider them to be my  enemies.

1. These enemies do not use the Internal Revenue Service, one of the most feared and terrifying agencies in history, to seize a large portion of my income. That's the U.S. government that does that.

2. These enemies do not debase the value of my paper money through inflationary monetary debauchery. That's the U.S. government that does that.

3.  These enemies do not force me to be "good, caring, and compassionate" through federal welfare programs. That's the U.S. government that does that.

4. These enemies do not impoverish and bankrupt me with tariffs and trade wars. That's the U.S government that does that.

5. These enemies do not prosecute, incarcerate, and fine me for traveling to non-approved countries and spending my money there. That's the U.S. government that does that.

6. These enemies do not prosecute, incarcerate, and fine me for ingesting non-approved substances in the privacy of my own home. That's the U.S. government that does that.

7. These enemies do not seize my money while traveling on U.S. highways. That's the U.S. government that does that.

8. These enemies do not force me to stop at highway checkpoints and show my identification papers and submit to warrantless searches. That's the U.S. government that does that.

9. These enemies do not prosecute, incarcerate, and fine me for hiring, housing, or caring for non-approved immigrants. That's the U.S. government that does that.

10. These enemies do not trespass onto my property and conduct warrantless searches for non-approved immigrants. That's the U.S. government that does that.

11. These enemies do not control, regulate, or prohibit my ownership of guns. That's the U.S. government that does that.

12. These enemies do not control, regulate, or prohibit my economic activities. That's the U.S. government that does that.

13. These enemies do not surveil my private activities. That's the U.S. government that does that.

14. These enemies do not threaten to rendition me to prisons in brutal Third World authoritarian regimes. That's the U.S. government that does that.

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Trump’s declaration of his action toward anyone who buys Iranian oil causes reflections of 1939.  This sound similar to what the U.S. told Japan in 1939 and got France to stop the selling of Indochina's oil to Japan.  Then came Pearl Harbor where the U.S. anchored all obsolete WW I naval steam-powered ships and sent newer diesel powered ship, including air craft carriers, to sea. All Japanese communication codes were broken.  And moms lost sons, wives lost husbands, and Arlington was occupied. And Trump ran on a 'Peace" and "reduced budget' program ???????? And wants a larger ‘Defense’ budget for an unconstitutional Standing Army ??? Ref. Art. I, Sec 8, cl 12-16.



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