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August 27, 2009 | Tagged Conspiracy theory, Schwenkler | 2 Comments
Peter Boyles on 630 KHOW was on target yesterday in his radio commentary concerning Maurice Schwenkler. This individual allegedly committed criminal mischief in breaking out the windows of a Democrat Headquarters, which reportedly displayed pictures of Obama and promoted health care “reform.” I believe that Boyles was also correct in excoriating Denver Post columnist Mark Litwin for his lighthearted treatment of the crime.
The story in The Denver Post, “08 Race worker held in damage to Democratic HQ,” by Jessica Fender, appeared on Page 1B of the 08-26-09 paper. Litwin’s piece, “Bemused by the pane and the story,” showed up on Page 2A of the same edition.
In describing the alleged perpetrator as a possible agent provocateur, Boyles shined a light on an extremely dangerous tactic that is always available to those who would socialize medicine and disarm the American People in the name of “progress.” If you believe in the utopian dream of the perfectly managed society, then the ends justify the means. This may mean attacking your own side and trying to blame it on someone else. As David Horowitz wrote on Page 438 of his excellent book, Left Illusions, “If you believe in a future that will redeem mankind, what lie will you not tell, and what crime will you not commit, to make the future happen?”
The purpose of this crime may have been to cast false blame on the so-called “Nazis,” “haters,” and other conservative “wing nuts” who dare to oppose the statist policies of the Obama Administration. The blame game ploy is as old as history. Nero used the fire that destroyed much of Rome to justify persecution of early Christians. Hitler used the Reichstag Fire to boost support for his takeover the German Government. (Who started the fires? We will probably never know.)
I’m not saying that the alleged perpetrator and his unidentified accomplice were paid by anyone to commit an act of political vandalism. Mr. Schwenkler had worked in the past for an organization with Left-wing ties, according to the news stories. If he did shatter the windows of the Democrat Headquarters, he may well have acted out of personal conviction and not as a paid operative.
It is also possible that the actual perpetrator of this crime is so far Left that breaking out the windows was a protest. Perhaps the socialized medicine scheme pushed by the Obama Administration does not go far enough. Litwin mused over this conundrum in his article.
It now appears that anarchist web sites are raising bail money for Schwenkler, who is reportedly an individual with ties to far-Left anarchist organizations. It may be that this incident is an internecine quarrel between Leftists.
In any case, defenders of the right of American Citizens to armed self-defense against crime, tyranny and genocide must be ever vigilant against agent provocateurs who seek to demonize firearms and the people who own them. We must closely examine every single high profile mass murder and spree killing for evidence of possible external influences. See my post of 03-12-09, “Look for more shootings after church killing and more calls for gun control,” tagged “Conspiracy Theory.”
We must also be aware of Left-wing media bias that magnifies alleged wrongdoing associated with conservatives and minimizes crimes committed by the “progressive” Left. See my Category, “Media Bias.” As Edmond Burke wrote, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Burke also said, “The people never give up their liberty but under some delusion.”
Avoid delusions! Let us actively support the civil rights of all Americans and be acutely suspicious of anyone who approaches the jewel of liberty that is our Bill of Rights. We must educate citizens to avoid knee jerk reactions. Every attack on the Left is not from the Right. Sometimes, the Left attacks the Left.
Def Mech
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Another divisive article by an ignorant right winger. Not all leftists (as the author describes them) are against gun rights. In fact many on the left are as strongly in favor of a liberal interpretation of our second amendment as are most right wingers.
What is a liberal interpretation of our constitution as regards to the second amendment anyhow? Liberals believe in individual rights, the part of the second amendment that states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” is pretty self explanatory.
Centrist anti-constitutionalists have misapplied the first clause which says “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state” as though it meant only people in the militia should keep and bear arms.
This simply isn’t the case, because to take that train makes the conjunction of the entire clause illogical. The drafters of our constitution were nothing if not logical and rational.
The two clauses are independent of each other. The first clause was a rhetorical acknowledgment of the idea that states needed well regulated militias.
This first clause is IMHO a pre-empt to any counter arguments that might later be imposed which would act against the second clause “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”.
For evidence to support this statement, I merely ask you to think about the state of affairs at the time the Constitution was drafted. Were there not well regulated militias? Were there not also individual citizens who had the right to keep and bear arms. Of course both of these things existed and were accepted as the normal state of affairs.
Not everyone who kept and bore arms was part of a militia. Did our government on the ratification of our bill of rights set about on a program of confiscating guns from those who were not part of the militia? Of course they didn’t.
It was commonly accepted that a well armed society was a polite society and courtesy was a virtue to those who founded this country.
For far too long now, idiot right wingers have been the vanguard or our second amendment rights for the limited purpose of enriching gun manufacturers, but have not done anything to ensure the real freedom of our people and the protection of our rights against tyranny.
George Bush was a right winger and he led us down the path of despotism. Florida – a supposedly republican state is one of the few states that has altered their constitution to support increased gun control.
Right wingers need to lay off the left, it is contrary to the furtherance of our common goals. Namely to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as well as protect our constitution.
This is a very interesting point of view thank you for sharing.