August 5, 2014 by
Brandon Smith
Not long ago, I felt compelled to address the idea of self defense as a moral imperative in an article titled
“Violence In The Face Of Tyranny Is Often Necessary.”
My intention was to perhaps undo some of the propaganda conditioning
that Americans have suffered over the decades that has taught them that
“all” forms of violent action are “immoral”, including the defense of
one’s person, one’s property, and one’s freedom.
The recent uprising at Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville, Nev., confirmed my
predictions that many Americans are tired of playing by rules chartered
by the establishment and are ready to take measures outside of the
boundaries set by the system. The reality is that change will never come
without consequence and cost, and when faced with an entrenched
tyranny, if the citizenry cannot present the threat of physical
consequence to their oppressors, the oppressors have no motivation to
relinquish power.
To use the schoolyard analogy yet again, it is a fact of life that
the class bully will not leave a victim in peace because he is
enthralled with the feeling of power over others. The bully will not
stop because he has no incentive. Protesting only encourages him. Using
the system as a shield only amuses him. Logic and reason only anger him.
Punching the bully in the teeth is the only incentive he will respect.
If you show that you can disrupt a tyrant’s abuse of power anytime you
wish, if you show that you can hurt him back, only then will he take you
seriously.
