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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels.
Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty
of patriots.
Barbara Ehrenreich
The 'Loyalist Tale' - American Tories
Benedict Arnold
"I voluntarily take this OATH to bear Faith and true Allegiance to
His MAJESTY KING George the Third; - and defend to the utmost of my
Power, His sacred Person, Crown and Government, against all Persons
whatsoever."
Words like these may seem strange to inhabitants of the twenty first
century, but to citizenry of the revolutionary period, this was the
making of serious discourse. Just hollow rhetoric, or was this
sentiment of the day, a fair reflection by a significant portion of
the population?
James Chalmers wrote a pamphlet under the pen name of Candidus, called Plain Truth, as
a response to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense." His view represented the consensus of the
colonies for scores of years prior to the rebel
lion.
Plain Truth - by James Chalmers (Candidus) 1727-1806
Candidus replies to Paine's warning of abuse by the Sovereign, by invoking
Montesquieu's description of the British government as being: "This beautiful system
our constitution is a compound of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and
Democracy." And follows with the view of Hume towards the King: "we are in part
indebted for our supreme felicity; since without such control in the Crown, our
Constitution would immediately degenerate into Democracy."
It is not surprising that those in positions of comfort and authority wish to maintain
that condition. A natural aspect of human endeavors is to seek security and rely upon
the familiar institutions and structures to orga
nize their communities. Concepts of Liberty vary among those in society based upon
their respected place in the hierarchy of status. Let no one be misled, all societies
are composed of unequal rank among their populace. T
he notion of equality under the rule of law is a result of a recognition that each
individual is endowed with natural rights that no State can legitimately abridge. But
to extrapolate that their standing should be equal i
s pure nonsense.
The struggle that ensues from this intrinsic reality defines the interaction that all
cultures have between their citizens and the State. The structure of government that
the inhabitants choose to form or are compelled to
live under, is based upon what particular faction dominates the intellectual apology
for rule or commands the power to impose their will upon others. This is an axiom of
all history. Only those who practice the rationale
of denial will dispute this assertion.
In the aftermath of the WTC massacre, we have been exposed to a diatribe of patriotic
fidelity that approaches psychopathic proportions, when examined within the context of
the tragic record of how ALL governments act, to
wards their own citizens, when granted excessive powers to police their own people.
Liberty is never a result of a bill proposed by a legislature or granted in a
proclamation of a sovereign. It is always the embodiment of
individual behavior. No one or no body can bequest rights upon you, since you are
already endowed with fundamental principles of willful consent. Legitimacy for the
State is founded upon the agreement that citizens have
with the society that forms a government.
Today we have the 'Tory Complex' sweeping the Nation. The standard for the masses is
to demonstrate their loyalty to the country, by allowing the government to institute
anti-liberty measures that are justified because we
are at War. The confusion to mix proper demands and proportioned steps to ensure
justice for criminal actions, with the forfeiture of inalienable rights; is demented.
But that is exactly what the 'so called' American Loy
alists are demanding. Their impulsive bellicose clamor, based upon the willful
surrender of individual protections, is a result of a false allegiance. The nature of
America, is embodied in her principles of individual pri
macy. All authority stems from the citizen and is lent out to the State as a trusted
steward.
The biggest abusers of this misguided nationalism are the very people who share many
of the same conservative values that are consistently argued and defended in these
essays. The neo conservative has mutated into the Tor
y champion. Imputing voices of guarded prudence with routine condemnation of their
message and accusing them of being disloyal to America, follows the pattern of
Candidus. He sums up the current temperament of today quite
nicely: "This writer, and all others of his stamp, should remember that the colonies
are now in a state of revolt and rebellion against their rightful sovereign. The
British legislature is unalterably determined to brin
g them back to their allegiance."
When governments secedes your rights, they are passing the new Stamp Act. When your
state abdicates the Bill of Rights, they have become the Crown. And when your furor
mandates the abolition of our legal protections again
st the power of the federal bureaucracy, you are paying homage at the throne of a new
King George. And you demand all this in the name of Patriotism? While you act more
like a mob . . .
President Bush, to his credit has remained balanced, in the face of a commitment to a
mistaken Foreign Policy. It is the public who's fancy for a 'good fight' jumble the
difference between proper accountability for Terror
ists, with a call for a defense of the empire. They are the 'neo TORIES', demanding
the implementation of Chalmers' last remarks: "In short, I affirm that it would be
most excellent policy in those who wish for TRUE LIBER
TY to submit by an advantageous reconciliation to the authority of Great Britain; to
accomplish in the long run, what they cannot do by hypocrisy, fraud and force in the
short one."
A real Conservative is a revolutionary in the pursuit of individual rights and an
advocate of constitutional protections and limited government. So why are you adopting
the hypocrisy, fraud and force towards you own revol
ution, while paying allegiance to the dominion that the U.S. Crown has become? The
federal government is NOT America. The American revolution was not fought to allow the
emergence of a different tyrant. Because it is home
grown, does not make it any better. Judging from the public outcry,
the 'Right' are all wearing red coats, as the style for this fall
season. What matters after the explosions cease, and smoke
dissipates, is what kind of America remains as a Nation. If we allow
the State to usher in a 'new age' of restricted rights and coerced
compliance, we will lose much more than, a war. The true war is
always with your own government, any state, that seeks to destroy the
rights of their own citizens.
What we have today is a population that would refuse to stand with
our Founding Fathers. They knee to a king, and his name is not our
Republic . . . and desire to serve under General Cornallis. Your
Yorktown confronts you and you are unwilling to face why? Rethink
your position, correct your errors, and return to fight alongside
George Washington.
SARTRE - October 21, 2001
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