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America's NewDeclaration of Independence
Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:17 AM PDT
Dateline: 18 July 2014
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"War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength."
—George Orwell (1984)
As one more evidence that America has fully entered the world of Orwellian
doublespeak, I offer the Independence Card shown above. It is the state of
Maryland's version of an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
An EBT card is the modern equivalent of what used to be known as food stamps.
The government issues the card to people who are needy. The people take their
card to stores and use it to get "free" food. A recent statistic I found stated
that 20% of Americans now use EBT cards.
238 years ago, when America's Declaration of Independence was signed, the word
independence meant something different than it apparently now means in America.
According to Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary, this is what the word
"independence" used to mean:
"A state in which a person does not rely
on others for subsistence; ability to
support one's self."
This brings to my mind an interesting reality…
Back during The Great Depression, needy people in America did not have EBT
cards. There were soup kitchens set up to help feed the poor…
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In the current form of economic depression America finds itself in, soup
kitchens are not necessary because the poor (20% of America) now have EBT
cards. And EBT cards can be used to buy a lot more than just soup…
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This blog post is not being written to disparage all people who use EBT cards.
I know friends and family who use EBT cards, and need the assistance.
My purpose here is to point out that America is truly in an economic
depression. Besides that, I just want to make it clear that people who are
dependent on the government for their subsistence are really not independent.
"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth
is a revolutionary act."
—George Orwell
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