"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"

By D.D. for The Q Wealth Report originally published in edition 48

Once upon a time there was a land called the Colonies controlled by the King of England and all his men. This king had a foreign policy that included trying to control the world by invading other countries, stealing their resources, controlling the opium trade, then trying to convert all subjects to his religious beliefs.

He financed his wars by over taxing all of his own countrymen. A few people (only 3% of the population of the new colonies) did not agree with the king's foreign policy and over-taxation, so they started a movement to rebel against unfair taxation and abuses of personal freedoms. Most of the news media had the people brainwashed by assuring the people that the king's government had their best interest at heart and would take care of them.

This 3% of the people were of all races and colors, including some Indian tribes. They decided to throw the king's ship-load of tea into the harbour in a city called Boston. The king's men shot and killed some of these rebels (also called minutemen). The first man killed by the king's men at this tea party was a black man named Crispus Attucks.

97% of the people that lived in these colonies were scared to death of the king and his men. Their opinion was, "I have a pretty good life here, I have a piece of ground, a few cows and horses, my garden is good, my children have pretty good schools, we're not starving to death. But, well, yeah the price of cooking oil and oil for our lamps is a little high and going up every day, and the bandits raid and kill a few of us occasionally and, oh yeah, the property taxes are going higher every year. But, if we complain or speak freely against the king, we will be put in jail."

Many colonists simply said, "We're to busy with our everyday lives to join any protest or revolution."

Some of the people thought the revolutionaries were fanatics and unpatriotic for breaking the kings laws. One rebel named Thomas Jefferson had a name for these people that supported the king: "sheepeople". He referred to them as cowards that just let the king and his men herd them around like sheep.

The king's people countered saying, "We live in this beautiful new world. It's not perfect, but it's better than what most people in the world have. The taxes are high and new laws and regulations are eating away at our freedoms but we just have to live with this."

As the revolutionaries continued to recruit their army, many of the colonials they approached said, "We are loyal and patriotic to the king!"

A rebel named Ben Franklin told them, "We are at war! To use the word patriotism is to suppress the truth."

Thomas Jefferson was trying to convince a fellow who was a ladies-man, owned two gambling houses and brothels, who had married a widow with lots of money and owned many slaves (later he owned 315 slaves). This man was well respected and carried a lot of influence. Jefferson knew he could help recruit many freedom fighters.

We were taught early in life that this fellow cut down his father's cherry tree and could not lie about this deed. (This cherry tree story never happened, by the way. It is just another lie we were taught in grade school as part of our brainwashing; reference the Smithsonian Institute for the truth.) We all know this man as the Father of our United States of America - George Washington! Mr. Washington was later to become General Washington.

Since only 3% of the people would join their cause, these fellows had to call on other nations such as the Spanish, the French, and some Indian nations, to help them fight the king's army. Many of the colonians fought on the side of the king. Some didn't want any part of either side so they boarded ships that rounded Florida and landed in a French possession called Louisiana. From New Orleans they made their way up the Mississippi river, turned left at the Arkansas river and some settled in a territory that was part of this French possession later to be known as Oklahoma. This territory still has towns and families with a name of French origin.

Today, most people that were born within the boundaries of what we call the "Louisiana Purchase", or any other former French territory, by French law, qualify for French citizenship and passport. You were probably never taught or told this by any U.S. government agency because they do not like citizens having dual nationality, they can't control your life completely.

But a smart person never places all his eggs in one basket. You can never put complete faith in any one government or country. During the revolutionary war thousands of people left the colonies to live in South America, between 1860 and 1870 during the American civil war over one million Americans, both northerners and southerners, moved to Brazil. Some of the richest farms and ranches in Brazil still belong to their families.

During this revolutionary war general Washington and his rebels never fought a major battle. Since they were not trained as well as the king's men, they fought a guerrilla war, raiding and surprising the king's men when they could. But where did general Washington get his main information? One of George's best friends was a Frenchman, the "duke of marquis". He and George did a lot of womanizing together.

The "duke" brought with him from France many ladies of the evening that worked at General Washington's brothels and gambling establishments. These ladies would entertain the officers of the king's army and overheard their plans which were passed on to General Washington who in turn would surprise attack and win most of these battles over the king's men. (Sounds like the bible's version of Joshua and the walls of Jericho with his main information coming from a prostitute within the walls.)

So, Americans today can thank the French, Spanish, Indians, 3% of the colony's population, and some especially brave "ladies of the evening" for the way of life that you have had for over 200 years. They had the determination, guts, and were willing to sacrifice everything for their personal freedoms, religious beliefs, and no taxation without representation, (like income tax). They would be very upset to see the condition into which you have let the country fall today.

Americans today are afraid of their government and are so weak as to let themselves be herded around like sheep all over again. The war was fought to make sure the people control the government, not to let some state or federal bureaucracy control you.

You had better go back, read and study your constitution, bill of rights, and declaration of independence. You might also learn the words to your national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner", because less than half of you know all the words.

As a distant cousin of mine, Patrick Henry, who fought along side General Washington once said, "Give me liberty or give me death."

Amen to that!

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