To End Slavery?

"Lincoln was one of our greatest presidents!"
"Really? Why do you say that?"
"Because he fought the Civil War to free the slaves!"
"Really? Are you sure about that?"
"Why you commie bastard, racist, right-wing, Tea Bagging, child murdering, SON OF A B!7$#!!!?!?!!!!!!1!!"

Sound familiar? Here is the truth:

Abraham Lincoln
August 22, 1862
Executive Mansion, Washington

Hon. Horace Greeley:

Dear Sir.

I have just read yours of the 19th. addressed to myself through the New--York Tribune. If there be in it any statements, or assumptions of fact, which I may know to be erroneous, I do not, now and here, controvert them. If there be in it any inferences which I may believe to be falsely drawn, I do not now and here, argue against them. If there be perceptable [sic] in it an impatient and dictatorial tone, I waive it in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right.

As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing" as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt.

I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft--expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free.

Yours,

A. Lincoln.

ZAP!

What is ZAP, you may ask? ZAP stands for the Zero Aggression Principle.

The Zero Aggression Principle says...

 

"No one should initiate harm against another or delegate doing so to others."

 

Harm includes violence and fraud. The key word is initiation. Violence should be defensive only.

 

 

For instance, drug prohibition violates the Zero Aggression Principle by initiating violence against adults who make unpopular choices. One merely needs to look no further than the ramifications of the 18th Amendment... and the fact that the 20th Amendment was passed to repeal it...

 

If you think you might be interested in the Zero Aggression Principle, take this quiz:

http://www.denyconsent.org/etp/drug-prohibition/

Let me know how it goes, comments please!

 

Are you SURE you are doing well in the stock market?

In 2002, gold was priced in USD @ 309.73/ounce. If one had $125,000 and invested it solely in gold, one would have purchased 403 ounces of gold. Let's say instead, that same person invested that $125k in the stock market and managed a return of 7.2% which would have doubled their investment to $250,000 in 2012. Today, with gold priced in USD @ $1764.28/ounce (price at the time of this writing), that $250k would purchase 141 ounces of gold!

Summary:
2002 An investment of $125,000 in gold would purchase 403 ounces of gold.
2012 An investment of $250,000 in gold would purchase 141 ounces of gold.

Most people would say "That's because the price of gold has gone up, retard!" Really? Let's look a bit further because here is where it all gets interesting...

When one compares the VALUE of gold, priced in other commodities, one gets a different picture. For instance, the value of gold compared to oil, has remained remarkably steady since the late 70s and has actually decreased slightly. Assuming that the value of gold HAS remained steady yet the price in dollars has gone way up, the suggestion is that the value of USD has gone way down.

By the way, those 403 ounces of gold (bought for $125,000 in 2002) today? $711,004.84


~The price of Gold is USD is changing so the numbers will be off a little bit. The main point remains... I'd be just a little bit less cocky about that "killing" you're making in the stock market. I'd say someone is making a killing off of you...

http://www.nationalseniorscouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89%3Aobama-begins-push-for-new-national-retirement-system&catid=34%3Asocial-security&Itemid=62

*Obama Begins Push for New National Retirement System

A recent hearing sponsored by the Treasury and Labor Departments marked the beginning of the Obama Administration’s effort to nationalize the nation’s pension system and to eliminate private retirement accounts including IRA’s and 401k plans, NSC is warning. The hearing, held in the Labor Department’s main auditorium, was monitored by NSC staff and featured a line up of left-wing activists including one representative of the AFL-CIO who advocated for more government regulation over private retirement accounts and even the establishment of government-sponsored annuities that would take the place of 401k plans. "This hearing was set up to explore why Americans are not saving as much for their retirement as they could," explains National Seniors Council National Director Robert Crone, "However, it is clear that this is the first step towards a government takeover. It feels just like the beginning of the debate over health care and we all know how that ended up." A representative of the liberal Pension Rights Center, Rebecca Davis, testified that the government needs to get involved because 401k plans and IRAs are unfair to poor people. She demanded the Obama administration set up a "government-sponsored program administered by the PBGC (the governments’ Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation)." She proclaimed that even "private annuities are problematic." Such "reforms" would effectively end private retirement accounts in America, Crone warns. "These people want the government to require that ultimately all Americans buy these government annuities instead of saving or investing on their own. The Government could then take these trillions of dollars and redistribute it through this new national retirement system." Deputy Treasury Secretary J. Mark Iwry, who presided over the hearing, is a long-time critic of 401k plans because he believes they benefit the rich. He also appears to be one of the Administration’s point man on this issue. "This whole issue is moving forward very quickly," warns Crone. "Already there is a bill requiring all businesses to automatically enroll their employees in IRA plans in which part of every employee’s paycheck would be automatically deducted and deposited into this account. If this passes, the government will be just one step away from being able to confiscate all these retirement accounts." NSC has taken the lead in warning the nation about this new government onslaught and is plotting ways to stop it. "This effort ultimately is designed to grab the retirement nest eggs of America’s senior citizens. This new government annuity scheme, even if it is at first optional, will turn into a giant effort to redistribute the wealth of America’s older citizens," explains Crone. "This scheme mirrors what I expect the President will try to do with Social Security. He wants to turn that program into a welfare program, too." NSC will likely unveil a new grassroots campaign effort later this year or early in January to coincide with the seating of the new Congress.* Way to go, America! Soon, the State is going to own every penny you make. They are going to force you to plant your money into a State run redistribution scheme and spend it on whatever they like. Keep voting for Democrat/Republican, 16 trillion in debt... tick, tock...

If Only...

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” -John Quincy Adams

Social Justice?

"Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you – and why?" – Walter Williams

Visitor From The Past

Visitor From The Past by Thelen Paulk



I had a dream the other night I didn't understand.

A figure walking through the mist with a flintlock in his hand.

His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed.

He took off his three cornered hat and speaking low, he said:



We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty.

We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny.

For future generations, this legacy we gave,

in this, the land of the free and the home of the brave.



You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun.

Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.

On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent.

Although you have no voice in choosing, how the money's spent.



Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate.

Your Christian values can't be taught, according to the state.

You read about the current news in a regulated press.

You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the foreign I.R.S.



Your money is no longer made of silver, or of gold.

You trade your wealth for paper, so your lives can be controlled.

You pay for crimes that make our Nation turn from God in shame.

You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name.



You've given government control, to those who do you harm,

So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm.

And keep our country deep in debt, put men of God in jail.

Harass your fellow countrymen, while corrupted courts prevail.



Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn.

They defy and rape the nation, and leave it's fabric tattered and torn.

Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores.

And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.



Can you regain the freedom for which we fought and died?

Or don't you have the courage, or the faith to stand with pride?

Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?

Or do you wish your children to live in fear as a slave?



People of the Republic arise and take a stand!

Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land!

Preserve our Great Republic, and God Given Right!

And pray to God, to keep the torch of Freedom burning bright!


As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came.

His words were true, we are not Free, we have ourselves to blame.

For even now as tyrants trample each God Given Right,

we only watch and tremble, too afraid to stand and fight.



If he stood by your bedside, in a dream, while you're asleep,

and wonders what remains of our Rights he fought so hard to keep,

What would be your answer, if he called out from the grave;



IS THIS STILL THE LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE?