Unlike “Bernie or Bust”, whose supporters say that they will never vote for Hillary Clinton if Bernie is screwed over in the upcoming Democratic Convention (and which is a political movement that is determined to get the established system to somehow change itself), “Freedom or Bust” is a SOCIAL MOVEMENT whose supporters have finally come to realize a patent Truth; the Truth that there are no longer political solutions to America’s major social problems — problems that were for the most part caused by American politics, and problems that (for the most part) are actually cherished by almost all of Americas current politicians … Whereas “Bernie or Bust” would have you try futilely to strong-arm the system into giving up what it loves the most, “Freedom or Bust” would have you recognize that the system is completely broken, and quietly exit that system entirely.

To understand “Freedom or Bust”, Americans must first understand the intentionally designed constraints forced upon them by the two-party system (Republican vs. Democrat), and how this system serves the Oligarchy and the Oligarchy alone … And they also have to understand that they most certainly do, in fact, live in an Oligarchy and NOT in a democracy … This happened because up until now, most of them have unwittingly complied with their now-fully-corrupted two-party system; handing over their democratic power to the elites by almost always voting for the “lesser of two evils” repeatedly forced upon them.

And why has this happened? Simply put — LAZINESS; laziness and fear … nothing more, and nothing less. And this laziness and this fear have allowed America to fall into the hands of large corporations run by small gaggles of uber-wealthies; allowed Americans to be ruled by people who don’t give a damn about anything other than making their own small lives ever more comfortable by making their own bank accounts grow ever larger.

My Friends, “Freedom or Bust” is about WAKING UP to the Truth — the Truth that it is people, not corporations or their politician puppets, who truly care about the very grave problems facing America (and indeed, the rest of humanity) … “Freedom or Bust” is simply about having the courage & the integrity to step away from a pattern of apathy; a pattern that has Americans waiting for years for politicians to fix what they themselves can even now so readily repair.

“Freedom or Bust” is about reaching out into your own communities, my Friends .. It is about going door-to-door and finding 5-12 like-minded neighbors … It is about pooling your resources with theirs … It is about dividing up communal tasks that will bring you all self-sustainability and a long-overdue taste of real Freedom … And it is about Joy-fully getting busy with those most Meaning-full tasks.

I realize that this is an uncomfortable proposition … My ego too would rather cast my vote once every four years and then sit on my sofa and wait for my elected “leaders” to make my community viable again … But that is simply NOT GOING TO HAPPEN … In America at least, “Freedom or Bust” is the only viable solution that remains.

We have to come together in our neighborhoods and steadily remove ourselves from the clutches of the Oligarchy. We have to grow our own food (and share it with the hungry) … We have to collect & purify our own water (and share it with those who thirst) … We have to educate our children about creativity & compassion; about interdependence & integrity … We have to reach out to the poor & the downtrodden in our midst and bring them gently into our fold … In essence, we simply have to start doing for each other what our Oligarchy-corrupted “leaders” should have been doing for us long ago.

And “Freedom or Bust” WILL succeed, my Friends … For when we choose to stand together — and WORK together FOR one another, we humans have proven time & again that we truly can accomplish anything & everything.

There is important work to do … There is Freedom to be reclaimed and a new Great Society to be rebuilt — one community at a time … Let’s get started.

Peace to ALL … S
(inspired by Mike Klingler)

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt