Serf's Up!

In feudal times and as recently as in the 1800's in Italy serfdom was a form of government. Communities of people were united to work for the common good. Crops were raised, livestock was tended, a castle was erected for protection, and an army was formed. Taxes were collected by the elite and the serfs had no say as to what they might be. A group of soldiers with the tax collector knocked on your door and separated you from your valuables in the amount they thought appropriate for that particular day. The elite ruling class benefited the most and lived off the labor of the collective people. The ruled had no say in how they were governed nor the rate they were taxed. We are 210 years removed from this barbaric system; or are we?

Sounds a lot like the direction Washington is headed! Legislation is being forced down our throats and taxes are being levied without our consent. The castle, er, White House, believes we should all work for the common good, and ignore the rights of the individual. Dress us all in pointy hooded sweatshirts that come to our knees and a pair of tights with pointy shoes and we're back to feudal times!

Here's some of the similarities. Serfs were kept poor, both through taxation and the lack of inspiration to get ahead because the ruling class was going to take everything they earned and redistribute it. They were not educated above the ability to perform their chore. You lived and worked for the collective good, and the benefit of the ruling class. Serfs were provided enough to get by, while the rulers live like kings at their expense. All disguised as payback for security. If any of this is starting to sound familiar, feel free to yell out AH HA!

Nancy Pelosi and other liberal members of Congress think it's just fine to jump aboard private jets and vacation lavishly in Copenhagen at our expense. They are in the process of passing legislation we don't want nor need , in the name of our own good, and they are trying to enact unconstitutional taxes without our consent. When did we become serfs at the beck and call of the ruling class?

Liberals have been in control of the impoverished inner cities for decades. They've dictated the education standards, and handed out the relief necessary because there is no attempt to raise these serfs out of poverty. They've controlled every aspect of their lives including the population with abortion rather than proper education. Collecting their votes to keep them the ruling class, by promising the poor the security of welfare, health care, social security, food stamps, and disability. While taxing the productive to pay for their voting pool's needs. Just like the elite con the serfs, convincing them they need the castle for their protection, so have the liberals abused the poor.

The children aren't even taught the history that they could use to draw these parallels. You don't need an education! We'll give you a GED, just pass this test. You don't need to learn how to think. We'll teach you what to think! We don't need to educate you, we'll teach you a vocation. If that industry becomes obsolete or their are too many in that field, or you just find it too tough to get up every morning to got to work, there is always unemployment to fall back on. This is the message our government sends out.

There is no long term thinking in Washington, just knee jerk reaction. We don't drill for our oil reserves because it'll take a decade to provide relief to our energy needs, but we look to develop green energy so in the long term China and India can be used to out source our production labor. China and India can't steal our oil and natural gas resources, they can only purchase it. They can steal our labor and produce our technology cheaper. Let's not forget our coal,it's mined here, providing jobs and income here. That can't be taken away, except by legislation.

So are those up in the castle, er, in Washington, really looking out for our best interests? Or can it be surmised they are looking out for themselves? Is their thumb holding us down and keeping us from being free? Have we morphed into serfdom under the guise of security? I know what those in power are telling us, and I know how they control the media to distribute their propaganda, and tell you what to think. Thinkers will come to their own conclusions. Just some food for thought!!

God Bless
Capt. Bill