Sometimes I get the impression that people think I am off my rocker. They never come out and say it to my face, but I just get the feeling that they think I don’t have both oars in the water, aren’t playing with a full deck, that I am certifiably insane. All because I dare to insinuate that their government has allowed, or even carried out acts of terror against its own people.

Are people so naïve as to think that things like that can’t happen in America, that America is somehow exempt from evil? Do the people of this country honestly believe that their elected officials are all saints, that they are above reproach and incapable of corruption? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but men are men, and all are equally susceptible to the influence of evil. That is even more so when men are placed into positions of power, as it has been said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. With all the power that our government has amassed, I would venture to guess that by now our government is pretty damned corrupt!

I, for one, am not one who refuses to examine things, seek out the truth, no matter how disturbing it may be. In that respect, I liken myself to Patrick Henry, who said, “For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.” If knowing the truth means that I must accept that my government is capable of murdering U.S. citizens, then blaming it upon someone else to garner support for wars or unconstitutional laws, then so be it.

Some say that the thought that our government would do these type things is preposterous. To them, I say examine the data and draw your own conclusions, but DO NOT just blindly accept the lies that you are told by the media and your elected officials. Do your own research first, before coming to any conclusions. Only then will you know the truth.

I still hear snide remarks when I mention that our government knew that the Lusitania was going to be sunk, that Pearl Harbor was going to be attacked, or that they at least knew the attacks of 911 were going to happen…all before they did. All of these acts resulted in the American people being drawn into wars that they would otherwise not have supported.

I wonder how many people have heard of the Hegelian Dialect. The Hegelian Dialect is a theory that change can be brought about by a three stage process. First you have the thesis, which can be an event or circumstances which is then opposed by the antithesis. Then a solution is offered, presented by the synthesis.

To apply how our government utilized Hegel’s dialect all the time, let’s take a look at something besides terrorist attacks and wars, let’s examine the housing crisis. The thesis in this case is the people who had their homes foreclosed upon because they could no longer make their mortgage payments. The antithesis is the banks that, we were told, were greedy and took advantage of the people. The synthesis is the bailouts and the government control and regulations passed in lieu of the housing crisis. Whether or not the government was aware of the impending housing crisis makes no difference. As Rahm Emmanuel once said, “Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” The thesis in this case, the housing crisis, may, or may not have been staged, or instigated by our government.

Nonetheless, the government utilized Hegel’s dialect to do things that people ordinarily would not have supported. It is the same with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; would the American people have supported those wars without 911? I don’t think so.
I do not know for sure if our government had a hand in the planes flying into the world trade centers, but I am certain that someone had a hand in bringing those buildings down; they did not fall as a result of those planes flying into them. I don’t think that hijacked planes flying into a couple buildings would have produced a horrific enough event to garner support for something as broad as a declaration of war on terror, and the invasion of not one, but two countries.

That begs the question: who? Who had the most to gain from bringing those two buildings down? Every step since that day, every law passed which infringes upon our rights that puts our nation further into debt funding a never ending war, is based upon the events of that day. It is clear to me that our government, in their lust for more power and control over our lives, had the most to gain.

Whoever it may be, somebody had a hand in bringing those two towers crashing to the ground, coincidentally on the same day that two hijacked airplanes flew into them. There is enough evidence to support the claims that explosive charges were used, bringing the Twin Towers down in a controlled demolition, and in the process killing thousands and stirring up enough anger against Bin Laden and Al Qaeda to support an all-inclusive War on Terror. Now, if whoever did that isn’t evil, I don’t know what the definition of evil is.

Hitler used a similar strategy to consolidate his power. Anybody who studied the events leading up to World War II will recall that the Reichstag fire was blamed on the communists although it was most likely set by Hitler’s own supporters. However it started, it allowed Hitler to consolidate his power and begin his reign of terror. Under Hitler, civil liberties were suspended; mass arrests of Communists took place, all this happened, based upon a lie told to the people by an evil man seeking power. Look at what else happened once Hitler gained total control. It is estimated that under the Nazi’s more than 20 million people were killed. Aside from the atrocities of the holocaust, the Nazi’s killed nearly 2.5 million Poles, 3 million Ukrainians and 1.5 million Russians. Among those killed were the brightest men and women of those countries, those who posed the greatest threat to the Hitler and his regime. Even though he may have been evil incarnate, Hitler was considered a charming charismatic man. He was also elected by a majority of the people. He wooed them with his eloquent speeches and the people fell for it. Remind you of anyone in particular?

But Hitler isn’t the only evil man who ever gained power and used it to commit monstrous acts. While in power, China’s Chairman Mao killed anywhere from 49-78 million dissidents. Russia’s Stalin’s reign saw the death of 23 million. Prime Minister Tojo of Japan was responsible for the deaths of 5 million civilians during World War II. Kim Il Sung of North Korea has the deaths of 1.6 million people on his hands. Strikingly, Osama Bin Laden is reported to be responsible for far fewer deaths.

Now don’t get me wrong, don’t think that I totally disbelieve that there aren’t terrorists who wish to see America fall, and that would do anything to hasten that. But to justify the infringement of our rights, the invasion of two countries, all for a war against an unseen and invisible enemy is wrong and immoral.

Think about it, on 911, roughly 3000 people died in the attacks upon the Twin Towers. Since our forces entered Iraq over 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed. These were all noncombatants too. Makes you ask, who are the real terrorists, Al Qaeda or the U.S. government. But oh, if I say that I ruffle too many feathers, make people question their own patriotism. Can’t have that, can we?

What I am trying to get at is that evil is evil, no matter where it is found. For people to think that it does not exist in this country, ask them to explain Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, David Berkowitz, and Jeffrey Dahmer.

When people in positions of power and authority are influenced by evil, their actions become evil as well. When our government does things that are contrary to the Constitution, to our freedom and liberty, their acts are evil, plain and simple. I don’t care what the excuse is, there is no justification for the infringements of our rights…under any circumstances!

The philosopher Cicero once said, “The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.” Does that mean I consider myself a wise man? I don’t know about that, but I do know, that as Plato once said, “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Thomas Paine once said, “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” From where I see it, it has become awful damn intolerable, and it is time it was changed.

~ The Author ~
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