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Organizing your community is the key to defeating globalism
I find that people in the liberty movement are desperately hungry
for solutions to the threat of globalism, but they often feel overwhelmed when
confronted with the scale of work required for true success. Many activists and
freedom lovers are lured in by "silver bullet" solutions, shortcuts
and quick fixes that will not actually work in the long run. Or they get fooled
into apathy by false promises that certain politicians will fight the good
fight for them while they sit idle at home.
The bottom line is this: No one is coming to save you, and
there are no easy answers. The work ahead is arduous, and if globalism is going
to be defeated, you are going to have to fight it. The beginning of
this work is community organization. Unifying the patriots around you so that
they can act together within the community to effectively defy totalitarian
measures. The fight starts at home.
Organization is actually a rather simple thing, requiring simple
steps and simple planning; if you stick with it long enough and you aren't an
abrasive or unhinged personality, eventually your efforts bear fruit. The key
is to persevere.
Organization is of course dependent on a few factors that you will
have no control over. For example, there have to be other people in your area
that are on the same page as you in terms of basic principles and goals. Most
people love their freedoms, and they want to keep them, so there should not be
a problem there in the majority of places. If you live in the heart of a place
like San Francisco or Chicago, though, you might be out of luck and your only
option is to relocate.
When I hear that people are having "difficulties"
organizing because "no one will listen to them," I usually find that
these folks are hitting a wall because of their methods, not because there are
no patriots living in their town or county. These are some of the biggest
mistakes most liberty activists make when trying to organize groups:
Failing before they try
Around half the people I talk to that complain about finding no
like-minded preppers and activists in their area never actually put in any
effort. They talked to a couple of friends or a family member, get shut down
and then they give up. It's lazy and it's no excuse. People who prevail almost
always start out with failure; they just keep trying until they find a way to
push forward. The people who perpetually fail are those that always quit after
they hit their first or second obstacle.
Some of these people I find give up not just because they are
lazy, but because they have a messiah complex — they secretly like the idea of
being the only person in their family, neighborhood or town that knows what is
about to happen. They imagine themselves to be tortured prophets, but one day "everyone
will see that they were right, and the non-believers will suffer." It's
truly foolish.
The reality is that there are probably dozens if not hundreds or
thousands of preparedness-minded conservatives and moderates within 50 miles of
your home. I've been working within the liberty movement for over 15 years, and
I can say with authority and according to the evidence that there are tens of
millions of preppers in the U.S. You are not alone or isolated.
If someone truly lives in a place that is overrun with leftists
and there is no chance, then relocation must be pursued if you want to survive
what is coming. Otherwise, you likely live in a place that is at least 50/50
conservative and liberal. Half the population is going to be open to your ideas
as long as you present them in a rational way.
Overwhelming potential recruits
There is a smart way and a dumb way to approach people about
organizing for a national crisis. First, you have to stay on topic when you are
discussing the concept. It's not that hard these days to talk to people about a
widespread collapse event or the loss of liberties to tyranny. People see
everything that is going on around them right now with the pandemic lockdowns
and economic instability. You don't need to bombard them with your thoughts on
9/11, the Kennedy Assassination, weather modification, etc., etc.
They may be interested in those topics, too. Or they may think you
are falling down the rabbit hole without an umbrella. The point is these are
peripheral issues to the purpose of organization for a breakdown in rule of
law. It does not matter what a person thinks about 9/11 or Kennedy, as long as
they agree that preparedness and working together is necessary for survival.
The "Gray Man" mentality
The Gray Man concept is idiotic in the vast majority of survival
scenarios. Trying to disguise your preps and blend in with a despondent and
desperate population of people and pretend you have nothing is not going to work.
In the longer term, you will fail, and the wrong people will eventually
discover your preps, and when they do, you will have no one to help you when
they come to rob you or kill you and your family.
Organizing with others is the only chance you will have to remain
relatively secure during a collapse. Find people who are also prepped. If you
really think no one can be trusted, then you are screwed anyway and there is no
point in prepping at all.
Selfish motivations
There are some people in the liberty movement (not many, but some)
who are not motivated
by a desire for freedom for all. Instead, they are driven by an addiction to
attention and self-glorification. They fantasize about becoming the next George
Washington, but they are too narcissistic to ever actually sacrifice enough to
earn that kind of respect. Instead, they sacrifice others while trying to steal
and con their way to notoriety and shortcut their way to leadership.
These kinds of people are dangerous because some of them are
actually charismatic, and initially, they appear to be leadership material.
They are not; they are frauds. And after a while, many people who rallied
around them in the beginning start to see that they are not what they
originally claimed to be. Eventually, the group breaks apart and everyone
becomes skeptical of all future attempts to organize. False leaders are poison
to any kind of mobilization.
These people must be removed from group efforts as quickly as
possible. They will either sabotage organization efforts due to their
selfishness, or they will try to become tin-pot dictators and trample over
people who object. Avoid this at all costs. Organize a separate, better group
if the group you are in is being run by a narcissist. Eventually, everyone will
come to you as the conman drives them away.
The path to a free community
Now that we've talked about what not to do, let's discuss what can
be done to start the avalanche that will lead to community organization for a
crisis. I realize that in terms of the liberty movement there is very little
reference materials out there on organizing. This hasn't been done for
centuries to the scale that must take place in America today to combat the
tyranny that is coming. We basically have to reinvent the path to rebellion.
Here are some of the steps I have taken in my own community to
build up a growing base of people who are all ready to work and fight for
freedom.
Getting the word out on open meetings
Open meetings are the way to go in my opinion. I've tried quieter
group organizing and it fizzles out every time. You have to be willing to put
yourself out there or find someone who has the knack for talking to groups and
invite anyone who is interested to attend an open event.
I put up flyers in my town and I also had friends post meeting
information to local Facebook pages. Anything to inform people that I was out
there providing a place for people to meet and become more informed.
Expect disappointing results in the beginning. You may get a big
crowd on the first try, or you might get six people to show up. Don't lose
hope. This is how these things usually start, with a handful of dedicated
people. Inviting a big liberty movement speaker to an event might help to bring
more people in quickly, but you will still need to hold future meetings based
on your own efforts and not big names.
Stick with it, and over time more and more people will become
interested. It took me around six months of meetings before the group began to
fill up the room I was using. Now I am looking for a larger venue to hold all
the people.
Find a venue that is on your side
I initially held my meetings in the local public park because the
weather was on the warm side. This worked well to start, though it also drew
the attention of leftists within the town council that tried to stop what I was
doing through threats of arrest. I stood my ground and of course, they backed
off. Leftists are usually blowhards that use intimidation to get what they want
rather than action.
I will continue to hold outdoor meetings on occasion at the park,
but most of them will be held at indoor venues. Don't lie about the intent of
your meetings, be honest. I tell people that my meetings are discussions on
preparedness, firearms and current events. Constitutional discussion could also
be included in that.
You might be surprised how many business owners and churches are
more than willing to allow you to use their space to have these meetings. There
are many conservative small-business owners out there, and plenty of churches
that don't bow to fear of the government or the IRS. You just have to ask
around.
Keep your meetings short and to the point
Most people have lives and responsibilities outside of the liberty
movement. Their time is valuable to them. Make sure that you show respect for
the fact that they are willing to take time out of their busy schedules to
attend your meetings.
Yes, you are helping them by providing an organization hub, and
yes, they probably don't fully appreciate all the time and effort you are
putting into this, but they will grow to appreciate what you are doing faster
if you make your meetings compact and informative.
By "short" or "compact," I mean two hours or
less, and for now I am scheduling meetings twice a month. If global events
become more unstable, I will shift to a weekly meeting schedule. I have found
that two hours is the maximum amount of time that people will volunteer before
their eyes start to glaze over and they want to go home. Running the meetings
at a tight pace is the best option. Also, having food and beverages available
helps. Running meetings any longer than this is self-indulgent and will result
in many people never coming back.
Structure meetings around information
I start meetings with a preparedness discussion where I teach a
skill, or I have someone else in the group teach what they know. We have had
classes on ham radio, on medical response to gunshot injuries as well as
classes on guns and gear. This part of the meeting is usually an hour or less.
Then, there is a break for 10 minutes for everyone to use restrooms or stretch
their legs. Then, we come back and use the last hour for discussion on current
events and how they affect our area.
This structure helps in keeping people involved and interested. It
also prevents discussion from meandering around too much on unrelated topics.
Don't let the meeting go off the rails; you want people to be able to voice
their views or share information, but there needs to be some guidelines.
Finally, the whole point of the group is to organize people to act
on solutions, not simply talk about the problems.
Guidelines
Whenever there are new people at my meetings, I let them know we
only have two hard and fast rules:
Rule #1 — Do not talk about
violent felony activities within the meetings. This protects everyone from
potential government interference. If you give the feds nothing to work with
then they can't sabotage your efforts. Some feds might show up and listen, but
who cares? The point is to organize your community to survive, and there is
nothing they can do to stop that.
Rule #2 — If someone has a
comment or a question, they need to keep it short so that everyone else has a
chance to weigh in. The fact is there are some people who just like to
bloviate. Some of them don't know that they do it and they can't control
themselves; others are narcissists that want to hijack the meeting and be the
center of attention. These people need to be reminded that they are not the
only one in the room. If they refuse to listen, you'll have to ask them to
leave.
Certain people just can't be reasoned with — narcopaths, in
particular, are a cancer within a group. They will continually try to interrupt
you and others, they will act belligerent and create unnecessary arguments,
they will try to make the meetings all about them, they will seek to undermine
your ability to run the meetings, and if they stay, they will take the
meetings over and create chaos. These people have to be booted as quickly as
possible once they are identified or the group will eventually fall apart due
to their presence.
I recommend doing this outside of meetings, not during them.
Handle the situation privately if possible.
Goals
There needs to be specific actions presented that your group can
take locally to
help prepare the ground for the coming crisis. For example, in my community we
are working on organizing local businesses to defy any future covid lockdowns.
They plan to remain open regardless of what the state or federal government
says.
And the community plans to support any and all businesses that
defy the mandates. We will not let
the government shut them down. Not only that, but we plan to promote the
businesses that do join the liberty group and steer as many customers as we can
their way. Why shop with a corporate vampire such as Walmart that supports the
lockdowns when you can spend your money with a local business that defends your
freedoms?
We also plan to train people for community security. Basically, we
will be bringing back the concept of the unofficial militia. This will require
practice, which I am scheduling to take place in stages over the next few
months.
Finally, we also have people who are working on the local
political effort. Problems can be defused ahead of time by having more
conservatives in local offices. Avoiding conflict altogether is preferable.
Just be sure that your meetings do not only consist of talking
about the same threats over and over. You have to take tangible actions to
better your community's future prospects.
To truth and knowledge,
Brandon Smith
P.S.
Personally, I feel Socialist-Dems want to crush America and conservatives
and the only real solution is to divide the nation two countries [essentially,
one red, one blue]. It would take a lot
of work but it is doable AND without bloodshed.
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4 Reasons Why Fascism is Left-Wing
Conservatives are used to being called Nazis and fascists.
But what if the real fascists are on the Left?
Nick Freitas has studied history, and he thinks the Antifa
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Media Hypocrisy
The changing face of
journalism, in the National News Room - The New York Times is now arguing
that it doesn't even need to pretend like
their news and opinion needs to be separate. I don't know if it's refreshing that they're honest
about it or so depressing because it means that they're not even trying to do
straight news anymore…
Don’t think
that the powers-that-shouldn’t-be are fine with letting you see and hear what
you want. They only want to you read and hear their OneWorld propaganda Two of
their congressweasels, U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney, both of California,
sent letters addressed to AT&T, Verizon, Roku, Amazon, Apple, Comcast,
Charter, Dish, Cox, Altice, Alphabet and Hulu. “Some purported news outlets
have long been misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that
produce content that leads to real harm,” the letters said. “Misinformation on
TV has led to our current polluted information environment that radicalizes
individuals to commit seditious acts and rejects public health best practices,
among other issues in our public discourse.”
Meanwhile, a
host of corporate media outlets including CNN, The New York Times, The
Washington Post and MSNBC have participated in private dinners and sponsored
trips with the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), a Chinese
Communist Party-funded group seeking to garner “favorable coverage” and
“disseminate positive messages” regarding China, The National Pulse (TNP)
revealed. “The group also targets American universities with offers to fund
policy research, high-level dialogues and exchange programs,” TNP reports.
Foreign Policy magazine noted that CUSEF is hardly a non-profit. Rather it is
“a registered foreign agent bankrolled by a high-ranking Chinese government
official with close ties to a sprawling Chinese Communist Party apparatus that
handles influence operations abroad.”
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Unbelievable how much lunacy there is on the left that this even warrants discussion.
We'd better do something like overthrowing the socialists before they complete their takeover.
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