simple question? complicated answer

[TomtheTinker]

Ive been a rebel since birth and a renegade by nature,
feel the the blood of freedom flow though my veines

dreams of my tree run through my brain
Been touched by truth as I feel the pain
loss & happiness one in the same
defeat will happen for one who has gained
the choice is ours freedom or chains

simple question? complicated answer
war on all fronts, betrayal & dancers
I've got a question, why is power a cancer?
letting it go may be the answer

Don't be afraid, the darkness will fall
Good men will rise, sun shine and all

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Thank you to all the members if liberty forest for having independent minds and decent hearts. I meant to just rant about life in general and ended up taking the abstract route, writing this impromptu "poem" or what ever it is.

I have had a really difficult 5 years or so..multiple significant robberies, many betrayals, death of my sister& pillar of my family, best friend also died, surgery, loss of business, Felony arrest for victim less crime(might loose my gun rights) and seizure of the savings i had left.

I am sure more is to come but I still feel THANKFUL. Much if not all of the loss I experienced was my own CHOICE and the risk I took, of course it still hurts. I still have so much strength left in my soul and truly believe in myself and my moral decisions no matter the consequences. I will not be afraid to operate as an independent individual with free will but do realize that I will have to reinvent myself if I want to ever have a long term positive effect of the people around me.

Freedom really is important and so is being a good person...We need not forget that.

[Ronin Truth]

Power Corrupts

by Ben Moreell (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/about/people/ben-moreell)

When a person gains power over other persons–political power to force other persons to do his bidding when they do not believe it right to do so–it seems inevitable that a moral weakness develops in the person who exercises that power. It may take time for this weakness to become visible. In fact, its full extent is frequently left to the historians to record, but we eventually learn of it. It was Lord Acton, the British historian, who said: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Please do not misunderstand me. These persons who are corrupted by the process of ruling over their fellow men are not innately evil. They begin as honest men. Their motives for wanting to direct the actions of others may be purely patriotic and altruistic. Indeed, they may wish only “to do good for the people.” But, apparently, the only way they can think of to do this “good” is to impose more restrictive laws.

Now, obviously, there is no point in passing a law which requires people to do something they would do anyhow; or which prevents them from doing what they are not going to do anyhow. Therefore, the possessor of the political power could very well decide to leave every person free to do as he pleases so long as he does not infringe upon the same right of every other person to do as he pleases. However, that concept appears to be utterly without reason to a person who wants to exercise political power over his fellow man, for he asks himself: “How can I ‘do good’ for the people if I just leave them alone?” Besides, he does not want to pass into history as a “do nothing” leader who ends up as a footnote somewhere. So he begins to pass laws that will force all other persons to conform to his ideas of what is good for them.

That is the danger point! The more restrictions and compulsions he imposes on other persons, the greater the strain on his own morality. As his appetite for using force against people increases, he tends increasingly to surround himself with advisers who also seem to derive a peculiar pleasure from forcing others to obey their decrees. He appoints friends and supporters to easy jobs of questionable necessity. If there are not enough jobs to go around, he creates new ones. In some instances, jobs are sold to the highest bidder. The hard-earned money of those over whom he rules is loaned for questionable private endeavors or spent on grandiose public projects at home and abroad. If there is opposition, an emergency is declared or created to justify these actions.

If the benevolent ruler stays in power long enough, he eventually concludes that power and wisdom are the same thing. And as he possesses power, he must also possess wisdom. He becomes converted to the seductive thesis that election to public office endows the official with both power and wisdom. At this point, he begins to lose his ability to distinguish between what is morally right and what is politically expedient.


http://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-2-number-6/power-corrupts

[tod evans]

Keep your head up man!

[TomtheTinker]

I'm going insane pain in my brain as i wear thin
Some birds aren't meant to be caged
I keep the fight going thoughts flowing believed I could win
Some wars weren't meant to be waged
Prison of doom opened wounds won't heal with sin
Some birds aren't meant to be caged
Changing with age turning the page
Some love isn't deserved to be gave

[JK/SEA]

Days grow shorter and the nights are getting long
Feels like we're running out of time
Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong
You got to read between the lines

Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can
Make it through another day
Make it worth the price we pay

The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive
I do my best to do my part
Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve
I keep my magic in my heart

Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby
I am counting on you
You know what you've got to do

Fight the good fight every moment
Every minute every day
Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way

All your life you've been waiting for your chance
Where you'll fit into the plan
But you're the master of your own destiny
So give and take the best that you can

You think a little more money can buy your soul some rest
You'd better think of something else instead
You're so afraid of being honest with yourself
You'd better take a look inside your head

Nothing is easy, nothing good is free on earth
But I can tell you where to start
Take a look inside your heart
There's an answer in your heart

Fight the good fight every moment
Every minute every day
Fight the good fight every moment
Make it worth the price we pay

Every moment of your lifetime
Every minute every day
Fight the good fight every moment
Make it worth the price we pay.....

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.

TRIUMPH.