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    How Can You Enjoy the Decline?

    https://pjmedia.com/drhelen/2013/2/8...y-the-decline/

    I have been meaning to order Aaron Clarey's new book Enjoy the Decline after viewing the sample pages from Amazon and reading over the description:

    The "End of America?" Most likely. The "Demise of liberty?" You betcha! The "Destruction of Western Civilization?" Of course! But why let all of the above get you down? Learn to "Enjoy the Decline!" "Enjoy the Decline" is mandatory reading for all conservatives, libertarians, Americans, and lovers of freedom who are mourning the slow, but sure death of their culture and their country. America is over. Freedom will be curtailed. Liberty is dead. And above all else, it is inevitable. But the answer is not to get depressed and give up hope. The answer is to change your attitude and learn how to "Enjoy the Decline." You get one life on this planet and Aaron Clarey explains how to get the most out of it even though socialism and tyranny are all around you. From learning how to adapt your psychology to learning to let go and take advantage of the socialist system, "Enjoy the Decline" carries the freedom loving American through the 5 stages of grief and puts them on a path to enjoy their life regardless of what is happening to their beloved America. Dark, macabre, and morose, but truthful, helpful, and practical all the same, it is guaranteed to make you happier than your socialist counterparts even though they have everything they want. Make leftists, liberals, and progressives miserable. Enjoy the Decline!
    It reminds me of libertarian Harry Browne's premise in his book How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World:

    Freedom is the opportunity to live your life as you want to live it. And that is possible, even if others remain as they are.
    If you’re not free now, it might be because you’ve been preoccupied with the people or institutions that you feel have restrained your freedom. I don’t expect you to stop worrying about them merely because I suggest that you do.

    I do hope to show you, though, that those people and institutions are relatively powerless to stop you — once you decide how you will achieve your freedom. There are things you can do to be free, and if you turn your attention to those things, no one will stand in your way. But when you become preoccupied with those who are blocking you, you overlook the many alternatives you could use to bypass them.

    I don't know that institutions and people are powerless to stop you from freedom, it seems these days that they try pretty hard and often succeed. However, I get the gist of what these authors are trying to tell their readers: that understanding how to work the system or work around it can put you on the path to, if not freedom, enjoyment of life and a sense that you have some control over your fate and life. For example, a reviewer over at Amazon says in response to Clarey's book:

    This book is awesome. I am a little depressed I can't go and follow the advice being stuck in the Army for 2 more years, but, I know what I'm gonna do: Get a useless degree in Europe on the government dime, just so I can party and have fun with that GI Bill.
    How about you? Any ideas on how you will enjoy the decline?

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/1480284769



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    That's some gallows humor, right there.
    There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket.
    -Major General Smedley Butler, USMC,
    Two-Time Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
    Author of, War is a Racket!

    It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
    - Diogenes of Sinope

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    Pfizer Macht Frei!

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    I was all set to buy the Kindle version of that book, but there are customer reported poor quality issues.

    (That figures, maybe later when/if it's fixed.)

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    Is it a 12 step program?
    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    Do you think it's a coincidence that the most cherished standard of the Ron Paul campaign was a sign highlighting the word "love" inside the word "revolution"? A revolution not based on love is a revolution doomed to failure. So, at the risk of sounding corny, I just wanted to let you know that, wherever you stand on any of these hot-button issues, and even if we might have exchanged bitter words or harsh sentiments in the past, I love each and every one of you - no exceptions!

    "When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will." Frederic Bastiat

    Peace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rogue View Post
    Is it a 12 step program?
    I'll tell you after I read it.

    "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
    The courage to change the things I can,
    And the wisdom to know the difference."



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