The March Toward Implosion

A quick scan of the headlines on any given day is sufficient for most of us to conclude that the fast march toward economic Implosion is progressing with abandon.

I remain convinced that the Doom & Gloom that will visit America will begin in earnest with a sudden pop of the bubble that is the economy. Ben is simply printing dollars and giving them to Bad People, who use those dollars as fuel to power further toward destruction. Most of us understand the fundamental reason for our devolution as a country: The moral fiber of the average American is torn.

When the "Economy" finally sags under the weight of the lies that have been inflating the bubble there will once again be financial execs leaping from buildings, and soon after will begin the disruption of Just-in-Time deliveries, and soon after, probably 72 hours or so if History remains accurate, the riots will begin and then grow daily. Then all of the Doom & Gloom scenarios become possible.

When someone throws a punch at your nose or a bullet at your chest, the prudent move is to get off the line of attack. Don't be where the punch or bullet travels. That is precisely the premise behind the Citadel. Some of us have chosen to find people who think as do we, move into a neighborhood together, removed from the direct lines of attack, rioting, hunger, disease that will follow, and cover one anothers back.

National headlines and recent events in our own little part of the Internet should remind us all how important it will be to choose carefully who will live among us. It should have every single one of you working out remedies in your minds about how we will deal with people who reveal themselves to be less-than-tolerable as neighbors in a Citadel setting in a SHTF world. Recent events should have all of you focused like a laser on the fact that just because a person claims to be a "Patriot" just like you, just a little scratching of the surface reveals a different truth.

I hope you are hardening your hearts. The storm coming for us will be epic.

On the other side of the storm let us hope that a small colony of people who genuinely appreciate Jefferson's Rightful Liberty will be able to influence the direction of the remnants of society.

Until then, remember that every major city and metro area in America has an "Establishment" army, being outfitted with tools of war by FedGov, probably because prudent people in FedGov anticipate they will lose the ability to project Federal/Establishment force at some point.

Let us hope that vacuum of power works to our benefit, that we have chosen our neighbors wisely, and we have prudently set aside a sufficient set of preps and tools to not only survive, but to prevail and give Liberty a second chance.

If you and I fail, Liberty will die on the planet.

Kerodin
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Founders #6

Hi folks,

We sent Founders #6 email a while ago. Let me know if it doesn't show up in your mailbox.

We are moving forward on all fronts, most visible, some not.

As we have already seen there are many people even within the "Patriot" community who do not want III Arms to succeed. Why? Some may be professional provocateurs. Some are simply coveting. Some are simply crabs trying to prevent other crabs from escaping the basket. Some see this all as an online playground, rather than a place where serious Patriots gather for Liberty. A few sad and diseased Souls simply haven't tasted a backfist in a while.

Focus on success and the rest will take care of itself.

Remember, if you have the ability to make it to North Carolina to meet some great Patriots in about three weeks, drop Brock a note at his place, here. Good food, good people, and III Arms Prototypes will be on site!

Kerodin
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Drink your tea, eat your rice, wear your clothes...

Three percent of our current population is about 10 million people.

Have you seen any proof at all that we have 10 million people in America who add anything positive to the gene pool when they breed?

Just a thought before sleep.

Kerodin
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Wednesday

Today is a IIIGear day. Sorry folks, the last 3-4 weeks have been very difficult for getting IIIGear orders rolled out the door. Several orders that were supposed to ship last week, and even a few from the week before, never made it to either USPS or UPS. We'll be working on catching up today.

I need an Intern.

Don't forget, Zoomie has great IIIGear offered at his place, here.

People intending to live within the Citadel: Please take a sec and hit the top poll about the type of housing you prefer. The answers will give us a rough guide for direction.

Keep working on the post below, please. I think Mark & Vernon and others hit on the proper perspective: They are not rules as much as they are mutual agreement. And as Ms. Violet suggests, feel free to weigh in with specific enforcable topics upon which we should agree to be a resident of the Citadel.

I'll begin:

~ 180 days of enough preps in your home for every member of your family
~ Basic Rifleman qual (exceptions, obviously, as warranted)
~ Longarm and sidearm + ammo for every able-bodied adult
~ Every child attending a Citadel school shall take a basic firearms safety course and a Marksmanship class every school quarter (Of course parents may be present and participate in any class, at any time in a Citadel school) Homeschooled children in the Citadel shall be taught firearms safety and Marksmanship. (Obviously, all such classes are subject to the maturity level and physical ability of each student) The purpose of this item is to ensure Hippies will never enroll, and to help re-instill a nation of Riflemen.

I'll stop there. Feel free to accept, alter, nuance, delete anything you don't like. I'm just one guy who will be living there. Personally, I will feel better if I know the young teens and the 'tweens know how to handle firearms and hit a basic target in a SHTF world. But that's just me. And, no - I will not have any children in the Citadel.

And just for the record, I will have a personal problem with anyone who leaves a dog tied out or in the weather. But that's just me. ;)

Kerodin
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Faux Patriots and False Posts

Regarding the latest round of anti-K posts and commentary, do you real Patriots understand that standing in your midst, claiming to be a "Patriot" like you, are many people who would rather try to insult me than to permit 40 or more III Patriots succeed in building a company together?

The "Patriots" involved with the latest round of anti-K rants have taken to an interesting new tactic - posting fraudulently in my name on blogs.

See the picture above? For those who do not use blogger, it is a screen shot from the dashboard where new comments are submitted. You'll see that "kerodin" supposedly sent those two snippets to my own site.

Seems like I really got under the skin of the insecure little fella from California and his lawyer gal-pal, and I've seen AP playing in the same pool.

So, if you see a comment that seems uncharacteristic of me, it is bogus.

Bloggers: If you get such a Comment, send me the IP if you are able, please, and save it in your cache.

K

Stand and be counted

Thank you, Israel.

Here's the column.

Kerodin
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III: How the world defines the III depends on YOU

Brock and Bonnie Gadsden both linked to this post, and I commend you all to read it, and the subsequent reasons offered in separate posts.

It is an offering of the reasons one Patriot is moving to Idaho as part of the III Pioneer Project.

Jim made a statement the other day while engaging MBV that made me think. Jim thanked Mike for offering the III Community a clear choice of visions for the future of the Liberty Movement, particularly the III.

That brings me back to the post above, Patriotism, Liberty, and most importantly, the III as an entity.

I define a III Patriot very simply: If you would have walked to the Green in Lexington and stood shoulder to shoulder with John Parker, you are a III Patriot.

Let us remember one very important aspect of John Parker's reason for being on the Green. John Parker did not go to the Green to kill RedCoats who were marching toward him. He went to the Green to protect those he loved behind him.

That is an act of Love, an act of preservation, not an act of destruction. Remember John Parker's quote: Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.

Is the III a force of destruction? Or are we a collection of Patriots determined to preserve Liberty, and fight only if that fight is pressed upon us?

The III must evolve beyond this dual and conflicted identity so that when new Americans find us, they find III Patriots like you and me, Patriots who wish to be left alone at Liberty, rather than that other definition, the III of hyperbole and threats (that never get carried out, by the way) and destruction.

I am a III Patriot. I choose for the world to see me as an American who chooses to put his energy and skills into building and stregthening Liberty. The world will judge each of us by our actions and deeds, not what others may say about us.

It is up to each one of you to help define what the III is for the world when they look at us, when they find us on the internet. Will they find a group of Patriots who choose to build and produce, ready to defend Liberty, or will they find something less attractive?

Each and every Patriot who considers himself a III will help contribute to this definition of who we are.

Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.

Think about it.

Kerodin
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Jefferson or Marx: Quick, choose one!

What's the difference between the men who connected the coasts and borders with rail lines and men today who wail and rail against Government while taking hundreds of thousands each year in medical and other handouts?

What's the difference between men who strung telegraph cable from each corner to every nook and cranny of the country, and the men who today use the grandson of the telegraph system to swipe their EBT cards?

When you see 40 and more people joining together to manufacture a product as a means to a better life for all involved, what sort of men and women do you think of first?

Do you think the men and women who built America were "You can't do that!" kind of people?

No, my friends. It is the "You can't do that!" people today who are ruining America, suckling her teets dry and tearing down the productive.

I choose Jefferson. I choose the voluntary right to freely associate. I choose the Liberty to engage in Free Enterprise. I choose to be the Master of my life, rather than to hold my hand out for the scraps stolen by force and redistributed to the mentally enslaved in return for their subjugation.

In just a few hundred years since the first pilgrims landed on this continent, America rose to the pinnacle of world power, to the highest quality of life the world had ever seen, to the highest calorie count per dollar anywhere in the world...by men and women who were probably told You can't do that!

Real Americans dismiss the "You can't do that!" crowd. One of my favorite phrases these days is this one, below.



Real Americans work for the fortunes this life has to offer. When you see hard work, courage and the risk/reward attacked, you are not watching real Americans. You are watching the worst among us.

Kerodin
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Founders #4 just sent

I had to make one adjustment to the email list, so I figured I'd send it out now.

A brief Citadel update is included.

Kerodin
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III Arms: North Carolina PatCon

Just a reminder: Brock's fall PatCom is coming up Oct 4-7 and if you are able to make it you should try to do so, and meet some great Patriots.

III Arms will have 4 1911s and one AR present, prototypes for our production run for folks to evaluate.

We hope to be at the INDY1500 the week after Brock's place to display the prototypes for the folks who attend that very popular show. Can't promise about that one, tho, still not sure if we can get table space this close to the date.

Here's the link to Brock's place. His lovely daughter Dixie will have her picture taken with the III Arms pistols during the event!

Kerodin
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Anything they can do, we can do better...

Will found a very interesting site, here.

You've heard the phrase "Six degrees of separation"?

In DC it's 2 degrees.

Here's the link. Thanks Will!

Kerodin
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Raffle Winners!!

Winner of 2 slots in a future class offered by John Mosby: Jessica M. of Phoenix! Jessica, we'll put you in touch with Mr. Mosby and you folks can work out which class will suit you and your 1 guest. Remember, you are responsible for travel, lodging and other expenses, but Mr. Mosby was kind enough to waive the class fee for you and one guest! Congratulations!


Winner of the custom finished Mossberg by Jim Miller (Millerized) is Hans M. of Raleigh! Congratulations, Hans! We'll put you in touch with Jim so you can work out the details, FFL, et cetera.

Thanks to all who entered and supported the 527 with IIIGear purchases. We have another massive load of gear shipping out this week, so if you've been waiting for gear, especially Condor, keep an eye out.

Kerodin
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III Arms Founders: Email Update #3 just sent

Please let me know if you don't receive a copy. I think we are pretty close on having the list right.

Kerodin
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NCRenegade: Europe

David has been watching Europe and particularly her economy - which without German productivity, implodes.

Well, German productivity is declining under the weight of carrying the rest of Europe. What is Merkel's game? Is she merely an amateur trying to save the Euro? Is she a clever politician making a move to bring most if Europe under her fist with bonds instead of bombs?

I suspect the latter, but I also suspect she will fail at the attempt, because of simple arithmetic. Socialism must implode at some point.

When Europe implodes, there will be major fallout here, and it will probably be made exponentially worse by foolish or deliberately destructive measures by our politicians.

Here's David's piece at NC Renegade.

Kerodin
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III Raffle

Between other chores today we've been trying to get all of the names in the hat for the Shotgun offered by Millerized and the 2 training slots offered by John Mosby.

Sorry folks, I am not going to get it all finished tonight - I have to go through the stack at least one more time to make sure we haven't left anyone out. We had several more people buy patches yesterday and today, so I'll get everything double-checked tomorrow and we'll draw the two winners.

Thanks for understanding.

Kerodin
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Where the heck are my fangs and claws, I must have misplaced them today...

One of the things Holly and I do here in the DC Metro is run a small food charity. We accept clothing from well-heeled households and get it to shelters where young and abused and otherwise needful women need good clothing to wear to jobs and interviews. Usually once a year we run a modest food drive as well, and deliver that to the pantries and kitchens most in need.

Moving to Idaho will change this a bit.

Firstly, I think we are going to be a rather affluent community. I don't necessarily mean everyone is flush with cash, but I know everyone will be fed, warm, under roof, have productive work to do, people upon whom to lean if and when needed.

I'm not sure about the rest of Idaho, but I do not suspect there is a SouthEast DC anywhere in the state.

As a community, what can we become known for doing to help those who could use a bit of help without imposing on any one's dignity? Should we even try as a community, or simply let our individuals do as they wish?

Here in the DC area we can hit a 2 block area in Potomac and fill a moving truck with clothing that has never had the tags removed from Saks, and enough food to feed3 city blocks in another part of town - and we know this to be fact. But as there is probably no SouthEast DC in Idaho, I doubt there is a Potomac.

There is no shame in becoming a community of plenty.

How might we best remind our Countrymen that charity is not a function of Government, but of Community?

Kerodin
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Cancer is cancer, whatever you call it...

Today has been a reminder that Enemies of Liberty wear many masks and use many labels for themselves. Anyone not aligned very closely with their definition of "Liberty" or "Constitutional" is a threat to their one true Dogma.

Genuine Constitutionalists who subscribe to Jefferson's Rightful Liberty will be attacked from all quarters. I hope you are truly prepared for that reality.

What you will have to learn is that whether from Right or Left, an Enemy of Liberty is an Enemy of Liberty, a cancer eating the Soul of the republic.

One does not permit cancer free reign, no matter what it may call itself.

We are all in for a hard trek, Patriots.

Kerodin
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It has begun...

As I warned recently, we have enemies. The first volleys of fire are coming from the R's, who think our position is too "fringe" and undermines their credibility, and we do damage to the Constitution.

In my new Kindlier, Gentler Kerodin, I'm letting it go.

For now.

A blog war over distractions that everyone on this blog has already seen a dozen times is pointless. If you've read my books, followed this blog, followed Kerodin.com, you know more about me than does my mother. I do not hide. I put my name on everything I do. You know I do not suffer fools, like employees who sue my company for commissions they have not earned. You know I am not afraid to enter Federal Court against a $250 million dollar per year corporation for Service Mark Infringement and other crimes. You know that I will fight, win or lose (yes, once in a while I get handed my arse) but fight I will.

But III Arms and the Citadel are too important to get distracted in silly debates that we've already been through countless times. So I won't do it.

There are only 4 people I have ever banned from this site, 2 of which happened today.

(For anyone wondering, it was not Dan who asked hard, prudent questions. Those are welcome. Exposing our weaknesses is a useful exercise. Ridicule is not.)

There are more than 40 Members involved in III Arms Company. Holly serves as President, and Jim will serve as her Second because the man has the business skills and the firearms skills to make III Arms a success. I will remain involved, but my strong suit is concepts, sales and marketing, and helping to get the company pointed in the proper direction. Then I will apply my skills to developing the Citadel.

By the way, at this moment not one person is taking a dime in payroll.

Without getting into details, we did not even use III Arms money to pay for our first 1911 prototype.

Proceeds from the company will go to building the Citadel, as we have discussed.

Our first prototypes (1911 & AR) will be ready for Brock's PatCon.

Why do I feel the need to post this warning? Consider it simply fair warning to anyone who would seek to do harm to our Founders and our Supporters by any means, by offering factually inaccurate information, casting aspersions, et cetera. My warning is now on the record. Reaching a suitable level for Tortuous interference, among other things, is easy in a Federal Complaint. If you don't like what we are doing, change the channel and leave us alone.

For you Founders and Supporters, I will fight anywhere, anytime, by any means necessary for you.

Kerodin
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Part of the problem, or solution...

Remember folks, the greatest criticism in the beginning will come from "Friendly Fire" by people who believe themselves to be the smartest people in the room.

Smile and move on. Many people will declare in their superior intellect why X or Y will not work.

I'll just be over here, making it work. ;)

Kerodin
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Consider: Drones

One of the important internal functions within the Citadel will be the creative and clever use of old-school and new-school tech.

Consider a few thousand Bad People surrounding the Citadel, who have decided to starve us out.

Now consider a small warehouse/hanger within the Citadel, lined wall to wall with Drones similar to those pictured above. Add real-time cameras so we can beam back the feed from the field. Add sharp and pointy things strongly affixed and protruding like spears with the nastiest bow hunting broadheads one can imagine.

Now, our would-be siegers would be boldly sitting behind downed trees, perhaps leaning against the back-sides of cars, because we smirking Patriots have not bothered to lob a single .22 rimfire in their direction. We have never sent a single hunter-killer team out in the night to slit throats ala the Ghurkas.

Instead, some of our teenagers who have a demonstrated skillset at video games are given Drone Controllers and set their precision spears to the skies, over the walls, hunting some point system we create in a contest for Citadel Merit Badges. Yes, trophies will be awarded. Perhaps a drone sticking in the eye is the 10 ring? In the ear hole 9. In the pie hole 8?



Remote controlled planes are cheap, and expendable. Our teens could earn bonus points for wrecking rectums. Just imagine the scene as the skies are filled with swarmes of drones that bite - hard. What if one of the Bad People try to drive away. A drone in the windshield at 50 miles per hour will probably distract the driver. Imagine their "General" boldly walking up and down his ranks of troops, just before his tin foil badge is pierced by a sweet 4-edged broadhead, or nose-dived into his brain case.

The possibilities are endless...

Consider what the Tribe in the suburbs could do...

Kerodin
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