Prison USA

Bill wrote a piece likening present day America to one giant prison.  Since I have an unfortunate insight to the topic that most readers do not, I figured that I'd add my 2 cents.

Bill is correct.

Do you know that Federal "Low" prisons are nothing more than a High School campus with a fence on the perimeter?  Do you know that a Federal "Camp" (lower security than a "Low") is the same campus, without the fence?  There is no Dead Line with armed guards waiting to drop you if you wander out of bounds.

People stay in camps (and "Lows" for that matter) because they choose to remain.

The majority of my time was spent in a Camp.  No, it is NOT "Club Fed" as many would have you believe, nor is it any more restrictive than a High Scool.  In fact, I'd be willing to bet the average High School has much more physical and electronic security in place than did my Camp.  I know for a FACT that the average Wal-Mart has more security, and M street in Georgetown (DC) has more cameras than any Federal Prison Camp.

In a Camp (or a Low for that matter) there are no "Cells".  You do not get locked behind bars.  You sleep dorm-style, just like in college.  You have a job, and if you do your job, all is well.  The rest of the 24-hour cycle is yours.  There is no "bed time".  There are "counts" 5 times each day, and you must either be at your bunk or at your job during said count, but otherwise, you can make popcorn and watch TV all night, if you wish, or shoot pool, whatever.  There are vending machines with Pepsi and candy.  If you want liquor, drugs, or women, it is routine and the price is pretty darned close to what you'd pay on the street.  Anyone who wants a cell phone, DVD player, et cetera, has one.  And yes, they know how to defeat the Cell disrupters.  (Women, cell phones, dvds, etc are all "against the rules" of course - but that is another story)

The only real place you feel their "power" is during visiting hours.

Once in a while someone wants to test you, but for the most part there is no Alpha-Omega tough guy BS.  There is no rape, or even bullying, for the most part.  Camps are filled with 3 types of prisoners, generally speaking: White Collar, short-timers (less than 10 year sentences, non-violent, which includes most drug dealers) and snitches.  Yes, the snitches are an infestation.  However, the organic intel system in a prison would rival the professional state-run services of many countries.  We knew who the snitches were before they got a bunk assignment.  And if a bunk gets set afire (with the prisoner sleeping in it) or a real beating is handed out, it's a snitch on the receiving end. 

There is a 4th type of prisoner in Camps - sometimes.  Guys who have been in the system for a LONG time, were convicted of violent crimes, and are nearing their out date.  Sometimes they rotate these guys into a Camp to acclimate them for the next step - home.  But many of those guys stay in a Low right up until their out-date.

When I rotated out (my wife picked me up, just as she dropped me off) and I started to see my hometown (Washington DC and the metro area surrounding) with different eyes - the eyes of a man who was sent for a time-out.  I saw cameras everywhere.  I saw more uniforms and armed guards (LEO) than I ever saw in prison.  I realized the level to which every single thing you do is observed by some element of Government - from the car you drive to the insurance you pay, to the part of your income you are required to surrender, to the registration on your boat, to the places you are legally allowed to cross the street.

Patriots: You may say whatever you need to say to protect your Ego, but I can tell you from experience, I was less-observed and more "free" in that camp in Pennsylvania, than I am at a local mall, or streetlight while driving. 

Boot camp and High School were more "oppressive".

So Bill's statement that you are already in prison is true.  And I can tell you this - you may choose to stay where you are, because the Warden allows you X treats (you get to sleep at home, go to the bar, even own firearms with permission) - or you can choose to walk away, and tell the Warden to fuck off.  But to do that, you will have to kill the Warden and his hunter-killer teams - because they will come for you.

You decide.

Here's Bill's piece.

Kerodin
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Enemy Domestic: Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg: “I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom”

Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing

Enemy, domestic.

Most of the Enemies of Liberty won't make it so easy to identify.

But every man and woman who gives this guy money, every man and woman who works in his administration, every man and woman who rats out a neighbor to his goons, every man and woman who voted for him: Enemy of Liberty.

Simple.

And don't forget Rand Paul: "I've never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an active crime going on," Paul said. "If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and fifty dollars in cash. I don't care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him."

Kerodin
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Where do you stand?

I asked a similar question many months ago, and Alan brought it up at lunch when we met this week.

Just for the record, I consider the King's Mountain experience among the best of my time in this community.  I was a mess with allergies - puffy, swollen, teary eyes, but so very proud to stand with the men and woman who were present.

His question: Is any Patriot ready and willing to go to New York, Maryland, Colorado, California, or elsewhere in an effort to support Patriots who live in those states now under the oppression of unconstitutional aggression.

It is a good question.  I have been thinking about it.

At the moment, I think the burden rests upon the shoulders of the people currently encumbered.  But I may change my mind and determine  it is in our best interest to kit-up and travel into the teeth of the monster.

I am torn because if the people under direct attack will not defend themselves why should I risk for them?

We are back to Mister Franklin: Either we will hang together, or certainly individually.

What say you?

Kerodin
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Cowards

Just for the record - Mark D. Firestone (Firestone Fine Carpentry) proved his cowardice by failing to show at King's Mountain to recite his verbal filth to my face.

Tino is a coward - he promised to be at King's Mountain, eager to give me a free lesson in Krav Maga. 

Razor is a coward - no show, and refuses to share his real name.  I was really hoping to meet this misogynistic garbage for what he said about one of our female bloggers of whom I am fond.

All of you should do the gene pool a favor and eat a bullet.

Cowards.

Kerodin
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III Arms: Miller Update

Oh, I'm sorry - does this make some of you upset?

You expected failure?

Fuck you very much.

And to everone who has shown us all support - thank you.

Good job to Miller & Company.

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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Just a bit of perspective

For all of the 2A advocates today slapping one another on the backs and declaring how free they are, how badly they have beaten the antis, how 2A is alive and well because they can have 30 round mags and their semi-auto M4orgeries (so long as the barrel satisfies Master's length requirements)...

Just remember that my grandfather could buy a Thompson .45 SMG through the mail or from the local hardware store, no ID, no hassle, for $225.

Lying to yourself is the worst form of lying.

Winning 2A?

DiFi and her Crew hold the high ground.

There is not one company willing to ignore unconstitutional laws and produce NFA or GCA or '86, and sell them over the counter

There is not one single serious 2A organization out there.  Perhaps it is time for the III to start one.  But that will take III Patriots with balls - men and women who will ignore the unconstitutional laws, and defend themselves when the State attempts to defend them.

You'll never recover 2A, 1A, 4A, 9A, 10A in the courts.

Please, let's drop the hyperbole.

Kerodin
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Your Papers or your life...

This is our future.

Or, is it?

Perhaps one day a conversation about a Targeting Matrix will be in order.

Or, not.

One great thing about America, even today, is that you get to choose how you will live.

Or, die.

Kerodin
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April 19th, 2013

I spent the day at King's Mountain with genuine Patriots, (and one in-training named Alex who was the best looking [and best behaved] of us all)

We shared a meal at a local BBQ place, and we enjoyed one another's company talking of things Liberty and of general topics. 

And while we chose to spend this day together in reverence to the men of 1775 Lexington and Concord, the entire 2013 citizen population of Boston permitted their city to go into "Lockdown" - all transportation was shut down, an army of LEO, .mil and PMC Contractors roamed the city, dismissed every facet of the Constitution, and the Citizens hid in their homes from a 19 year old kid.  Even the sacred Miranda was dismissed. 

The entire flippin' city.

More than 625,000 people live within the city proper.  More than 4.6 millions (the 10th largest metro in America) cowered in their homes, permitted warrantless searches, and in the aftermath, chanted "USA! USA!".

Not one single home that was illegally entered was defended by the occupant (We'd know if it happened, because the .Gov forces were in adrenaline-fueled Go mode and would have slaughtered any resistance "...for the safety of the officers...")

I wonder how many boots on the ground in Boston were "Oathkeepers".

I am forced to conclude that any further symbolic exercise put forth by Patriots is a waste of energy and resources.  There is no point.  Even documenting the long train of abuses is a waste of time, as far as I am concerned.  Noble, but will not change anything.  The Enemies of Liberty own the ground and they own the hearts of the masses.  They mean to have a war, they mean to have you bend knee, or suffer their penalty of imprisonment or death.  The concept of Liberty, especially Rightful Liberty, exists in very few hearts in America.

I will continue to host and participate in Patriot endeavors that have some genuine strategic or tactical value.  My efforts will all be with an eye toward the aftermath of the storm - securing the future.  The Now is unsalvagable.  Our course cannot be steered, even influenced.  There will be no significant winning of hearts or minds.  The best we can hope to do is be ready to secure Liberty among the Remnants.

Someone I respect once told me he felt like Cassandra.  He is correct.  The die is cast, and very, very few believe it, and even fewer grasp the scope of what Evil this way comes.

I believe the only hope for Liberty lies in the hearts and strength of the III Patriots who will manage to survive the storm.  It is they who will have the opportunity to secure Liberty and kill every scrap of tyranny that may remain.

Therefore, I will continue with the III Congress and help it grow as much as possible in whatever time we have left.  We need Delegates from every state, we need a leadership structure, and we will set to these tasks immediately.

I will begin to assemble a III 300.  This will be a special group of Patriots who intend to go in Harm's Way.  Some of this will be public (III Patriots must be willing to stand tall), and some will be beneath the waves for obvious reasons.

I will continue to support Jim Miller and III Arms and to help in any way I am able to ensure he and his team are able to produce tools of Liberty through the storm.  I will continue supporting the Citadel, a bastion and safe haven for Americans who believe in Rightful Liberty, who can emerge after the storm and secure Liberty for our posterity.

I have no expectation of personally surviving the storm.

III Arms is in capable hands with Miller & Company.  Likewise, the Citadel will soon be secured by serious Patriots who will be committed to keeping the project going regardless of my disposition.  All III projects must be larger than any one person, capable of continuing no matter who falls.  I will continue to help get the ball rolling on various III endeavors, but in all cases the task of "leading" (for lack of a better word) must be easily assumed by others.

It is time for serious III Patriots to dismiss all extraneous exertions.  It is time to stand tall and spit in the eye of Traitors, be they self-identified Marxists, Republican "Law & Order" tyrants, "Oathkeepers" whose very name is a lie, and every single collaborator and conspirator in our midst.

The recent events in Boston and the actions of all involved may be the most shameful in our History.  Boston revealed the true Heart of most Americans today.

Cowards on one side and Tyrants on the other.

The abuse will continue to the extent we permit.

Liberty or Death.

Kerodin
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III Congress

Several of us met at King's Mountain National Battlefield this morning.  Alan led us through a very well-informed tour and the story of King's Mountain has tremendous relevance to our America today.

There were some outstanding Patriots in attendance, and I am now confident that the concept of our III Congress can not only be valuable, but can also, perhaps, help secure the outcome Patriots seek.  I was very proud to see so many people proudly wearing III identifiers  Morale and cohesion are critical to any forward motion we will recognize.

We went to lunch after King's Mountain and discussed several topics as relate to the Congress, our future role, and immediate take-aways.  Of course, I was a mess at lunch as Mother Nature decided to bomb my allergies and challenge my contact lenses, but I survived.  Though I did return to the hotel and crash until far beyond the dinner hour.  (I also bought some Claritin that helped tremendously.)

I will post a more complete SitRep at the III Congress site either Sunday or Monday, loop in our Delegates who were unable to attend, and together we will all work to refine our first Resolution.  Some we'll do publicly on the blog, and some we'll keep in email

Today convinced me that the Congress deserves real attention from the community. 

If III Patriots are to make any significant contribution to Restoration we must move on many fronts, including everything we already do, plus the Congress, plus the III 300 (which I will flesh out in coming weeks) plus working through legal means as we discussed today.  (There is a group of Carolinians working on legal challenges that may prove fruitful at some point - I'll link to their sites ASAP so everyone can ramp up on their efforts.)  All of that must move forward as those inclined continue to work on III Arms and the Citadel.  I will be reaching out to Sandman in the coming weeks to help network our Congress efforts with the militia units across the country.

I left convinced that we can keep Liberty alive through the coming ruckus, even if we emerge on the Other Side of the coming storm with little more than seeds of Liberty in our pockets.

Our numbers will always be small.  But what we have on our side that can defeat the superior numbers of the Enemies of Liberty - is morality, patriotism, common sense, and the willingness to do Hard Things.

I am proud to have met the people who came today.

More later.  Stay safe.

Kerodin
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Copper

I am not a financial expert, by any stretch of the imagination.  But I am a 46 year old man who has paid attention to such things for most of my adult life, and I'd certainly consider my knowledge as superior to any and every "Expert" currently working in Government and running our economy.

Given my caveat - don't make any financial moves based on my 2 cents alone - do your own research.

Here's a summary of a few items that has me coming to the conclusion that the jetliner is in a full dive, under power, and every day that passes makes it less likely we'll pull out of the dive for even a short respite.

You have all seen the counter-intuitive drop in gold and silver given the real world conditions that should have those numbers rising - gold should be over $2k per ounce and silver should be over $40, given the real state of the world economies.  You have read the links over at NCRenegade that David has been providing.  (Here is a related piece from David)

This morning Denninger posted his assessment of the Philly Fed report, which shows new orders and inventories dropping (meaning that companies are not bothering to replace current inventories of their widgets because they do not see an increase in future orders).

Metals represent tangible work.  When businesses are buying metals, it is to build widgets.  You can "trust" metals more than most other sectors (especially if you refuse to look at the speculative games) to be a true indicator of things to come.

Here's a significant marker to watch: Copper.  Copper is a fundamental metal that is a very good indicator of near and mid-term future industrial activity. 

The last few days it has been hanging in the 3.20/lb range.

In my personal matrix of "What is the economy going to do next" I have a $3.00 warning flag on copper - if it drops below $3 I expect it to immediately begin dropping through that floor and that, to me, spells real trouble.

Keep in mind - it is only one indicator.  But when combined with the larger picture and when one connects dots, the conclusion is No Joy.

If copper drops below $3, look for many other aspects of the economy to drop on fears.

And the fears are justified...

Kerodin
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Observation

Our community scoffs at political activism, as a rule. 

Any blogger who mentions voting and calling congress is sneered at...

...no voting our way out, no use engaging, only move left is violence...

...yet the community sure is abuzz when the politics goes our way.

I still say the politics matters - even when it doesn't go our way.

Just sayin'.

Kerodin
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1984: Do they...

...still assign 1984 to students in public schools?

When a generation has no idea what Orwell warned about, it will be easier to impose Orwellian paradigms upon them.

Any of you parents with school aged children know the answer?

Kerodin
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28.5" 870 Bullpup

Sweet.

Here's the link from Oleg.

Kerodin
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Enemies of Liberty: 2A

Eat sh*t and die.

Really.

And before you label me a Right Wing Extremist, Bitter Clinger or any other demagogic label that is designed to touch the emotions of mobs in a negative manner, let me offer you this label instead: Patriot - One who seeks a return to Constitutional Governance.

Choke on it.

SENATE KILLS GUN DEAL...

Bloomberg RAGES...

Feinstein Fumes...
Biden Wipes Away Tears...

Cuomo Complains...

Obama: 'Just Round One'...

Reid Mocks: 'Imagined Tyranny'...
GALLUP: Only 4% of Americans Think Gun Control Important Problem...

Oh - and have a nice day.  If any of you stroke out because of your failures, I hope ObamaCare is waiting to help you.

If Enemies of Liberty keep pushing, no crying when Patriots push back.  There is no crying in baseball...and we'll be swinging for the fences.

Kerodin
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Are we in the opening days of final collapse?

Who knows.  I sure don't.

I do know that even in Mankinds bloodiest wars, there are more places that are serene and "as usual" than places where people are fighting. 

European markets are bleeding out, and many self-interested hands are attempting to apply tourniquets.

The metals market is being manipulated to extremes at the moment, and for anyone who reads between the lines to determine how close we are to implosion - this one is probably causing more than a few cold sweats.

With the Boston attack and follow-on actions in mail, combined with general jitters, America is looking shaky.  And of course during all of this, Congress made it legal again to loot the system via insider intel.  Interesting, is it not, that as a nation we don't simply revolt when such blatant thievery is done in our face?

Bad People may find a way to delay the inevitable again - just remember it remains inevitable at this point and every trendline is in decline.

Anyone who is skittish about traveling too far from home to make it to King's Mountain should not hesitate to change their plans.  You have to do what you think is best for your family and tribe.  If that means staying home - stay home.  Not one of us will think less of anyone who chooses to remain near home and hearth in these days.

I will be there.  I want to meet as many of you as possible before Life takes me west for a long period.  I'll be heading out early Saturday, not lingering. 

Stay safe.

K

We will reach the scene of the crash long before the medics...

David has a link up that I find interesting.

Is the fractional racket of gold & silver contracts about to detonate?

Remember - every single Collaborator & Conspirator must go.

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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Collaborators

I mentioned in the post below that Americans will be abused to the limits we permit.

We're a pretty fuckin' tolerant bunch, as I look around at the long train of abuses we endure today.

The picture above is how Hamas deals with Collaborators.  I'm not sure if the guy being dragged started the journey alive or not.  If I had to guess, I'd bet he was nearly dead when they started.  They probably had a few wall-to-wall conversations with him before the ride started.

Personally, I'm not a fan of inflicting pain gratuitously - even on a traitor or some Blue/Marxist PoS who has voted his way into my wallet for his entire life.

But I also don't have to tolerate continued abuse.

Nor do you.

Many people believe America is headed for a war between Americans.

If they mean to have a war, so be it.

But once it begins, they don't get to decide when it is over.

And if you consider yourself a Patriot, you'd better not stop until every abusive fuck has decided to leave, forever.

Kerodin
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Boston Security Infrastructure: Fail

It has been more than a decade since 9/11.

We have probably spent well north of a trillion dollars on "Counter/Anti Terrorism" infrastructure in that time.

Boston performs hundreds of thousands of "Stop-and-Frisk" violations of 4A every year, their annual total not far behind NYC.

Massachusetts has some of the most obscene and oppressive 2A violations in the country.

At an event such as the marathon, there were assets from most State LEO agencies, probably a National Guard presence, and all that Fusion Center & Joint Task Force crap, combined with one of the most invasive camera networks in any city in America.

3 dead and 150+ wounded by 2 explosives planted on opposite sides of the street in what should have been the most secure piece of real estate along the marathon route.  If it was indeed a single Operator, he'd have probably been carrying 2 backpacks for at least a while - and that did not trigger a Stop & Frisk or any other challenge by all of the security on scene?

Men and women in Government take at least 60% of your earnings every year, by force of arms, and they spend on such things as our current Police State that is a complete failure at protecting the innocent - though we know "protecting the innocent" is a marketing gimmick, not the real purpose of all that security hardware and personnel.

I have no rant to offer.  No rousing speech.

This will continue until Americans stop tolerating it.

Sherri has a very interesting video linked at her place.  I am not a conspiracy guy - but that tape from ABC is certainly interesting.  Here's the link.

People only abuse you to the limits you permit.

Kerodin
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It's time for a counter punch...

Did you know there is a version of Little Red Riding Hood that is banned from particular American school systems, because in one of the images in the book, Red has a bottle of wine in her basket?  I did not know, nor was I surprised to learn of it - the people entrusted with our children are not only immoral, unfit for a free society, but stupid.

There is a new anti-2A group in America, and they tapped a Canadian ad firm to build the ad above, and 2 more that are similar.

Let's face a simple fact: This sort of advertising works.

It works to fire up those who already believe 2A needs to go.  It works to sway the Low Information Voters.  And I dare say it works on a rather large percentage of people like McCain, Manchin and Toomey, and their NRA/Law & Order constituents.

It is time for our side to match the Enemies of Liberty on the PR front of this polygonal battlespace.  The Enemies of Liberty use emotion as a weapon, until they drop all pretense and simply start using direct violence.

The III needs to produce a PSA that I have had bouncing in my head for quite a while.

It is hardcore, emotional, and will make Marxist heads explode in outrage.

It will bring heat.

I have King's Mountain this week, and I am trying to adjust my schedule so I can make it to Brock's PatCon in early May.  Soon after we'll be breaking ground at the Beachhead.

Somewhere in there I will find the time to begin scripting the PSA.

Sebastian had the initial post, here.

K

Right Wing Extremists? Not so much...

Bombs are the weapons of cowards, especially when deployed to target non-combatants.

If the Bitter Clingers ever leave the porch, there will be no doubt about who is on the field.

Men like John Parker would never hesitate to look his enemy in the eye when he decides to attack.

Men like John Parker would never tolerate the willful targeting of non-combatants.

When, if, men like John Parker ever leave the porch again, there will be no mistaking who is fighting whom.

Kerodin
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