"A New Change"

As of yesterday this country saw history in the making; sixty years ago what ensued would have been both un-fathomable, and in many respects, laughable: The First Black President. Such a momentous period, yet, for the Christian libertarian historian, this moment is overshadowed by a variety of fascist jargon, and future plans of this new president: principally, the ever impending notion that Obama is here to save, and thus we, as good citizens of this state, are to serve him. (In case one is not familiar with Fascism, it is a government where the state is glorified, and its citizens are, in many respects, forced to serve it. This form of government was the way of both Hitler and Mussolini during WWII) This is so plainly obvious it makes me nauseous. To watch the inauguration yesterday was to watch thousands of Americans worship a man who is just that: a man. New slogans prove this point, slogans such as "In Obama we Trust" and the desire to do his will, proved no less then by the following:


The mere idea of doing Obama's will ought to make the soul of every christian double back, and understand that such a thing is the equivalent of the Israelites and the golden calf. How is his will to be done? It is to be done by implementing his programs, another cause for concern as Big Government rolls into town, for the mere purpose of glorifying the state. This is fascism, and the American populace is both blind to it, and simultaneously promoting it. We are promoting away our individual freedoms and liberties for the sake of strong centralized government. (Watch the entirety of the following clip, and pay careful attention to the last 15 seconds of it)





"I vow to serve our president" I'm sorry, I thought the president was to serve us. Again, THIS IS FASCISM. In addition, and this point is in no way fully digested, Obama wants to invoke what is nothing less then the Draft called by a different name. This nation was founded forged when the colonies united into one, granted, but that union was only as strong as the desire of the state to remain within it. In other words, this union is voluntary, at least it was prior to the Civil War, and thus, military service should also be voluntary. Compulsory service is against the basic principles of this nation.







Furthermore, this new "savior", he who will "make a new change", has so blatantly positioned himself in the role of a national leader, rather then the chief executive. Let's be poignant here, there is a difference. One leads a nation, the other, executes the laws laid forth by the nation: THE CONSTITUTION. I am not one to play party politics, for I am one of millions who are more then pleased to see the "regime of Bush" vacate the White House, yet, it seems to me that we have traded one tyrant for another. This nation is in no need for a Fuhrer: a German word meaning leader; a term associated, again, with men like Hitler and Mussolini. This is not to suggest that Obama, or even Bush, are in the same league with Hitler, rather, it is my contention that change cannot take place when we have a president who, in his inaugural address, prophetically proclaimed that it is the purpose of a federal government to holistically, and uniformly, transform our society. THIS IS BIG GOVERNMENT.


For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do. (Obama)

He is correct in the need for change, and rapid change; but is it the purpose of government to make these changes? Indeed I say no. The purpose of government is for the protection of the people, not any particular person, and indeed not for the state. WE THE PEOPLE are the government, and we make change, not a progressive government who view themselves as the keeper of the flock. Government is the flock, and we are the shepard's.