SeaWorld in San Diego plays the Star Spangled Banner everytime SeaWorld opens its exhibits in the morning. When we were there this summer, everyone stoppped and reverently put their hands on their hearts. Not my family, we just kept walking - and did we get some evil looks. My family will not praise warfare in the service of the banks and the state.

I think Christ was right, "Swear not at all," i.e., don't swear allegiance to any state or group.

As you know the French Revolution is the archytype... all modern states have the seed of Terror built into them. Carl Schmitt

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For Schmitt, every government capable of decisive action must include a dictatorial element within its constitution. Although the German concept of Ausnahmezustand is best translated as "state of emergency", it literally means state of exception which, according to Schmitt, frees the executive from any legal restraints to its power that would normally apply. The use of the term "exceptional" has to be underlined here: Schmitt defines sovereignty as the power to decide the instauration of state of exception, as Giorgio Agamben has noted. According to Agamben,[18] Schmitt's conceptualization of the "state of exception" as belonging to the core-concept of sovereignty was a response to Walter Benjamin's concept of a "pure" or "revolutionary" violence, which did not enter into any relationship whatsoever with right. Through the state of exception, Schmitt included all types of violence under right, in the case of the authority of Hitler leading to the formulation "The leader defends the law" ("Der Führer schützt das Recht").[14]

According to Giorgio Agamben, this kind of violence, which necessarily bears a juridical value, is another example of the fusion of right to "bare life" (It. vita nuda, Grk. zoe) that transforms the juridical system into a "death machine," able to perform acts of pure violence as needed for self-legitimation, creating Homo sacer, a being that cannot be "murdered" or "sacrificed" but only killed.

Schmitt opposed what he called "commissarial dictatorship", or the declaration of a state of emergency in order to save the legal order (a temporary suspension of law, defined itself by moral or legal right): the state of emergency is limited (even if a posteriori, by law) to "sovereign dictatorship", in which law was suspended, as in the classical state of exception, not to "save the Constitution", but rather to create another Constitution. This is how he theorized Hitler's continual suspension of the legal constitutional order during the Third Reich (the Weimar Republic's Constitution was never abrogated, underlined Giorgio Agamben;[19] rather, it was "suspended" for four years, first with the February 28, 1933 Reichstag Fire Decree, with the suspension renewed every four years, implying a continual state of emergency).

The direction all this leads, and the reason why Schmitt has been taken so seriously by political theory, is to the theorization of the crisis and state of emergency not as exceptional moments in political life, opposed to some stable normality, but as themselves the predominant form of the life of modern nations.

Well done young fella, you and your family will enjoy and benifit from the experience.

Perhaps one day we can enjoy an expresso while watching the world go by.

When all the smart, caring, thinkers leave the elite will be left wondering what went wrong with their master plan.

Just remember to "Burn your Bridges", leave nothing behind, no magazine subscriptions, no accounts, No houses/rent/lease. Internet servers, etc etc.

The only way you should Ever go back is, as a Tourist.

It is interesting to note how UK, Usa, Can, Oz and Nz are So much the same.

A friend in Oz is convinced they put something in the water supply.
It is the only way he can account for the Mass stupidity. :-)

"- even when most stare in wonder at your apparent contempt, or ignorance ... however they perceive it."

And they are wrong again on both perceptions, it is more like pity.

That being said, the Star Spangled Banner and a respect for soldiers came from a place in history. We have not won the war of independence from soveriegn economic control, and now "our" soldiers fight for the traitors among us.

To assume ignorance or contempt in the rebel is the pinnacle of irony and leaves a dull ache of pity in the gut.

Anthony, Here's are big problem: Women by biology & blacks by both biology & choice are "gatherer's" or people who live to be given things from others! I call this a major problem because they make-up over70% of our population! In other words, like blacks, women will come out in hoards again to be given MOR, MORE, MORE, and AFTER the WORLD-WIDE ECONOMIC CRASH, AGAIN EXPECT TO STILL GET MORE! No? Tell me that again after the elections! WATCH!

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you are generalizing again ...

Hey victorbarney, unless you're from another species (quite possible) a woman GAVE birth to you.

When are you moving? Can I come along?

Anthony, I read in passing that Switzerland -- which clearly suffers from much influence from the Money Mafia/Cabal, to wit, the move away from a gold-backed CHF in '00 -- is a bastion of civility because the Money Cabal declared it safe and neutral territory, for operation of the BIS and storage of their wealth.

The popular notion is that Switzerland's air force fought off the Nazis in WWII. But, I have read other accounts that it was mere theater, and that Switzerland had been declared a safe haven for Nazi gold (with Allied complicity and cooperation), and that 'diplomacy' stopped the Nazi aggression.

The Swiss are a good and decent people, and I keep my wealth there. But, Canadians, and pre-brainwashing Americans, were good and decent people, too. I doubt that the Swiss could withstand full-court press brainwashing efforts that were used here in the U.S.

@ SoCal fellow: WELL SAID

Anthony,

On the one hand, I agree with your despair regarding the general populations docility with regard to the unjust wars fought around the world in the name of righteousness. On the other hand, I don't think you can ignore the sophisticated non-stop public relations campaign given the people since their birth to ensure their compliance.

It is tantamount to holding a five year old, libel for signing a contract or an adult, who cannot balance their check book, libel for signing a mortgage contract. Have you ever tried to talk a religious extremist, christian, jew or moslem out of their religion? The "programming" runs deep and complete and for all practical purposes takes an "identity crisis" to herald change in their basic views. IQ doesn't seem to matter as cognitive dissidence precludes the individual's utilization of their analytic abilities to solve the dis-associated issues...

Essentially, you cannot blame someone for not using what they don't have. The few who do see through the propaganda were in the past usually maligned as traitorous, but now days they are considered terrorists, who can be arrested, sent to a mental institution for drug therapy or worse. The Internet is helping some see through the "mist", but the majority are still compliant and complacent, just like they are programmed to be... . And many of them are too fearful to wander away from the herd's view.

But thanks for the thoughtful article,

Regards,

Bravo. Good to know you move somewhere safe, and I'm not talking about geopolitical challenges, but about the fact (I think) that people like you are (un-) official targets already registered with the DHS (and as you imply, a Canadian passport most probably won't make a difference).

I think it will be way safer in Switzerland in all regards.

VictorBarney-
People don't simply find themselves depending on government hand-outs unless that government is in the business of creating a population dependent upon that.

It is no accident that 50% of the US population has become dependant upon its host for food [food stamps] shelter [HUD housing] and of late - Obama Phones, just to name 3. Just pledge your alegence and the Host will take care of you, right up to the moment when they no longer need, or want, the parasites attached to the Host, in any way, shape, or form. That's the moment when all hell will break loose... when the SS check, or the welfare check or the food stamps are no longer found in the mailbox, because the world sees that the US has defaulted on its debts.

Just look at NFL fans. The world is crumbling around us and it angers none of them. They say NOTHING about the 'enhanced pat-downs' [loss of their 4th amendment]prior to gaining entrance to the church-of-football stadium. But during an NFL referee strike, the uproar from a few bad calls on a few plays on the field, showed the world where their hearts and allegance lays. From the uproar, one might think that a child was slaughtered on the field at half-time. No... just a bad call. Seems most the US population is fast asleep.

Turning the US into a socalist state is part of the 100 year plan. Start with controling the money supply, create back-breaking debt, install sociopaths and corporatists in top posts [see FDA, EPA, SEC, Justice Dept, etc.] that pave the way for even more sociopaths to be placed at top posts.[see DHS, TSA, etc.] In lower posts, they have employed the least curious humans they can find. Those people are looking for 1 thing - a guaranteed paycheck every Friday. Lazy, unimaginitive, and as curious as a dead sloth, all being lead by sociopaths, bent on the destruction of what had been built here in the US as a shinning example of ingenuity, toughness, pride, and self-motovation.

Create a lifestyle wherein citizens no longer need to 'hunt-and-gather' [work and invent] but rather can relax on the couch and watch the mezmerizing TV machine and through that TV 'lead' those lazy idiots to slaughter, by lying to them about the events going on, on this planet, and keeping them as distracted as possible, with brain-numbing TV shows.

Like the person that kills the messanger, you are blaming the wrong people.

Tony, Tony, Tony. So I take it that you pigeon-hole the United States of America and Canada into the same slot as you would Germany, Russia, China, and maybe even Italy for their compliance in two world wars and annilation of their citizenry to meet political ends. Shame on you.

You seem to forget the millions of people, regardless of race and religion that the USA, and to a lesser degree the Canadians, have faught for, fed, and clothed for innumerable decades. By the way Tony, you forgot to toss in the Australians. They too have have joined with the USA and Canada to combat evil, yes evil.

While no nation hits 100 per cent in the realm "niceties," these three countries have done more good for humanity than any other three in history.

So Tony, don't come back to the USA, better that you go to Switzerland and yodel your way through your life singing the praises of the worse bankers on the planet. They taught Western bankers everything they know!

And, when the bombs are bursting during my national anthem, I will allow tears to well up in my eyes out of pride for what America has represented to the world. The Statue of Libeerty in New York Harbor says it all!

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You seem to forget the millions of people, regardless of race and religion that the USA, and to a lesser degree the Canadians, have faught for, fed, and clothed for innumerable decades.

Darryl, Darryl, Darryl ... What exactly is the USA?

I guess it's time to brush-up on my Italian.

I remember one day I was at a CART race with my older brother in CA. I refused to pledg my allegiance and refused to take of my ball-cap. My neo-con brother, with whom I no longer speak [8 years and running] flipped his wig. All I can about J. is, 'he's a fervent listener to Rush Limbaugh'.

I was at my son's graduation from high school last year and did not applaude with everyone else when they announced that after graduation, a few of the freshly graduated kids were to be headed for war. It made me very sad to hear. I caught a bit of s**t for that from a guy seated behind me. But, to have a truthful discussion with him would have proved a waste of time in that environment.

It makes me very sad to see the demise of this outrageously beautiful country. My son will see much worse acts than I will as I'm old and sick.

As I see it, Blind Flag-Waving is a mental disorder for which the only cure is acceptance of what has turned out to be, by far, the most limited and precious resource on earth... . TRUTH. TRUST is a close second place. Luckily, there are little islands of truth and trust dotted here and there. Not easy to find, but DB is certainly one of them.

Darryl,

Thank you for your concern. Take a good look at the Statue Of Liberty. She is in mid-stride.

What used to be the truth, long ago, that America did support the Liberty that most people wanted, is now usurped by the central banking cartel and it cabal masters. It is sad. The thing that is more difficult is that those who would fight, and do fight, do so because of the honor of what their hearts aspire to.

When will the Swiss bring me the heads of the banksters? My guess is it will be a long wait.

I hope readers here will take the time to read the below article.

Escaping America | Why those who can are leaving, fast!
Who is the dangerous thing, Bush 43 or Obama ... or anyone in government?

"The Ascendence of Sociopaths in US Governance" ~ Casey Research ~
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Mr. Wiles, Your stand does bother me. Back in 1974 during a company Christmas party, my boss gave a speech about his strong feeling for America and that he was sure that "we will recover from this recession" (1974) . He ended with singing "God bless America". Everyone rose from sitting on the floor, stood, and joined him in singing; I was the only one who refused to stand. Being the only Caucasian present among Japanese and mixed Pacific peoples, I was the only one with disdain for the American government. These people with whom I worked were so much more "American" than I was and they were very patriotic.
Today I see that our enemy does not come from overseas. Our very profound threat comes from congress, the administration, the courts, the central bank, and the shadow government whose strings are pulled by the moneyed power elite.
Our military personnel have to be awakening to the truth and doing whatever is in their power to stop what they are doing and to come home.
While I will not give one whit of respect to the government, I will stand for our returning military, for our flag, and our anthem.
God bless America!

You have written often of one world government. Is it your opinion that Switzerland will be exempt from that?

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We subscribe to Harry Browne's idea of "Living Free in an Unfree World."

Switzerland was one of the first if not the first country to question and ban the use of glysophates (Round-Up). That's the kind of country everybody should live in.
Thanks for this account. I also find the flag waving to puke on and wish I were living someplace, anyplace, else, when national anthems are sounded.

Ah yes, choices, we all have them. I choose to be surrounded by family, friends, water on all sides, up on the largest mountian/volcano on the planet. I choose the company of Pele.
Take Care,