The enemy (cop killer) of my enemy (cops) isn't necessarily my friend. That much should be obvious to anyone.
However, the mere fact of being targeted doesn't magically transform the cops into my friends, either.
Cops are still the enemy, only because they have presented themselves as such, and worked hard to prove it. We should believe them.
Cops are where the boot heel meets the face. They are the only real threat to the exercise of Rightful Liberty in America today.
Bad guys kill other bad guys. It happens all the time. And it never changes the dead bad guy into a hero.
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
"If Churches paid taxes..."
Happy Winter Solstice!
Let the festivities begin!
I have seen this image making the rounds. It is disgusting in its assumptions.
I'm an atheist, so I have no love for churches and the way they play into people's foolish wishful thinking- however, I am also an anarchist and I don't want ANYONE "paying taxes" for any reason, ever.
It's a matter of voluntary versus coercion.
People aren't forced to give money to churches, but "taxation" always comes at the barrel of a gun. Churches actually do more good for poor people than "welfare" ever has, and giving the State more money is never a good idea.
I see what the local churches do for people in need. I see the food banks and the clothes "closets" and have seen preachers pay for hotel rooms for homeless, stinky men. I see preachers with second jobs, because they aren't paid enough by their church to survive.
I know some people look at the flashy exceptions- the rich churches with lavish furnishings and vast amounts of property, and preachers in rich suits and luxury cars- the ones who are famous and on TV... but those are truly the exceptions. And, using the exceptions as an excuse to "tax" them all, and send more money to our real enemy, is self-destructive.
Focusing on the bad actors in churches ignores the bad actors of the State. Those promoting the "taxing" of churches pretend that the IRS actually uses the stolen money efficiently, and to help people in need- and pretend that "taxation" (and "government" in general) isn't a prime cause of poverty in the first place. And that is so ridiculous I just have no response to that other than "Seriously? Have you been paying attention... ever?"
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