As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “V is for Voluntary,” and originally posted it to the wall of family, along with commentary…
“Soldiers are socialists. They are part of an institution whereby their pay is obtained by violating the rights of the individual for the collective That is socialism!”
My Commentary: LOLZ
As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Cop Block,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“So far, 184 state and local police departments have been suspended for losing military-grade equipment that was given to them by the Pentagon. The list of ‘lost’ equipment includes M14 & M16 assault rifles, 45-caliber pistols, shotguns and even vehicles.”
My Commentary: “Gun control” 😉
Hmm… wonder where all of those weapons disappeared to?
Well, to begin, just consider fact that these costumed criminals have already been selling guns, in some areas the country…
Illinois Police Selling Guns from Buyback Program (May 2013 article):
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/05/31/Police-selling-guns-from-buyback-program/UPI-64641370015272/
Ironically, the article seriously quotes the St. Charles police chief Lamkin as saying, “There’s value in these guns… They’re not illegal guns. Quite honestly, it’s a bottom line for us.”
From there, it doesn’t take a leap of logic to imagine what comes next…
New York City Police Officers Charged With $1 Million Gun-Running Scheme (Oct. 2011 article):
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-10-25/eight-new-york-police-officers-charged-with-illegal-gun-sale-conspiracy
Washington Cop Busted in Illegal Gun-Selling Scheme (Feb. 2012 article):
http://m.seattlepi.com/local/article/Ex-cop-who-illegally-dealt-guns-headed-to-prison-3354105.php
Two Florida Cops Charged with Gun Trafficking (Dec. 2012 article):
http://www.miamiherald.com/incoming/article1945477.html
And, of course, the biggest criminal pigs sell their own service equipment for cash…
Cop Gets 15 Years in Prison for Selling NYPD Guns to Drug Ring (Nov. 2012 article):
http://nypost.com/2012/11/28/ex-cop-gets-15-years-in-prison-for-selling-nypd-guns-to-drug-ring/
Two Philly Cops Accused of Illegal Gun Running Scheme with Civilian (March 2013 article):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/trial-delayed-of-man-accused-in-illegal-gun-scheme-with/article_359423c1-c7dc-529f-af8f-b3a7379f6fd7.html?mobile_touch=true
LAPD Illegally Sold Police Guns, Claims Veteran Officer (Feb. 2013 article):
http://rt.com/usa/police-sell-lapd-guns-433/
LAPD SWAT Investigated for Reselling Service Weapons Profit (Aug. 2012 article):
http://abc7.com/archive/8790241/
FBI Investigating Alleged Gun Resales by L.A. SWAT, SIS Officers (May 2013 article):
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/24/local/la-me-lapd-fbi-20130525
GOVERNMENT: shaping black markets, then cornering them under the “color of law,” since inception!!! It is a system instituted by criminals, and worshipped by fools! The State is the grand illusion strategically put in place to protect and maintain the authoritarian position of the morally-bankrupt parasite caste on top, who use the ruse to call themselves our “rulers” and “representatives.
The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Government: Not Even Once!“…
Rayn: “Government. Not even once.”
The US Bombing its Own Guns Perfectly Sums Up America’s Total Failure in Iraq:
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/8/5982501/the-us-is-now-bombing-its-own-military-equipment-in-iraq
Brian J.: Now that is hilarious.
I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters
The US Bombing its Own Guns Perfectly Sums Up America’s Total Failure in Iraq:
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/8/5982501/the-us-is-now-bombing-its-own-military-equipment-in-iraq
(Max Fisher) When President Obama announced US airstrikes in Iraq, most observers understood that the US would be bombing members of ISIS. What many did not know was that, in a twist of such bitterly symbolic irony that it could only occur in the Middle East, the US would also be bombing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of American military equipment.
Here’s why: in the decade since the 2003 US-led Iraq invasion, the US has spent a fortune training and arming the Iraqi army in the hopes of readying it to secure the country once America left. That meant arming the Iraqi army with high-tech and extremely expensive American-made guns, tanks, jeeps, artillery, and more.
My Commentary: “Government. Not even once.”
The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family, after they posted artwork being shared the page, “Young Americans for Liberty“…
Genaire:
“WELFARE: When you love strangers so much that you’re willing to have government steal money from another stranger to help them out.”
Rayn: WELFARE: When you love *CORPORATISM* so much that you’re willing to have the government steal money from the entire population to line the pockets of billionaire CEOs.
According to the CATO Institute, the U.S. federal government spent almost $97 billion of our tax dollars on corporate welfare during fiscal year 2012:
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/corporate-welfare-federal-budget
The most regular recipients of corporate welfare include BOEING, XEROX, IBM, MOTOROLA, DOW CHEMICAL, GENERAL ELECTRIC, APPLE, McDONALD’S, and WALMART:
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/corporate-welfare-state-how-federal-government-subsidizes-us-businesses
Apple, Walmart, McDonald’s: They All Stiff Their Workers as They Get Subsidized by Taxpayers:
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18113-apple-walmart-mcdonald-s-they-all-stiff-their-workers-as-they-get-subsidized-by-taxpayers
