I knew about this as a kid in single digits. It wasn't like it was any secret, that good, moral, hard working people with a strong work ethic and good hearts were being robbed in broad daylight. And if they resisted, there would be violence of one way or another.
Not that the stealing of the property or what work created wealth isn't a form of violence. Just listen to the Libertarians, Tea Party, Birchers, etc. scream about paying taxes to help the disadvantaged. But they reap benefits without looking at who they rob daily. Are they ignorant, or does it pay them to pretend they don't know the basis of their own prosperity?
In the past, I've countered those who complain about programs which they claim benefit POC more than non-POC, that they were back door reparations being wormed out of those who still at heart believed POC were inferior just the way the Confederacy did. The Civil War didn't end their mindset, they still think it a virtue to fight the government that freed the slaves, because in their texts, it was against God. I never express in full my bitterness from learning their bullshittery. The despicable business practices in the article are no mystery to me.
We see the level of treason they are still willing to engage in because they refuse to pay the piper, as if 'freedom' is 'free stuff' for them when nothing is free. Clear cut the forest that took centuries to grow, that destroys natural wealth. Drive people of their land they tended, that destroys the social order to create a different one, but no better than the former. In some cases the theft if so great there is desolation for people and the Earth. This kind of foolishness will destroy us all.
And the 'Tenthers' who are just 'states rights' pushers are an offense to the spirit of the Constitution they claim as their Holy Book. The Civil War was about ending stealing property, work, entire lives to the 'North.' To the 'South' it was about continuing their 'free ride' on the backs of blacks.
This was the lens through which I grew to despise business interests and the family values crowd. The nauseating hypocrisy of how they only saw what benefited them, and not the cost to others.
Peace Out.
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