Truth or consequences?

[Qman]

I remember asking dad about Castro when I was about

9 years old. I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"

Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We

Were living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the army

There.

Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The

Cubans were asking the same question! Ike was president.

This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a

Summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba . Our dinner

Conversation was starkly different than most.

This refugee came to the United States as a young

Boy in the early 1960s. His family was more fortunate than

Most as they were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when

They fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.

Our dinner consisted of all-American fare:

Hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and fresh ears of sweet

Corn. This is a menu shared with family and friends

Nationwide, while celebrating the birth of our beloved

America on the Fourth of July.

We began with a simple discussion about our country

And the direction it has taken since Barack Obama came to

Power. We shared the usual complaints about the sour

Economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the

Rulers in Washington .

But then he said it. The sentence came naturally.

I assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a

Freight train. "You know when Castro took power, none of us

Knew he was a Communist."

We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought

He was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he

Didn't sound like a radical."

The comparison at this point was easy, and I

Interjected, "You mean just like Barack Obama?"

He responded, "Yes, just like Barack Obama."

He continued, "We were all shocked as the government

Just continued to grab more power. First they said the

Revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all

Complied."

"I remember my uncle saying after it started,

'Castro will only nationalize some of the big industries, he

Will never come and take our family hardware store.' But

That is exactly what happened,Castro started with the sugar

Mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and

Knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family

Had run this store for generations. They said we now own

The hardware store, you work for us. And that nice, large

Four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also, and

You can move yourself and five children into two rooms of

The house because others are moving in with you."

The lesson learned from this discussion is a lesson

Most Americans refuse to hear. Political leaders can lie

About their agenda and once in office they can take totally

Unexpected turns.

If you had asked us three years ago if we thought

General Motors would be nationalized, we would have never

Believed it. We could never contemplate a country where the

Rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a

Justice society would be evaporating just like it did in

Castro's Cuba in the early 1960s.

But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black

Panthers are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S.

Department of Justice because their crimes are against

Whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets

Without due process by the government. Governmental leaders

Are bribed in full daylight only to have all investigation

Of the crimes stifled by the Attorney General. The U.S.

Borders are overrun with crime and illegal activity and the

Leaders in D.C. Act as if it is important to protect the

Lawbreakers while the innocent are killed and overrun. When

Local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are

Ridiculed and threatened as racists and bigots. They are

Sued by the very administration entrusted with enforcing

The law.

Without the rule of law the U.S. Constitution is a

Sham. Without the rule of law our beloved America is

Swiftly becoming a country where only the well-connected and

Politically powerful will be safe. As Michelle Malkin has

So eloquently explained in her recent book, a culture of

Corruption has replaced honest government.

The only way this problem will be fixed is by

Massive citizen action. All honest citizens that want to be

Treated equally must come together and demand that the

Favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law end

Now. And yes, it can happen here.

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW ...

And may God save Us & The United States of America !

[tim5400]

Thomas Jefferson once said:"agovernment big enough to give you everything you need is a government big enough to take everything you own". I know we are there now.....dont trust anyone in this admin. IMO

[crnamiss]

Thanks for the post Qman, very scary food for thought, the scary part is these things are slowly happening and most people are not concerned. They are focused on higher gas prices and not the issues slowly dissolving our freedoms. I am very concerned and educating my children about what is happening around them, makes you feel helpless though when you hear the large number of people on govt assistance and realize they will not stand with you to affect change

Pray for our country and our leaders, I do!

Hey how did the hand surgery go?

[ckh]

Good Post QMAN, thank you. Reminds me of similar stories of people in Germany as Hitler came to power First they wanted him, then they became indifferent and buried their heads and choose to believe the propaganda he put out while he did unspeakable things... and very few would Stand Up to what was happening.

[BanG]

Great POST! Qman, It is kind of ashame that we see these events going on everyday and yet most Americans are oblivious to it or just do not care...........YET! Peace.

[Jim1cor13]

Thomas Jefferson once said:"agovernment big enough to give you everything you need is a government big enough to take everything you own". I know we are there now.....dont trust anyone in this admin. IMO

Well said tim

Indeed we are far passed that point within

government. My concern is what happens when

the current situation starts to unravel and it will,

because the feds have no more 'tools' to work with.

Thanks Qman for the post!

How did your surgery go?

All my best!

Jim

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[Heavyduty053]

I remember asking dad about Castro when I was about

9 years old. I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"

Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We

Were living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the army

There.

Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The

Cubans were asking the same question! Ike was president.

This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a

Summer barbecue with a refugee from Cuba . Our dinner

Conversation was starkly different than most.

This refugee came to the United States as a young

Boy in the early 1960s. His family was more fortunate than

Most as they were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when

They fled Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.

Our dinner consisted of all-American fare:

Hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and fresh ears of sweet

Corn. This is a menu shared with family and friends

Nationwide, while celebrating the birth of our beloved

America on the Fourth of July.

We began with a simple discussion about our country

And the direction it has taken since Barack Obama came to

Power. We shared the usual complaints about the sour

Economy and liberal social engineering emanating from the

Rulers in Washington .

But then he said it. The sentence came naturally.

I assume it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a

Freight train. "You know when Castro took power, none of us

Knew he was a Communist."

We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we all thought

He was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the revolution he

Didn't sound like a radical."

The comparison at this point was easy, and I

Interjected, "You mean just like Barack Obama?"

He responded, "Yes, just like Barack Obama."

He continued, "We were all shocked as the government

Just continued to grab more power. First they said the

Revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all

Complied."

"I remember my uncle saying after it started,

'Castro will only nationalize some of the big industries, he

Will never come and take our family hardware store.' But

That is exactly what happened,Castro started with the sugar

Mills and the large industries, but they eventually came and

Knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family

Had run this store for generations. They said we now own

The hardware store, you work for us. And that nice, large

Four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also, and

You can move yourself and five children into two rooms of

The house because others are moving in with you."

The lesson learned from this discussion is a lesson

Most Americans refuse to hear. Political leaders can lie

About their agenda and once in office they can take totally

Unexpected turns.

If you had asked us three years ago if we thought

General Motors would be nationalized, we would have never

Believed it. We could never contemplate a country where the

Rule of law, the most fundamental building block of a

Justice society would be evaporating just like it did in

Castro's Cuba in the early 1960s.

But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black

Panthers are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S.

Department of Justice because their crimes are against

Whites. The bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets

Without due process by the government. Governmental leaders

Are bribed in full daylight only to have all investigation

Of the crimes stifled by the Attorney General. The U.S.

Borders are overrun with crime and illegal activity and the

Leaders in D.C. Act as if it is important to protect the

Lawbreakers while the innocent are killed and overrun. When

Local communities attempt to enforce the law, they are

Ridiculed and threatened as racists and bigots. They are

Sued by the very administration entrusted with enforcing

The law.

Without the rule of law the U.S. Constitution is a

Sham. Without the rule of law our beloved America is

Swiftly becoming a country where only the well-connected and

Politically powerful will be safe. As Michelle Malkin has

So eloquently explained in her recent book, a culture of

Corruption has replaced honest government.

The only way this problem will be fixed is by

Massive citizen action. All honest citizens that want to be

Treated equally must come together and demand that the

Favoritism, the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law end

Now. And yes, it can happen here.

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW ...

And may God save Us & The United States of America !

Good read and i totally agree, America has become an avenue for communist dictatorship. Its coming and the masses of people here are being blindsided under the name of progress. As we sit quietly thinking big brother would not do something that horrible to us, every minute, every hour and everyday we are inching closer to destruction. America is passing the point of no return and all the people that have no been interested in our countries affairs will be part the cause of why our leaders have the go ahead. God help us all.................

[HYDRANT]

THANKS QMAN THIS WAS GOOD

[Qman]

Thanks for the post Qman, very scary food for thought, the scary part is these things are slowly happening and most people are not concerned. They are focused on higher gas prices and not the issues slowly dissolving our freedoms. I am very concerned and educating my children about what is happening around them, makes you feel helpless though when you hear the large number of people on govt assistance and realize they will not stand with you to affect change

Pray for our country and our leaders, I do!

Hey how did the hand surgery go?

I go for it in about 3 hrs.

[dog53]

Great post and good read. But when I got to the part. "

First they said the

Revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all

Complied."

NOT!!!!!!!!!

[len]

thanks for the story. A few years ago I would have said No Way! Now I say not impossible...isn't that SAD?

[BanG]

Great post and good read. But when I got to the part. "

First they said the

Revolution is over, so please turn in your guns. We all

Complied."

NOT!!!!!!!!!

Now is that any way to conduct yourself to our fine and honest upstanding federal government "Bursts out laughing at the thought". When the time comes I recommend you take up my position so that in that the message is LOUD and CLEAR, they can have all my guns without any resentment from myself. I will give them all the bullets first! Nice and hot! The shell casings can be placed in a future museum and they can talk about the nut who made a stand for years to come......who knows they might even give me a title like PATRIOT or LAST AMERICAN. Either way I will make this a fun game for them as long as I can fire my weapons. Peace.