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Daily Archives: March 8th, 2013

Apathy


I read this with interest even though the subject is specific to the firearms debate, relates to our approach to voting and who we vote for. Take firearms out of the equation and we have the basic subject of this writing.

By Tim Schmidt USCCA Founder

I once heard a man say, “Apathy is always at the door.  He’s waiting for you to let him in.”
Apathy is like a thief who is waiting for you to slip up and give him access to your home.  Once Apathy gets in, he steals your livelihood and takes away everything that is valuable to you.
While this metaphorical image seems obscure, it’s a perfect picture of what can happen to our rights if we are not vigilant.  Sure, it’s easy to speak up for your rights, beliefs, and convictions in the heat of an election or public debate, but what happens six months after the debate dies down?  What happens a year after?  Most people let Apathy in the door and they let him rob them of their values and convictions.
Becoming apathetic about the natural born rights we have to defend ourselves and our loved ones is not something that anyone can afford.  The moment you become apathetic about your beliefs, you risk the chance of losing them forever.
What am I getting at?  You’ve probably noticed by now that I, along with many of our writers, have been saying the same things about our rights over, and over again lately.  Do you know why?  Because we are unwilling to let Apathy in our front door to rob us of our liberty.  Our rights are worth causing a stir over, and you will not see any of us sitting down to see how this plays out.  Waiting for things to pan out will only lead to defeat.
I want to encourage you to stave off apathy during a time of political and corrupt scheming.  Lend your voice to the cause of freedom, and contribute to preserving the rights that were afforded us by the blood of countless patriots.  Call and email your state and federal representatives.  Sign petitions.  Support organizations and businesses that are fighting for freedom.
Your action can preserve the freedom that our children deserve.  Not acting can cause devastation they should not have to bear.

Take care and stay safe,

O’Reilly et al.


The recent dustup about and from Bill O’Reilly is indicative of the unseeing and not willing to know what the true facts are in the budget negotiations. It is easy to push the envelope of truth in the name of journalism but to get fact appears to be out his grasp. If the time were spent on obtaining all of the facts as far where the economy is at this time compared to where it came from the story may be different. There have been numerous accounts from economists well known and not so well known that show that in spite of fiscal cliffs and sequesters the economy is growing at a steady but slow pace. The jobs are returning, more people are working, the exceptions are the people who have just stopped looking for work. The ability of well known naysayers, naboobs (not an error) and high profile commentators to stretch, shrink and otherwise alter the truth is the reason many people have no correct idea  where the economy really is. It is OK to consider these opinions (and that is exactly what they are) but the truth while not as loud is always there in plain sight. Between  high profile politicians and high profile political entertainers the public has a very narrow window of truth. We as readers, listeners and voters need to take advantage of that window by looking at all sides and not accept as fact ALL of the offerings from these known talkers.