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Kudos to John Swenson for his recent letter concerning the Polson grant. There is nothing more important than taking the time to look beyond the headlines to see whether or not something that sounds as innocuous as a grant to “preserve our town's character,” has strings attached that have a more insidious intent.
By pointing this out, I'm not saying that the group responsible for securing this grant has bad intentions, but am suggesting that it's possible they're not educated on the bigger issues, as pointed out by Mr. Swenson.
The best way to shift a culture or an ideology is through incrementalism and by controlling the debate. In large part, this is accomplished through a failing education system, a negligent media, and citizens who are more concerned with electronic gadgets and reality TV shows than they are about the loss of their property rights and freedom.
Here's an analogy:
Think about what it takes to get on an airplane now compared to 10 years ago. It used to be you could check your bags and walk to the gate with family and friends. Post 9/11, we immediately saw long lines and baggage checks, and no one off to the gate except the traveler. Then we had to take off our shoes. Next they began confiscating toothpaste and deodorant. Now we must tolerate naked X-ray photos, and if you're too modest for that, you're subjected to being frisked. All of this infringes on our Fourth Amendment right guarding us against unreasonable search and seizure; however, Americans keep silent.
These changes were done incrementally, over a decade, in the name of security. During that time, we've gone from giving up a little freedom, to being physically, invasively searched. Do you really think any of this makes us more secure? If the government was really interested in national security, wouldn't our country's borders be secured? I would argue that it has more to do with conditioning us to be more like the collective (cattle) rather than the self-governing individuals we are supposed to be.
Do your homework, and check out Agenda 21. While you may think it's a program that does not impact us here in Montana, that couldn't be further from the truth. Smart growth, the environment, wild life habitat, endangered species, water rights, zoning, density maps, sustainable development, and citizen's advisory and civic-minded groups are a few of the vehicles being used to implement this United Nations program at our most local levels of government.
Knowledge truly is power, should you choose to find it.
