Jolly
Roger
The Marquis De Sade
About twenty years ago, I read the English translation of a
book titled "Juliette," which was written by the Marquis
De Sade. I wouldn’t recommend that anyone waste their
time reading the book, because it was basically 600 pages of
anti-moral philosophy mixed in with another 600 pages of insanely
violent pornography. Throughout the book, the reader’s
morals would be systematically attacked by several pages of
this "philosophy," after which the amoral and violent
thinking would be reinforced with a few pages of pornographic
reward. By the end of this overly long book, many readers would
be convinced that anything resembling morality was an abomination
in the eyes of nature, and anyone who believed in God, or lived
a moral life, deserved to be abused. The Marquis De Sade died
in jail, and we owe thanks to his son for burning most of what
he had written.
What the Marquis had discovered, is that the human mind is
incredibly pliable, and that a person’s assessment of
what’s good and what’s evil can be changed. I assume
that his goal in writing was to destroy all decency in the world,
and although he didn’t succeed, he certainly didn’t
fail completely either. Although"Juliette" is an extreme
example of an attempt to change someone’s moral standpoint,
it serves to illustrate that your opinions concerning what’s
right and what’s wrong might be different tomorrow than
they were yesterday, unless of course, you posses the strength
of character required to resist such influences. I guess that’s
why the Ten Commandments had to be burned into stone tablets.
If we had to rely on our government to preserve these laws,
the word "not" would probably be missing wherever
it served their purposes to delete it.
I make this point because I’ve seen a moral transformation
in people I’ve known for a long time, and I’ve seen
this change in the entire nation as well. Only a few short years
ago, torture was completely
unacceptable in our society, and was considered so totally barbaric
that its practicality never even had to be discussed. It was
something that was only done by completely uncivilized people,
usually hundreds of years ago, and if anyone practiced it in
this century, that fact would be used to completely demonize
them, and they would be considered to be inferior humans due
to their barbarity. Since that time, we’ve been somehow
changed into a nation of many people who sit idly by while those
who represent us have people tortured all over the globe, and
a nation of many others who actually condone the practice. It
doesn’t matter who you voted for, or even that the election
process is fraudulent. We’re still allowing these people
to hold the office of someone who acts in our behalf.
What’s most disturbing about the incidents of torture
that have been in the newspapers is not so much that they happened,
but that they were reported in the newspapers. The sad fact
is that agents of our government have always practiced torture,
in many parts of the world, but they made sure the American
people didn’t find out about it.
Today you can read a few pages of the Marquis de Sade in the
daily newspapers, and allowing our government’s torture
tactics will be rewarded for many people with feelings of justified
revenge, and these feelings will be reinforced with acceptance
by our new society. This acceptance is very important to humans.
We’re a species that has never survived in solitude. We
formed tribes since we were cavemen, and nations when our population
grew. As cavemen, ostracization meant death. As nations, ostracization
has always been used as punishment, or to suppress certain ways
of thinking. Human beings have a need to be accepted by the
rest of their society, and this need forces them to conform
to the common way of thinking. Today, that common way of thinking
is delivered by the mainstream media, and it is teaching Americans
that inflicting torture upon the enemies of the United States
is an acceptable practice. Since they’ve always practiced
torture secretly in the past, obviously there must be a reason
why they’re now teaching us publically that it’s
acceptable.
If you haven’t already guessed why we’re being
taught to accept torture, the reason is that they want you to
turn a blind eye to the practice when it’s inflicted upon
other Americans. Now that we’ve been taught that our enemies
should be tortured, anyone can be tortured by simply declaring
them to be an enemy. It’s only a matter of time before
anyone who disagrees with the actions of our government is branded
an enemy, or a terrorist. The political rhetoric might describe
how dissenters are hurting the war effort, or aiding terrorism,
and possibly even causing stock market declines, but whatever
their story, you can expect that torture will soon become common
practice in your local police station, and identically to what
is happening in Iraq, the cops who sodomize your children to
induce you to reveal the names of other dissenters will feel
like true patriots for their efforts.
I would like you to address that fact that your moral view
might have been changed. If you’re old enough, I would
like you to ask yourself how you might have reacted twenty years
ago to knowledge that our government was torturing people. If
your present reaction is any different that it would have been
twenty years ago, you should examine the information you received
since then that has caused this transformation. I’m willing
to bet that the events of 9-11 had a lot to do with any changes
that may have occurred.
I would also like you to consider the simple and obvious difference
between good and evil, without allowing that view to be tainted
by bigotry, racism, wealth, or nationalism, and to see the actions
of men for what they are, rather than judge their actions with
regard to who they are. I ask this because it’s the only
possible foundation of justice.
The simple and obvious examples I’m asking you to judge
are the actions of mass murder, torture, genocide, and the forcible
rape of children. I use these examples because they’re
impossible to justify in the name of anything good, and I use
these examples because they happen to be common practice among
people who comprise the majority or our government.
This is not a matter of Republicans verses Democrats, or liberals
verses conservatives, or any other non-sensical label the mainstream
media uses to keep Americans divided. It matters not whether
you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish , or Atheist. The difference
between good and evil is not disputed by any religion, secular
humanists, or by any other adult capable of making decisions
without the help of anti-psychotic medication.
If you’re well-informed, you know that the behavior of
those ruing this nation epitomizes evil, and threatens to bring
about the destruction of all that’s decent in the world.
If you’ve been duped by the mainstream media, you’ve
probably found a way to justify their practices.
Americans need to learn and accept that we’re no longer
dealing with a government that responds to our letters, cares
how we vote, or fears our protests. What America has arrived
at is unbridled fascism, and this type of government doesn’t
have a very cheerful history of tolerating political dissent.
Regardless of what visible remnants remain of political charades
such as justice, equality, and the rule of law, Americans are
now living in a place that has nothing to do with why America
exists.
I have to ask you once again to return to the basic question
of the difference between good and evil, and to make a decision
regarding which side of this division you stand on. Either you
support the actions of our government, or you support the hope
that goodness and decency may someday prevail in this world.
There is no middle ground, and since the consequences are so
dire, there is no room for apathy . Either you’re part
of the solution, or you’re part of the problem.
The U.S. government incites a holy war, while Dr. Griffin unites
the religions toward peace. The mainstream media gets rich by
deceiving and conditioning the masses, while the impoverished
blogger struggles to expose the truth. The murderous agenda
of the New World Order advances, but the education of the 9-11Truth
Movement disarms them. The poor face oppression and extinction,
while the rich squander any hope for the poor, and scoff at
all morals and laws.
The world has never been so divided as it presently is, and
you should not make the mistake of seeing this division as existing
between Liberals, Conservatives, Democrats or Republicans, Christians,
Jews, Muslims, Blacks or Whites. The division that exists is
the simple and obvious difference between good and evil, and
the only decision anyone has to make is which side they will
fight for.
There is a conflict in all people between the temptations of
evil and the rewards of goodness, and this conflict is represented
in all we create. Whether it be gods, devils, art or literature,
the battle between good and evil is always present, because
this conflict defines who we are. No one has ever questioned
what evil is, but the debate is over whether humans are able
to conquer it. While I wouldn’t advise that anyone read
"Juliette," one book I would definitely recommend
is John Steinbeck’s "East of Eden." Are mere
humans able to conquer evil? Timshel.*
Many people might be overwhelmed by the horrors of today’s
world, and they may fret over complexities of modern existence,
when in fact, the reality is extremely simple. The wages of
sin, are death.
My death will prove which side I’m on, because my life
will only continue in peace under the provisions and dictates
of the Constitution of the United States of America, and anyone
who opposes this constitution while holding any office of the
United States government is an enemy of mine, who lives in imminent
danger of losing his head. — Jolly Roger
"The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding
small. With patience stands He waiting, with exactness grinds
He all." – Friedrich von Logau
* Thou mayest
Anything written by "Jolly
Roger" is the property of the resistance movement, and
the author hereby gives permission
to anyone who so desires to post, copy, print, distribute, or
forward this letter as they see fit. – JR
Anything written by John
Steinbeck will probably be the best book you’ve ever
read.
*Some
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