The Gospel According to Government
Larken Rose, http://LarkenRose.com/
Reprinted by permission of the author. This article
was presented during June of 2012, at the Porcupine Freedom Festival (PorcFest),
in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
We
read now from the Gospel according to Government, first book of Politicians,
Chapter 1, Verse 1.
In
the beginning, there was chaos and mayhem, and people were as wild beasts.
And there was great wailing, and gnashing of teeth throughout the land.
Then it came to pass that politicians came down out of heaven, shining
in glory, and spoke unto the people, saying, We are the Lord thy government,
and we have decided to bless you with our presence, so that we may save
you from your sins. Obey our commands, pay tribute unto us, and salvation
shall be yours. For you are but stupid, violent animals, and only
through our benevolent domination of you shall you be transformed into
a civilized, happy and prosperous people.
And
the people wondered at the words of the politicians, and were sorely afraid.
But the politicians said unto them, Fear not. If you blindly obey
the god called government, and mindlessly follow our every whim, then you
shall be blessed. But those who would disobey our commands — the
heathens and criminals who think for themselves — being evil in our sight,
shall be cast into prison, and banished from the collectivist paradise
we shall create for you. Cast aside your individual judgment, your
free will, your conscience and your moral codes, and follow us, the high
priests of government, without thought or question.
The
foolish man builds his house upon consensus, cooperation, and voluntary
interaction, but the wise man builds his house upon political promises,
state coercion, and the lust for power over others. Free will, self-determination,
and peaceful coexistence are the devil's work, and lead only to fire and
brimstone, suffering and torment. But blind obedience, unthinking
loyalty, and unwavering subservience are the path to salvation.
You
have heard that it hath been said, love your neighbor, and do unto others
as you would have done unto you. But we, the politicians, say unto
you, pray for the incarceration or extermination of those who are not like
you. But pray also for your neighbors to be taxed and regulated,
petition for your friends to be controlled and enslaved, devote your heart
and soul to the rituals of the cult of politics, so that we, the high priests
of government, may dominate all of mankind for its own good. Only
then shall you have everlasting peace.
We
are the lord thy government, and here are our commandments. Thou
shalt have no other gods before government. Thou shalt follow no
moral codes and no value systems above the arbitrary whims of your masters.
Thou shalt not take the name of government in vain, or speak against us,
the high priests of state. For those who do so are sinners, criminals,
and terrorists in our eyes, and shall be wiped from the face of the earth.
Remember
election day, to keep it holy. Judge not the politicians, lest ye
be put on the no-fly list. Honor thy congressman and thy senator,
that their reign may be long upon the land which government thy god has
taken from thee.
Thou
shalt murder, by voting for those who engage in perpetual war-mongering.
Thou shalt kill, when government commands it. And the killing shall
be called, "national defense," "serving one's country," and "spreading
democracy." No greater love hath a man than this, that a man will
go halfway around the world to murder complete strangers, because we told
him to.
Thou
shalt steal, by voting for your neighbors to be taxed, and thou shalt hate
and persecute any who resist. Thou shalt covet thy neighbor's income,
and his house, and everything that is thy neighbor's, and beg the lord
thy government to take these things from thy neighbor, to give them unto
thee. Verily we say unto you, it is greedy and selfish to keep what
you have earned, but noble and virtuous to take what your neighbor has
earned.
Thou
shalt bear false witness, by calling thieves and robbers "public servants,"
by calling usurpers and tyrants "representatives," and by calling those
who advocate liberty for all, "criminals and terrorists."
Blessed
are the blindly obedient, for the politicians shall reward them.
Blessed
are they who hunger and thirst after power, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed
are the voters, for they shall legitimize tyranny and oppression.
Blessed
are the bankers, for they shall embezzle the earth.
Blessed
are the jackbooted thugs, for they shall get away with murder.
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