I don’t know bout y’all but since this Freedom Convoy started I’ve been happy as could be!!!! They’re being pushed to the point of using force against their own people. Once they’ve used real force, potentially deadly force, they will be overrun by the granny convoy.
Teachers across the US are threatening to quit. Even the children have formed mutinies. Freedom is hot stuff. Everyone will want in, it’s just a matter of time.
This post is gonna be a bit long but it gives some context to the opening of 'American Crises' by my favorite Patriot writer, Thomas Paine. And it is important for all of the citizens of the world to read and understand. The ghosts of our past speak to us now through these poignant words.
The fall and early winter of 1776 was the low point of the war for the American cause. Beginning that summer, the British had struck with a vengeance in an attempt to end the American rebellion in one knock-out blow. In July, over 20,000 British and German soldiers landed on Staten Island in preparation to capture the vital port of New York. When the attacks finally began the following month, Washington and the Continental Army were nearly powerless to stop them. Washington was pushed off Long Island on August 27th, and his whole army only avoided capture through a miraculous night evacuation to Manhattan. The British did not relent, however, and on September 15th they landed nearly unopposed on Manhattan and secured New York City. The city would remain in British possession until the end of the war.
In the weeks and months that followed, Washington’s army suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of General Howe’s British and German forces. American defenses were outflanked by British landings in what is now the Bronx (October 18, 1776), forcing Washington to pull northward to avoid encirclement. Howe caught up with Washington ten days later at the Battle of White Plains (October 28, 1776), driving Washington further from New York and the remaining Continental troops there. Howe turned back to deal with these cut off garrisons, decisively defeating the Americans at Fort Washington (November 16, 1776) and capturing nearly 3,000 men. Washington’s army, which had numbered nearly 20,000 Continentals and militia in the late summer, was reduced to less than 5,000 effective soldiers as casualties and desertions began to mount. To make matters worse, many of those remaining had limited enlistments that were set to expire in the winter.
Recognizing that Washington’s situation was dire, General Howe continued to push onward into New Jersey. The Continental Army remained elusive, as Washington pushed his exhausted and demoralized men across New Jersey to deny Howe the opportunity for one final decisive battle. The American commander’s goal was to cross the Delaware River to the relative safety of Pennsylvania, and from there try to rekindle the American cause. Among the steadily waning column of soldiers following him was the 39-year-old English immigrant, Thomas Paine.
Born in Thetford, Paine initially followed in his father’s footsteps as a maker of lady’s stays (a corset-like undergarment). He was never successful in business, however, and by 1774 he had separated from his wife and prepared to move to the colonies to avoid debtor’s prison. Arriving in Pennsylvania with the help of Benjamin Franklin, Paine found work as the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. The magazine gave Paine a forum for his increasingly radical liberal politics, and he would advocate for the abolition of slavery, worker’s rights, and American independence. Although he personally abhorred war, Paine gradually began to see tyranny as a worse evil.
Thomas Paine became a household name in both the colonies and in Great Britain in January 1776 with the publication of Common Sense. Within a few months over 100,000 copies of the pamphlet had been printed and distributed. Its strength lay in Paine’s ability to discuss complex and important events in terms that the average person could readily understand. Today, Common Sense is recognized as an important catalyst for the rise in popular support for the revolution. He saw the American Revolution as just the beginning of a worldwide struggle against oppression and for the rights of the average man. Later that year, Paine joined the army as a staff officer for General Nathanael Greene. As he moved through the army camps, soldiers referred to him by the nickname “Common Sense” and adored him for the complimentary dispatches he wrote for the Pennsylvania Magazine.
In late November 1776, during the Continental Army’s darkest hour, Paine again picked up the pen with the hope of recreating the enormous success of Common Sense. “It was necessary” he later wrote, that “the country should be strongly animated.” As the wrecked army crawled across New Jersey, Paine took advantage of every stop to put words to paper. He often wrote late into the evenings by the flickering light of a campfire, as exhausted soldiers slept huddled nearby. As Washington’s army crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, he put the finishing touches on his latest pamphlet – The American Crisis No. 1.
First published in Philadelphia on December 19th, The American Crisis No. 1 was an appeal to the patriotism and resolution of the American people. It’s opening lines are some of the most well-remembered and oft-quoted in American history.
“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”
The words electrified the demoralized army and became the rallying cry that Paine had hoped for. Within a day, copies were printed and distributed throughout the Continental Army, and officers read it to their assembled men. Militiamen who had returned home in disgust just a month before took up arms once again. Civilians up and down the Delaware River Valley reaffirmed their commitment to the cause of independence. Desertions among the Continentals slowed, and soldiers quoted The Crisis in their watchwords while on picket duty. On the night of December 25th, as Washington prepared to make a strike on Trenton, he ordered that Paine’s words be read to the entire army as a reminder of the importance of their task.
“I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.”
Their resolve renewed, the battered but not broken Continental Army went back on the offensive. The “Ten Crucial Days” that followed saw Washington and his men victorious at Trenton and Princeton, forcing the Howe to abandon much of New Jersey. Loyalists, emboldened by Howe’s earlier success, now found themselves abandoned to the wrath of their patriot neighbors. As winter gave way to spring, new enlistments from throughout the colonies poured into Washington’s army. The military victories at Trenton and Princeton changed the course of the war in a strategic sense, but The American Crisis No. 1 provided the ideological motivation that made them possible.
The American Crisis No. 1 was first of thirteen pamphlets published in the series, which would continue until the end of the war in 1783. Many of the future pamphlets reinforced the sentiments of the first, in their appeal to the patriotism of the American people to see the war through to its end. Others were ostensibly to “Lord Howe” or the “People of England” and highlighted what Paine saw as the injustice of the British government and the futility of trying to conquer America. These future volumes of The American Crisis continued to sell well and were distributed across the nation, but none would share the widespread recognition of the first. From the darkest days of the revolution came a piece of legendary American writing that continues to provide inspiration nearly two and a half centuries later.
Everyone of us here should re-read these works by our great Patriot forefathers. Christmas 2019 my wife bought me a book called "We the People, Documents and Writings of the Founding Fathers". "The American Crises" and "Common Sense" are included as well as the Constitution and the complete Federalist Papers among other works that are important for our National Identity.
Most Americans think that the Battles of Trenton and Princeton and "The Ten Crucial Days" were the climax of the American Revolution in late 1776 and early 1777. And they were indeed very important to the Cause. The Declaration of Independence was signed in July of that year and until Christmas 1776 we saw nothing but defeat.
But the Battle of Yorktown wasnt until more than 4 years had passed in October 1781. This effectively ended the war because the British didnt have the money to raise another army. The Treaty of Paris though wasnt signed until 1783.
The events that began our quest for Independence were the Stamp Acts of 1765. The Boston Tea Party was in 1773 and the first shots fired were at Lexington and Concorde in 1775.
The War for Independence was an 18 year long struggle and I can see the parallels of waking the People up. It didnt happen overnight and our situation here wont resolve itself overnight as the "your a pussy, pick up weapons now" crowd would have you believe.
As Thomas Paine said, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered". And in my opinion the situation now is global and more complex by many orders of magnitude.
Have patience and prepare yourself, your family, your neighborhood and your community. You will be called upon soon enough. These are important days when it seems as if nothing is happening but we are preparing for the siege. That is a mistake they are making, giving us time with full knowledge of the tyranny they plan. We Americans are very resilient and resourceful. And now as Yamamoto once said "filled with a terrible resolve".
I had two history classes in HS. One was the required American History and the other was AP history. The teacher was the same for both and also my football coach. He was a great American Patriot whose love of the Founding Fathers and our Nation was always evident in his lectures. He was a 'damn what the board says the curriculum should be, these are the important points' kind of guy. He was a great influence in my life and he taught two or three generations the important parts of our History.
You can call him the "Bearer of the Holy Chalice of Betazed", "Prince of the 8th Chakra", POTUS, GEOTUS, Mr. President, Head Mad Lad, or even the MasterTroller...
Whatever the honorific, it's still the same Trump.
You can call him what you want. Some of us call him GEOTUS.
Love this one!
Made me laugh too :)
I don’t know bout y’all but since this Freedom Convoy started I’ve been happy as could be!!!! They’re being pushed to the point of using force against their own people. Once they’ve used real force, potentially deadly force, they will be overrun by the granny convoy.
Teachers across the US are threatening to quit. Even the children have formed mutinies. Freedom is hot stuff. Everyone will want in, it’s just a matter of time.
This post is gonna be a bit long but it gives some context to the opening of 'American Crises' by my favorite Patriot writer, Thomas Paine. And it is important for all of the citizens of the world to read and understand. The ghosts of our past speak to us now through these poignant words.
The fall and early winter of 1776 was the low point of the war for the American cause. Beginning that summer, the British had struck with a vengeance in an attempt to end the American rebellion in one knock-out blow. In July, over 20,000 British and German soldiers landed on Staten Island in preparation to capture the vital port of New York. When the attacks finally began the following month, Washington and the Continental Army were nearly powerless to stop them. Washington was pushed off Long Island on August 27th, and his whole army only avoided capture through a miraculous night evacuation to Manhattan. The British did not relent, however, and on September 15th they landed nearly unopposed on Manhattan and secured New York City. The city would remain in British possession until the end of the war.
In the weeks and months that followed, Washington’s army suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of General Howe’s British and German forces. American defenses were outflanked by British landings in what is now the Bronx (October 18, 1776), forcing Washington to pull northward to avoid encirclement. Howe caught up with Washington ten days later at the Battle of White Plains (October 28, 1776), driving Washington further from New York and the remaining Continental troops there. Howe turned back to deal with these cut off garrisons, decisively defeating the Americans at Fort Washington (November 16, 1776) and capturing nearly 3,000 men. Washington’s army, which had numbered nearly 20,000 Continentals and militia in the late summer, was reduced to less than 5,000 effective soldiers as casualties and desertions began to mount. To make matters worse, many of those remaining had limited enlistments that were set to expire in the winter.
Recognizing that Washington’s situation was dire, General Howe continued to push onward into New Jersey. The Continental Army remained elusive, as Washington pushed his exhausted and demoralized men across New Jersey to deny Howe the opportunity for one final decisive battle. The American commander’s goal was to cross the Delaware River to the relative safety of Pennsylvania, and from there try to rekindle the American cause. Among the steadily waning column of soldiers following him was the 39-year-old English immigrant, Thomas Paine.
Born in Thetford, Paine initially followed in his father’s footsteps as a maker of lady’s stays (a corset-like undergarment). He was never successful in business, however, and by 1774 he had separated from his wife and prepared to move to the colonies to avoid debtor’s prison. Arriving in Pennsylvania with the help of Benjamin Franklin, Paine found work as the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. The magazine gave Paine a forum for his increasingly radical liberal politics, and he would advocate for the abolition of slavery, worker’s rights, and American independence. Although he personally abhorred war, Paine gradually began to see tyranny as a worse evil.
Thomas Paine became a household name in both the colonies and in Great Britain in January 1776 with the publication of Common Sense. Within a few months over 100,000 copies of the pamphlet had been printed and distributed. Its strength lay in Paine’s ability to discuss complex and important events in terms that the average person could readily understand. Today, Common Sense is recognized as an important catalyst for the rise in popular support for the revolution. He saw the American Revolution as just the beginning of a worldwide struggle against oppression and for the rights of the average man. Later that year, Paine joined the army as a staff officer for General Nathanael Greene. As he moved through the army camps, soldiers referred to him by the nickname “Common Sense” and adored him for the complimentary dispatches he wrote for the Pennsylvania Magazine.
In late November 1776, during the Continental Army’s darkest hour, Paine again picked up the pen with the hope of recreating the enormous success of Common Sense. “It was necessary” he later wrote, that “the country should be strongly animated.” As the wrecked army crawled across New Jersey, Paine took advantage of every stop to put words to paper. He often wrote late into the evenings by the flickering light of a campfire, as exhausted soldiers slept huddled nearby. As Washington’s army crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, he put the finishing touches on his latest pamphlet – The American Crisis No. 1.
First published in Philadelphia on December 19th, The American Crisis No. 1 was an appeal to the patriotism and resolution of the American people. It’s opening lines are some of the most well-remembered and oft-quoted in American history.
“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”
The words electrified the demoralized army and became the rallying cry that Paine had hoped for. Within a day, copies were printed and distributed throughout the Continental Army, and officers read it to their assembled men. Militiamen who had returned home in disgust just a month before took up arms once again. Civilians up and down the Delaware River Valley reaffirmed their commitment to the cause of independence. Desertions among the Continentals slowed, and soldiers quoted The Crisis in their watchwords while on picket duty. On the night of December 25th, as Washington prepared to make a strike on Trenton, he ordered that Paine’s words be read to the entire army as a reminder of the importance of their task.
“I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.”
Their resolve renewed, the battered but not broken Continental Army went back on the offensive. The “Ten Crucial Days” that followed saw Washington and his men victorious at Trenton and Princeton, forcing the Howe to abandon much of New Jersey. Loyalists, emboldened by Howe’s earlier success, now found themselves abandoned to the wrath of their patriot neighbors. As winter gave way to spring, new enlistments from throughout the colonies poured into Washington’s army. The military victories at Trenton and Princeton changed the course of the war in a strategic sense, but The American Crisis No. 1 provided the ideological motivation that made them possible.
The American Crisis No. 1 was first of thirteen pamphlets published in the series, which would continue until the end of the war in 1783. Many of the future pamphlets reinforced the sentiments of the first, in their appeal to the patriotism of the American people to see the war through to its end. Others were ostensibly to “Lord Howe” or the “People of England” and highlighted what Paine saw as the injustice of the British government and the futility of trying to conquer America. These future volumes of The American Crisis continued to sell well and were distributed across the nation, but none would share the widespread recognition of the first. From the darkest days of the revolution came a piece of legendary American writing that continues to provide inspiration nearly two and a half centuries later.
Everyone of us here should re-read these works by our great Patriot forefathers. Christmas 2019 my wife bought me a book called "We the People, Documents and Writings of the Founding Fathers". "The American Crises" and "Common Sense" are included as well as the Constitution and the complete Federalist Papers among other works that are important for our National Identity.
Its become one of my prized possessions.
https://www.amazon.com/People-Documents-Writings-Founding-Fathers/dp/1492443905
Agreed. Please repost this comment as an actual post if not done already.
done titled ghosts of our past my first post
Excellent! Thank you for what you shared here.
Most Americans think that the Battles of Trenton and Princeton and "The Ten Crucial Days" were the climax of the American Revolution in late 1776 and early 1777. And they were indeed very important to the Cause. The Declaration of Independence was signed in July of that year and until Christmas 1776 we saw nothing but defeat.
But the Battle of Yorktown wasnt until more than 4 years had passed in October 1781. This effectively ended the war because the British didnt have the money to raise another army. The Treaty of Paris though wasnt signed until 1783.
The events that began our quest for Independence were the Stamp Acts of 1765. The Boston Tea Party was in 1773 and the first shots fired were at Lexington and Concorde in 1775.
The War for Independence was an 18 year long struggle and I can see the parallels of waking the People up. It didnt happen overnight and our situation here wont resolve itself overnight as the "your a pussy, pick up weapons now" crowd would have you believe.
As Thomas Paine said, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered". And in my opinion the situation now is global and more complex by many orders of magnitude.
Have patience and prepare yourself, your family, your neighborhood and your community. You will be called upon soon enough. These are important days when it seems as if nothing is happening but we are preparing for the siege. That is a mistake they are making, giving us time with full knowledge of the tyranny they plan. We Americans are very resilient and resourceful. And now as Yamamoto once said "filled with a terrible resolve".
Until you are Keep your powder dry.
I had two history classes in HS. One was the required American History and the other was AP history. The teacher was the same for both and also my football coach. He was a great American Patriot whose love of the Founding Fathers and our Nation was always evident in his lectures. He was a 'damn what the board says the curriculum should be, these are the important points' kind of guy. He was a great influence in my life and he taught two or three generations the important parts of our History.
I also had a very good Government teacher in HS.
Me, too! Walking on sunshine! 🌞🎉🇨🇦🎉🇺🇸🙏👏
WINNING!
Absolutely friend, winning intensifies feels good man
The end can't come soon enough.
🐸😇
Best January post ever!!! DON'T TELL ME IT'S NOT JANUARY
Burst into laughter over this one!
very nice recap
Its like someone leaked the script of the movie!
Q already knows the whole movie. He's been giving us the spoilers all along.
And foreshadowing!
This is terrific!
“Wait - what’s that? Are those aliens in the sky?”
Not only in the sky, but according to Phil Schneider, they reside in DUMBS, too. The mean Reptillian ones, not the cute little Gray's from ET
They’re just coming here in search of a better life.
Kek.
Wife informed me she saw a square of 4 lights on her way to work the other day in the 5am hrs.
Great article and well written
Good job.
Reminds me of this classic:
http://wrathfuldove.org/2010/01/29/telling-and-amusing-headline-progression/#:~:text=The%20following%20is%20a%20list%20of%20Paris%20newspaper,March%209%20THE%20ANTHROPOPHAGUS%20HAS%20QUITTED%20HIS%20DEN
And we all lived happily ever after... The Beginning!
THANKS be to GOD! Amen!
KEK !. . . Another masterpiece from a fellow "board member" here !
The DS players have entered Full Delusion Mode (FDM)
But, we all know, actually, . . "There is no spoon. . " :-)
And. . . "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain ! " (I know all fellow baby-boomers get that one)
And also : God-Emperer ____ is simply a tongue-in-cheek term of endearment between frens. . . . . Lighten up, for heaven's sake.
Fantastic post !
REEEEeeeeeeEEEEeeeeEEEE
u/#Peperee
/sarcasm
why being afraid of antichrist?
hes appereance will be an ultimate proof of God and his plan...
its just a meme takrn from DUNE books
Slow clap.
Wow! Love this! But can’t forward it. Heads exploding and all. Don’t want to be responsible.
Future Proves Past.
Now THIS is the movie that I want to see. Well done!
I LOVE THIS!!! 💕 Thank you!!! 👏 🇺🇸
We are almost halfway on the list. It could be worse
I'm sorry, but there WILL BE NO "god-Emperor Trump"...E...V...E...R!!!
WE ALREADY HAVE God. There's no more room for another.
Call him what you will, and we'll do the same.
You can call him the "Bearer of the Holy Chalice of Betazed", "Prince of the 8th Chakra", POTUS, GEOTUS, Mr. President, Head Mad Lad, or even the MasterTroller...
Whatever the honorific, it's still the same Trump.
You can call him what you want. Some of us call him GEOTUS.
Shut up faggot
Great job on this!
Hopium is alive & well I see.
I overdosed, hopium has no effect on me now.
While this may be theoretical after the YOU ARE HERE line, I do agree with the pacing. This isn’t over by far.
Impressive🐸Saved
I feel like you are the ghostwriter for the entire MSM... or could be.
Hopefully it’s not just bill gates supply chain agenda playing out.
Well written. Thank you. Love it. On target.
Holy f*** dude you took that so damn far.
you all really think people are already dead and at gitmo lol Stupid
Billions of people are already dead. Have been for ages. And there are lots of people at Guantánamo Bay... Always has been.
What will really blow your noodle, is when you realize there are dead people at Guantánamo.
Rothschild pair died, one was in his 50s