Editor’s Note: The below is commentary on an article written by Kevin D. Williamson of National Review. The piece is worth reading, well at least for those who cherish liberty. There is something that I would like to point out that Williamson made reference to that I feel as part of my quest to educate readers is necessary to do.
Williamson makes reference to coyotes, a predator that is known to attack humans. He states that “The coyotes’ offensive proceeded along classically predatory lines as the canines ignored the other children in the group and targeted the smallest, weakest child.” And further makes this claim, “Coyotes like to attack the little ones, human or otherwise.”
While there certainly is truth in what the author states, the information is incomplete and therefore misleading. The myth exists that large predators kill or attack only the weak and sickly among its prey. Predators are opportunistic animals that will take advantage of whatever is before them. If hungry enough and/or under the right circumstances, a coyote will attack any human, as well as other large prey such as cows, mules, etc..
Williamson makes reference also to the tragic death of Canadian folk singer, Taylor Mitchell and yet fails to point out the contradiction is his statement that coyotes kill the smallest and the weakest.
This false information leads people to not heed good advice concerning predators as well as is used to convince people that predators keep our ecosystems “tuned up” and running strong because they cull out the weak and sickly.
Kevin D. Williamson, deputy managing editor of National Review, writes: “To use lethal force in self-defense is the ultimate declaration of independence, a kind of momentary secession from the authority of the government whose laws and prisons and police officers have, in that moment, failed the citizen. To acknowledge the right to self-defense — and the concomitant right to be forearmed against aggressors — is to acknowledge that some things are outside the state and its authority, or at least that some moments are outside the state and its authority.”
Take your brush and paint me a radical! Having such thoughts in today’s society just seems to scare the bejeepers out of most people. Failing to get beyond the restrictive emotion of fear when it comes to guns, limits a person’s ability to see and experience real independence.
American citizens are indoctrinated to believe that the purpose of government – which includes the police department, fire department, the prison system, courts, etc. – it to protect and take care of us. As such, as Williamson points out, we assume that having to resort to self defense is a momentary failure of the government. Real independence is to never feel needy of the government to sustain your lifestyle in the first place. If this is radical, you can caption that under my photograph.
We are witness to the rapid erosion of our basic right to live a life of independence because the ruling class wants to control every aspect of our lives. With this mindset, laws are made everyday that strip Americans of their liberty, forcing us to be dependent on the government, having no resources left to practice liberty.
It has gotten so bad, we protect wild animals at the expense of human life and the relinquishing of God given freedoms, in order to control the masses. As such citizens should not be allowed to protect themselves, their families or their property. They must, under the watchful eye of government and those who control, alter their lifestyles in order to accommodate the “rights” of animals or the “rights” of some people.
The controllers don’t want you to have a gun because doing so might frighten someone else. As Williamson rightfully points out, limiting gun ownership and use isn’t about public safety. It’s about control. Protecting predators such as coyotes, bear, wolves, lions, etc., isn’t about animal welfare. It’s about control. Telling me what I can and cannot eat, isn’t about my health. It’s about control. And on it goes.
I’m a radical by today’s standards because I want nothing from government and expect nothing from government. I was born a free human being and I expect to live that way.
Tom Remington
