Joining Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota in the coalition suing the Trump administration over defunding sex education in public schools that includes “gender identity” are Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.
First off, we point out that lovers of liberty strongly believe that the FedGov has absolutely no business providing any funding for education to any State or local school, public or private. (We also believe that public schools (government-run, tax-supported) are abominations and destroy liberty as much as government-run, tax-supported religious institutions would.)
We also welcome any sort of disagreement, confusion, or pandering in government bodies that keep them focused on themselves and leave us alone. Rare though that is, the better government demonstrates that they are a bunch of pathetic parasites, the better. We welcome the resistance of State governments to FedGov mandates, requirements, and rhetoric. Even if we disagree with the position, the political issues on which they are drawing these lines in the sand.
Of course, it is not a nice straight path from 16 States resisting the FedGov to restored liberty for all Americans. Or indeed, for any Americans. Many of the possible paths to freedom and liberty, at least for some Americans, involves warfare. The question to ask is “what kind of warfare” are we likely to get sucked into. And therefore, what and who is likely to survive that warfare!
Today, people talk about fifth- and sixth-generation warfare. Warfare that is, at least theoretically, less bloody, and perhaps even less destructive, that earlier generations of war. Alternate methods of fighting your enemy still likely result in violence. And in destruction.
As we listen to and see today’s news and commentary, it appears that we have well along one of those paths. Supposedly, the specialists in criminal behavior generally “cannot identify a motive” for a particular attack, killing, or wounding. Might we suggest self-imposed blinders are the cause? They do not want to admit that political rhetoric, legal actions, and threats of violence, often do prompt people to actually carry out violent acts.
For lovers of liberty, consider these questions:
- Are you and your family and friends prepared for violence in your community? In your neighborhood? In your town or State?
- Are you keeping aware of events, intentional and unintentional actions (and words) that may trigger violence?
- Are you speaking out in favor of liberty? Of peace? Of prosperity? Or are you pushing your head deeper into the sand?
- Do you pick and choose your battles? And husband your resources so that you can respond effectively as conditions change?
Our response to the potential for internal warfare, whether violent or not, is not something to just wing. We lovers of liberty need to plan and prepare. Both for the internal fighting and for what will happen afterward. Whether it is increased tyranny (remember Honest Abe!) or new opportunities to free ourselves from the heavy, parasitic hand of human government?
The choice is ours.
The Price of Liberty 
Government and personal protective equipment
There are many professions in which danger and risk cannot be avoided. Many of these are essential to maintaining our society, have a functioning economy, and let us exercise our liberties. Ironically, often the very things that are supposed to protect us end up being harmful. And often, things we are told we must do or use to protect ourselves and our economy and our liberty turn out to be more harmful than leaving things be.
As noted by Cowboy State Daily, some government agencies are now allowing crewmen fighting wildfires to wear masks to protect them from airborne hazards. This long-overdue permission slip corrects one of many problems with government rules and regulations.
Consider helmets (hard hats) on highways. The Responder Safety website recently posted this article. In any profession (yes, even fast food workers and office staff), there are hazards. If you cannot eliminate them, substitute something that is safe, use something that isolates you or protects you from the hazard, or warnings about hazards and workplace rules are not able to adequately protect you? Then you get to wear PPE: personal protective equipment.
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