I Used To...

I used to think there was a discerning difference between democrats and republicans, but now I know that they're just two different faces on the same sickness, like the two faces of Kali, the Destroyer.

I used to think that government's role was to protect me and provide for me, but that they were failing miserably, but now I know that the true role of government is to protect my freedoms and they're still failing miserably.

I used to think that Bill Clinton was a good president, but now I know that his administration did many things that were violently anti-constitutional, destructive, and terrible.

I used to think that guns were bad, and they had no place in the home, but now I think they're an essential tool in preserving freedom and ensuring liberty.

I used to think that all people that were against the government must be dangerous, and just another brand of facists, but now I know that there are many people that feel just like I do that it is not government in and of itself that is bad, but that the current incarnation no longer respects it's oaths or it's constituents.

I used to think that democracy was the highest ideal we could achieve, but now I know that democracy is just a fancy word for 'rule of the mob', and that we should be first and foremost a Constitutional republic, which would protect the rights of the people from the capricious whims of the masses. Then, democracy takes over, after essential liberties are protected.

I used to think the War on Drugs was important, and saved lives, but now I know that this unconstitutional war perpetrated by the government against it's own people has needlessly jailed hundreds of thousands of people who have done nothing wrong, allowed the government to seize property belonging to innocent people, and has greatly expanded the rights of law enforcement to trample on the lives of regular people.

I used to think the Constitution was out-moded, and needed to overhauled, but now I know that while the Constitution is flawed, it's better than what we've got now.