Yes to all of the above, and I will also add that the founders of this country had an aversion to creating a standing army at all. They had seen all military's in the past used to violate the rights of the people instead of defending them. Their solution was the State's Militia, that came together voluntarily to defend the country when needed. These State Militias were not necessarily beholden to whoever held power at the time. The country had long since created a standing army when this program to place these National Guards/Militias under federal control was enacted, thus removing any viable defense against a military takeover of the country. Given the nature of the increasingly villainous people we keep electing to power, it is only a matter of time before one of them successfully takes control of the army in order to take control of the country, just like Julius Caesar did to Rome 2,000 years ago.
Thank you, Russell. You’ve concisely added to my article with the truth about America’s founders. I appreciate your re-post and commentary.
I was prompted to examine this issue years ago. It was during an interesting discussion with a military author, teacher and historian at Duke University.
Objectivist scholar John David Lewis—a friend, paid subscriber and colleague whom I interviewed at length before he died of esophageal cancer—challenged me to think twice about the origins of the National Guard before he died. I remembered his forewarning again on Memorial Day.
Yes to all of the above, and I will also add that the founders of this country had an aversion to creating a standing army at all. They had seen all military's in the past used to violate the rights of the people instead of defending them. Their solution was the State's Militia, that came together voluntarily to defend the country when needed. These State Militias were not necessarily beholden to whoever held power at the time. The country had long since created a standing army when this program to place these National Guards/Militias under federal control was enacted, thus removing any viable defense against a military takeover of the country. Given the nature of the increasingly villainous people we keep electing to power, it is only a matter of time before one of them successfully takes control of the army in order to take control of the country, just like Julius Caesar did to Rome 2,000 years ago.
Thank you, Russell. You’ve concisely added to my article with the truth about America’s founders. I appreciate your re-post and commentary.
I was prompted to examine this issue years ago. It was during an interesting discussion with a military author, teacher and historian at Duke University.
Objectivist scholar John David Lewis—a friend, paid subscriber and colleague whom I interviewed at length before he died of esophageal cancer—challenged me to think twice about the origins of the National Guard before he died. I remembered his forewarning again on Memorial Day.
Comparison of Wilson and Obama is spot-on. Both were collectivists, statists, and hypocrites.