Government Is Waging War Against The People.

Government Can Only Do Two Things: It Can Beat People Up And Kill Them. Or It Can Threaten To Do So. When It Seems To Be Doing Something Else - For Example, Handing Out Money Or, Say, Surplus Cheese - What's Actually Going On Is That Something Has Been Taken Away From One Set Of Individuals By Deadly Force Or The Threat Of Deadly Force, A Hefty Middleman's Fee Deducted, And Whatever Is Left Thrown To Peasants Delighted To Receive Stolen Goods.

Each Day, It Seemed, Another Law Was Passed To Impoverish And Diminish Them, Punishing Them For Whatever Success They Achieved And Rewarding Their Less Competent And Industrious Neighbors.

As A Novelist, I Have A Somewhat Higher Soapbox To Stand On Than Most People Do When It Comes To Talking Back To The Merchants Of Fear.

Once You've Taken A Public Stand You Know Is Right, Never Back Down; Anything Less Than A Rock-hard Stance Will Let Your Enemies Nibble You To Death.

This Planet Is 15 Million Years Overdue For An Asteroid Strike Like The One That Killed The Dinosaurs.