Resistance to Tyranny

The subheading under the title of this little blog is "Obedience to God; Resistance to Tyranny". The first clause is easy, but the second might require a little more nuance.

Let's say what it isn't - it in no way endorses the methods of the criminals in cities around the country who were looking for an excuse to protest riot and loot. Such actions are harmful to those who prefer liberty over tyranny.

Statists (and that's what Antifa and others are, despite their name) are always looking for an ever growing expansion of government. A militarized police force is one method of such expansion. More riots and looting prompt calls for tighter "security" apparati, and the spiral continues. 

This is partly why the coronavirus lockdowns were so revealing - because what it demonstrated in real time was who is in favor of government as father vs. those of us who believe government should be neutral referee when their presence is called for. 

The tyranny we call to resist here is that of an overbearing government. But the solution is not riots and looting, but rather ordered liberty. Violence is a last, last, last resort. If you look at the timeline of the American Revolution, it was only when the British were looking to seize the weapons of the people at Lexington did shots get fired. For Antifa and their ilk, riots, looting, and violence are their very raison d'etre.

Most forms of resistance are not violent in nature. It is standing up and realizing we are free people who control our own destiny. It is the attempt to forcibly take our liberty and change that destiny which we need to resist. It's always an uphill battle. Unfortunately, freedom and liberty is not part of the (fallen) human condition. But the fight will always go on. Don't give in, don't give up.