My name has been mentioned in several recent blog posts and comments. All have been supportive and I truly appreciate that. I’ve never been one to seek the spotlight and I can only hope that being in this small one here leads to good things happening. I don’t care about anything else.
An anecdote:
When I was in school, I was on the basketball team. People told me I was the best played on the team, which might or might not have been true. They also called me the most unselfish player because I never tried to pad my stats. I played strong defense, always looked to pass the ball, gave up opportunities to score if someone else had a better one, etc. It sure looked like I was unselfish.
But they were wrong. I was the most selfish player on the team. I did everything I could to achieve exactly and only what I personally wanted and I didn’t give a damn about anyone or anything else.
Thing is, playing what people call unselfishly was exactly what I needed to do to achieve my selfish goals. You see, basketball is a team sport. And the only rational goal for an individual playing a team sport is for the team to win. That’s what I wanted, to win the damn game. I wanted it for myself. I didn’t care what anyone else wanted. I didn’t care if anyone noticed me individually. I didn’t care if I scored the most points or none. Winning the game (within the rules, which I felt no compunction about bending to the breaking point) was all that mattered. If I contributed to that, I was content.
That’s all that matters to me here, as well. I started my MB2A group early this month to win the game, nothing else. I saw that Bill had not yet started any specific actions toward his goal and I thought it would be helpful to put together a group that would make a start on it. Not to reach the end but to make a start. Then, whenever Bill was ready, we’d work with him or come entirely under his leadership or merge into a larger effort or whatever was best to move all of us closer to the goal of reinstituting full American liberty to our country.
I believe that we must get started now, no matter how long it takes to finish. Every day that goes by further entrenched the enemy in control of all of the mechanisms of power. Waiting means defeat and a permanent boot on our necks.
I’ve said in previous comments that this is my last try. I turned 60 last week. My personal goal is to live to be at least 300 but you know how that’s probably going to turn out. So if this war is lost or if my own efforts turn out to be futile, I’ll turn to living out my days the best I can and let others continue to fight, if anyone even wants to. (Based on what I see and read, I often think that the people here, even Bill, won’t meaningfully step up.)
I’ve recently been asked by the powers that be to drop “MB2A” from my group’s name. That’s fine, it’s not mine to use, and we’re working on a replacement. I just hope that it doesn’t mean that we’re being disavowed because I really wanted to contribute to Bill’s movement and not be just one of whatever individual efforts happen to occur in a fractured, rudderless array of disconnected attempts. I don’t see that succeeding. We need to be a team. And the team needs to win.
Because, goddammit, that what I want.
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I agree. I’ve been listening to the vids, reading posts from others, etc. and making a list of things I can do right now.
I shared a list of first steps people could take (should they want to) with a few resources I found because people were asking “What can I do?”
I’ve also done some venting (which is cathartic, but ultimately gets “us” no closer to the goal). I decided yesterday to cut that out because while replying to a post it felt like I was doing the FB or Twitter thing yet again.
As I complete my personal “to do” list in the next week, I’ll be looking for more “team to do’s”. An outline, a plan, more action steps, etc.
I realize everyone is different, but I feel I need a “mission brief”.
If this movement is designed for us to learn and make our own plan, then great. I don’t expect anyone to be the “savior”, but I would like to know.
Anyway, I’m rambling again. Time to get back to my “to do’s”.
Blessings!
There aren’t going to be any mission briefs. I’m convinced of that now. Other than the vague outline that could have been pieced together from the first maybe 4 episodes of MB2A, there won’t be anything more. The MB2A videos have become Bill Whittle Now without Scott Ott. It’s been at least three weeks since they last had “Moving Back to America” in the upper left.
Whatever efforts got started will remain disjointed and rudderless. Without leadership from the source, however loose or hands-off, none of it is going to happen. And the source isn’t interested in leading, or even paying attention, as far as I’ve been able to determine. And I have something of an in with them.
See my comment on the “Terms of Service” video. That’s the straw for me.
I suppose posting some doc’s from our resident experts on various topics for newbies (or oldies) to view and do whatever they choose to do is about it.
I do get new “to do’s” from Bill’s videos. Things (or ways of going about them) I hadn’t thought of before. Good.
I think the “Stop looking for a savior and save yourself.” might be how this is best played. IDK
It’s great for everyone to do what they are willing to do, but I fear most will still look for others to tell them what to do. We’ve been “brainwashed” and lazy (just wanting to be left alone) for too long.
I saw a video of thousands of “cadaver bags” being shipped from a company yesterday. The guy works there and had to “secretly” video them. Concerns me.
Anyway, I’m in the final stage of finishing my personal “to do’s” for MB2A.
I had hoped for massive numbers. They’ll pick us off one by one if we don’t stand united. I’ll start building physical “friendlies” in a week or so.
I honestly feel we’re so far behind the 8-ball. The way things are going, our country (and maybe patriots) will be lucky to survive until 2022. Not trying to be a fear monger, just how I see it.
I concur wholeheartedly!