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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Take the Teabagger Socialist-Free Purity Pledge

I, ________________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following:

I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in this country, while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 1st Amendment Rights.

I will complain about the destruction of my 2nd Amendment Rights in this country, while I am duly being allowed to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights by legally but brazenly brandishing unconcealed firearms in public.

I will forswear the time-honored principles of fairness, decency, and respect by screaming unintelligible platitudes regarding tyranny, Nazi-ism, and socialism at public town halls.

Also, I pledge to eliminate all government intervention in my life. I will abstain from the use of and participation in any socialist goods and services including but not limited to the following:

*Social Security *Medicare/Medicaid
*State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP)
*Police, Fire, and Emergency Services
*US Postal Service
*Roads and Highways *Air Travel (regulated by the socialist FAA)
*The US Railway System *Public Subways and Metro Systems
*Public Bus and LightRail Systems
*Rest Areas on Highways *Sidewalks
*Public libraries
*All Government-Funded Local/State Projects (e.g., see Iowa 2009 federal senate appropriations--http://grassley.senate.gov/issues/upload/Master-Approps-73109.pdf)
*Public Water and Sewer Services (goodbye socialist toilet, shower, dishwasher, kitchen sink, outdoor hose!)
*Public and State Universities and Colleges *Public Primary and Secondary Schools
*Sesame Street
*Public TV and NPR
*Publicly Funded Anti-Drug Use Education for Children
*Public Museums
*Public Parks and Beaches
*State Parks
*Public Zoos
*Unemployment Insurance
*Municipal Garbage, Water and Recycling Services
*Treatment at Any Hospital or Clinic That Ever Received Funding From Local, State or Federal Government (pretty much all of them)
*Medical Services and Medications That Were Created or Derived From Any Government Grant or Research Funding (again, pretty much all of them) *Socialist Byproducts of Government Investment Such as Duct Tape and Velcro (Nazi-NASA Inventions)
*Use of the Internet, email, and networked computers, as the DoD's ARPANET was the basis for subsequent computer networking
*Foodstuffs, Meats, Milk, Produce and Crops That Were Grown With, Fed With, Raised With or That Contain Inputs From Crops Grown With Government Subsidies
*Clothing Made from Crops (e.g. cotton) That Were Grown With or That Contain Inputs From Government Subsidies

If a veteran of the government-run socialist US military, I will forgo my VA benefits and insist on paying for my own medical care. I will not use my VA education or mortgage benefits. I will not apply for a VA disability that is service connected under any circumstances or use a VA hospital to cure my service connected illness, disease or condition. I will tear up any disability checks I receive from the VA.

I will not tour socialist government buildings like the Capitol in Washington, D.C. I pledge to never take myself, my family, or my children on a tour of the following types of socialist locations, including but not limited to:

*Smithsonian Museums such as the Air and Space Museum or Museum of American History
*The socialist Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson Monuments
*The government-operated Statue of Liberty
*The Grand Canyon and other national parks
*The socialist World War II and Vietnam Veterans Memorials
*The government-run socialist-propaganda location known as Arlington National Cemetery which was formerly the estate of Robert E. Lee.
*All other public-funded socialist sites, whether it be in my state or in Washington, DC

I will urge my Member of Congress and Senators to forgo their government salary and government-provided health care.

I will oppose and condemn the government-funded and therefore socialist military of the United States of America.

I will boycott the products of socialist defense contractors such as GE, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Humana, FedEx, General Motors, Honeywell, and hundreds of others that are paid by our socialist government to produce goods for our socialist army.

I will protest socialist security departments such as the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, Department of Homeland Security, TSA, Department of Justice and their socialist employees.

Upon reaching eligible retirement age, I will tear up my socialist Social Security checks. Upon reaching age 65, I will forgo Medicare and pay for my own private health insurance until I die.

SWORN ON A BIBLE AND SIGNED THIS DAY OF ____________ IN THE YEAR ______________.
___________________________ ___________________________ Signed Printed Name/Town and State 

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From: "pappy" <pappy@invalid.org>
Newsgroups: alt.politics
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 22:52:59 -0400

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2 comments:

Rick Janes said...

This says it all, thanks.

I recently had an email exchange with a conservative-leaning friend (he's not a teabagger, though) who complained he didn't trust the govt to accomplish 'difficult' tasks like paying for health care. I reminded him in my reply of some of the same things in this article, including public schools, roads, bridges, city services, the military, etc.

He agreed with me entirely, but went on to say he still just didn't trust the govt. He's not a bad guy, but he's younger than me and has grown up with 30 years of 'hate govt' Reaganism, so I didn't reply. I admit I'm at a loss when someone agrees with me completely and still hews to their same wrongheaded position. It's the same kind of baffling insanity that's infected the tea party movement -- they collect SS, Medicare, drive on public roads to reach their rallies, and then say the govt is incapable of doing anything right.

Many years ago, a psychologist friend said, paraphrasing a quote: "Never argue with a psychotic; their delusions won't change and it will only end up making you crazy."

These people need psychological treatment; unfortunately, they are receiving only encouragement in their madness by the cynical forces within the GOP and rightie media. The silver lining is that they comprise only a few million, at most, of the voting public.

Unknown said...

The latest survey I read stated that 80 per cent of Americans don't trust government. I wonder what a similar study would say about corporations who have eliminated pensions, medical benefits and laid off employees?

It seems to me the only thing that Americans can count on is the government when they lose a job or get old?