America used to be the land of Self Control.
The individual used to decide what was best for themselves.
They in turn told the States how much Control they would be ALLOWED over the individual.
And the States in turn told the National Government how much Control they would be ALLOWED over the States.
But we became complacent and lazy, and allowed the State and National government to take that power from us.
They told us it was for our own good. "Just give us this little bit of Control in your life, and it will be so much easier on you. You won't miss it a bit, and it's really not that much to pay in return for Security!"
Now years later, and we wonder why they are trying to take away our E-cigs, and our Snus?
Control.
With Control, you have Power.
With Power, you have everything else that you want or need.
You can tax whatever amount you want, and with that, you have even more Control.
And it's not just tobacco and nicotine.
Look at gas, energy, car companies, banks - the list goes on and on.
tobacco seems more relevant to us because of it's immediate addictive power. It's the one thing you can't forget about for even a little while, because it won't let you forget it's there - even for a day.
tobacco control is really just the tip of the iceberg. You just notice it more because of the power of your addiction. But what is happening now has very little to do with what's good for you, or what's good for the children - it has everything to do with controlling YOU.
Sure it sounds like a bad movie plot - but it still works.
It works for Hugo Chávez, it works for Castro and family, and it continues to work for any government that feeds on Power. Get Control - the rest falls in line.
The individual used to decide what was best for themselves.
They in turn told the States how much Control they would be ALLOWED over the individual.
And the States in turn told the National Government how much Control they would be ALLOWED over the States.
But we became complacent and lazy, and allowed the State and National government to take that power from us.
They told us it was for our own good. "Just give us this little bit of Control in your life, and it will be so much easier on you. You won't miss it a bit, and it's really not that much to pay in return for Security!"
Now years later, and we wonder why they are trying to take away our E-cigs, and our Snus?
Control.
With Control, you have Power.
With Power, you have everything else that you want or need.
You can tax whatever amount you want, and with that, you have even more Control.
And it's not just tobacco and nicotine.
Look at gas, energy, car companies, banks - the list goes on and on.
tobacco seems more relevant to us because of it's immediate addictive power. It's the one thing you can't forget about for even a little while, because it won't let you forget it's there - even for a day.
tobacco control is really just the tip of the iceberg. You just notice it more because of the power of your addiction. But what is happening now has very little to do with what's good for you, or what's good for the children - it has everything to do with controlling YOU.
Sure it sounds like a bad movie plot - but it still works.
It works for Hugo Chávez, it works for Castro and family, and it continues to work for any government that feeds on Power. Get Control - the rest falls in line.
