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What I BelieveLarry LaBorde My grown children have from time to time accused me of being a bit too negative. While some of my writing may have come across that way I actually feel quite the contrary. Even though the bulk of my writing has been on monetary history (sometimes pretty dull stuff), I occasionally dabble in political writing (even worse). I have even been accused of being unpatriotic at times concerning my writing about the South. Let me attempt to set the record straight. I feel I am currently living at one of the most exciting times in history. Our country (the collective citizens therein) has accomplished great things in its history but is capable of much more greatness if we can only unleash its true power. I believe in the power of the individual. While many people are constantly looking for government solutions and bemoaning their slow progress, I feel the government should simply get out of the way. The true economic strength of a country depends on the number of people working in productive endeavors vs. the number of people on the public payroll. The role of the government should be much like that of a referee. Citizens that are freer are more productive and innovate more. Therefore I feel that freedom and liberty are the greatest economic incentives of all time. Most of my political writings are simply about preserving that freedom and liberty. The American Revolution was the culmination of the Declaration of Independence, the Scottish National Convention of 1638, the Arbroath Declaration of 1320 as well as the Magna Charta in 1215 (even back to the Ten Commandments). All of these documents recognize liberty and freedom as an inherit right of man. They recognize that man is free to choose. The Declaration of Independence stated a powerful concept when it said that men are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights". This clearly states that our rights as men are divine and granted by the Creator - not the state. This means that only the Creator and not the state can take them away. Therefore most of my most passionate writings center on this theme. Whenever the state tries to take away certain unalienable rights, we are surrendering something that is very precious to mankind in general and our liberty in particular. It is only through the study of history that we can learn how these concepts have developed and how great they truly are and how they must, therefore, be safeguarded. We must constantly guard against the counter revolutionists of our American Revolution who try to take away those liberties and freedoms. The truth is always our greatest ally. I believe our current monetary system is fraudulent and the powers behind it are operating it for their own benefit and not for that of the common good. A massive theft is taking place. People are starting to feel it even if they do not yet see it for what it is. For that reason I feel compelled to write and tell the truth as I see it. I firmly believe that in the end we shall win as truth is on our side. Honest money is necessary for a truly free society to function in a healthy manner. The patient needs to realize he is sick before he is willing to take the cure. I believe in peak oil and that we are now (or very soon will be) straining at the limits of production vs. consumption. I believe that much of the trouble in the world today is about securing oil reserves. Many young lives and much national treasure are being spent in the pursuit of oil. However, I also believe that if governments would get out of the way and let energy prices rise, the free market forces can solve the problem. Newer, lighter, safer, carbon fiber hybrid vehicles with efficient diesel/electric designs can go a long way towards the solution. Along with bio fuels and renewable energy and better designs we can move towards energy independence. There will be no single big solution but thousands of small ones that will add up greatly. We will still need oil but not nearly so much if we simply unleash our individual creative powers and let the free market work. The results can be inspiring. I believe that the truly great societies of the future will be decentralized. I believe we are seeing the last gasp of large centralization in government. Empires simply do not work efficiently. Central planning can not compete with individual initiatives. The future need not be bleak. I believe God has put each of us here for a purpose. The greatest illumination we can have is to find that unique purpose in our lives. Our lives and our civilization can be big, bold and exciting if we can only allow ourselves to dream big. Every great invention started with an idea and every great idea started out as a dream. This is the only time we have on this earth. Take charge of your life, turn off the television, hang on and hit the accelerator - and dream big dreams.
Sep 30, 2007 321gold Ltd |
