PICK A BATTLE FRONT AND THEN GET INTO THE FIGHT

On Picking Which Battles to Fight
Article by Gary North on his Gary North´s Specific Answers Site.

July 11, 2009

A Gary North site member posted this:

We lose now to win later. Yes, the Fed is in control, but that is what this fight is about: taking back control. Maybe we can. Maybe we can't. But God is sovereign and we have a duty to try. Over time, we could win, and besides my children ought to see a pale example of what Caleb and Joshua did in response to God's command. I don't care about the whining of the 10 other spys.

First, we are still in Egypt. Never forget this.

Second, the leadership -- pastors -- are not Moses and Aaron. They are these people:

And the officers of the children of Israel did see [that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall not minish [ought] from your bricks of your daily task. And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us (Exodus 5:19-20).

Third, laymen still have their kids in the public schools.

Fourth, public school textbooks never criticize the FED. Neither does any college-level textbook.

Fifth, there is only one politician who has an understanding of the FED: Ron Paul. There has been no other in 50 years.

Sixth, you can't beat something with nothing. There is no free market institutional alternative to central banking. Goldmoney and BullionVault are tiny.

Seventh, the man in the pew has no understanding of money and banking. He can barely locate the Book of Deuteronomy. He has never read Leviticus.

Eighth, Christians hate the idea of responsibility for anything outside the four walls of family and church. They tar and feather anyone who suggests otherwise. I have seen this in action for 50 years.

Ninth, we have limited resources.

Tenth, each person should pick winnable local battles.

Eleventh, pretending you can win an unwinnable battle sidetracks you into fantasy politics: Playmate centerfolds for dreamers.

Twelfth, identify an area in which you have political expertise. Then master it. Create a blog. Create a mailing list.

Thirteenth, support grassroots political outfits. The closer to your zip code, the better.

Fourteenth, most voters are content with the system.

One more time: we are still in Egypt. Don't spend time and emotional energy planning the conquest of Canaan. We are not even wandering in the wilderness yet.

The best step you can take in escaping Egypt is to pull your children out of the tax-funded compulsory schools. Train them not to believe in the Federal Reserve System. I have advised Ron Paul to hire a team to create a home school curriculum. I hope he does. But, just in case he doesn't, I'll give it a shot. I hope.