Friday, September 23, 2011

Candle Sticks and Billy-Clubs: The Execution of Troy Davis


September 20, 2011.


The Board's decision was announced Tuesday morning that clemency was denied and the execution will be carried out as planned. There was a wave of betrayal felt onto those who were fortified with confidence and optimism towards a positive outcome for Troy. Obviously, such virtuous traits were unrecognizable within the legal system as towering levels of ambiguity continues to loom over this case. 



With one day before the execution, our groups, yet again, reassembled to stage rallies to project our collective betrayal of our legal system. Given the statistics of this barbaric form of punishment, there was a reoccurring theme of unity knowing the result of this day will be the last to stand in total opposition. 

At that point in time, we felt that if Troy falls, we all fall with him.



Rev. Marvin Morgan, 63, showed up, alone, outside the board offices in downtown Atlanta and chained himself to the flagpole as a visual for the world to witness.  "If the state of Georgia can intentionally kill a person in a case surrounded with this much doubt, then we're all subject to the same fate," he said. 





Noted, this is not the 1st protest Rev. Morgan has demonstrated. On Sept. 22, 2008, Morgan and Davis' friend, Steve Woodall, hand-delivered to the office of then Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue a letter requesting that Davis' execution be prevented. Morgan wrote, "I, Marvin L. Morgan, do hereby request that you (the State of Georgia) take my life instead of that of Troy Davis, and allow Troy to be set free. I am available immediately to be taken into custody so that this request may be carried forward."
Morgan said they were told Perdue was unavailable to meet with them. "We waited until 5 o'clock and he still wasn't there. We refused to leave and were arrested for trespassing," Morgan said. 



Tuesday evening, we took the streets of Downtown Atlanta occupying multiple points throughout the city. 



The State Capital was the backdrop for many public speakers to address the crowd with vigilant prayers and grim reminders of both the MacPhail & Davis’ families have been affected by this case. Our group continued to reclaim Peachtree St. without question and without aid, for the streets will always belong to us. 

 

September 21, 2011.

Wednesday has been marked with death on the agenda; supporters began to flood the sleepy town of Jackson, GA (about an hour’s drive south of Atlanta) the location of the Georgia Diagnostic Prison.

 
Protests were staged in multiple locations; the lawn of inner perimeter of the prison was filled to capacity as the remainder of Davis supporters remained on the outer gates. There was a local church nearby as well that was the base of operations & parking for the buses and vans that arrived from all over the country.




The separation between the two perimeters was divided with a never-ending stream of Georgia State Patrolmen, Riot Guards, media crews by the dozen, and the always present helicopter hovering overhead.








There was an additional and surprisingly reclusive gathering of Pro-death penalty supporters on the premises that was in stark contrast to ours. 

 

The Georgia State Patrolmen persistently monitored the boundaries placed for Troy Davis Anti-Death Supporters. Our weapon of choice: the crowd continued to chant and drum in vocal protest against the durability of their body armor and face-shields. Groups of Patrolmen, usually with ratios 4-to-1, would tactfully restrain supporters who either stand too close to the artificial boundary or decide to cross it.







The crowds began to multiply on both sides of the highway leading up to 7’o clock. From that moment on, tension was also increasing, group prayer were plentiful as were the increasing level of dramatics unfolding before us. 


Supporters were constantly receiving Tweets, FaceBook messages, and media updates from the outside world.



A spark of jubilation was set amongst the crowd; supporters cried and cheered receiving word that Troy’s execution has been temporarily halted by the Supreme Court.
This was the game-changer we were looking for; personally, there was constant skepticism that did not provide solace for me. Of which, personal distrust at the system at large will become reaffirmed later that evening.

Between 7:30 and 10:30 PM, Davis supporters comprised of toddlers, teenagers, young parents and mature adults began to leave the scene by the bus-load. During that time, our massive crowd began to grow uncomfortably slimmer in number as the dark of night continued to black-out the paved highway. 



Our crowd began to brighten the night with candles set aflame; the Georgia State Patrolmen deployed a series of massive flood lights indicative of overtime during Friday night football.


Within the time period between 11:00 and 11:08, we were made aware via cell phone that Troy has been strapped in, allowing the chemicals to enter his body pronouncing him dead shortly after.



The crowd, struck with grief and discontent, formed the last prayer circle of dedication that was heard amongst tears and heartbreak.

The dramatics, yet again proved to become much more apparent after the 11 o’clock hour, as I made a full panoramic to see colossal border of Government opposition, standing without flaw and with “Hefty” bags filled to the brim of plastic riot-cuffs. 



A visual I will never forget; the reflective shine from the armed soldiers standing in unity a mere 40-yards in front of me with hostile intent. This was crude entertainment; this ultimate display of "Us vs. Them", "The State vs. The People". It was the fourth quarter between rivals with an eager, blood-crazed audience.

We refused. We refused to engage in barbaric confrontation, fighting like fiends would compromise our humanistic need to neutralize violence and suffering. The costs of preparing and arming these Georgia State Patrolmen would be an embarrassing amount. 

At this stage, it was a gesture ill-received and all for not. Financing an execution ranges from 2 – 3 million dollars each time. The Davis execution was going to be the freakin' Super Bowl of executions funded by a blank check at the taxpayers’ expense, precisely. 

In an economic climate were budgets are slashed and austerity efforts are common, the citizens have displayed their disgust with capital punishment, both in philosophy and in consideration of rampant reasonable doubt.

After midnight, all parties within the inner perimeter exited the Georgia Diagnostic Center, and the State Patrolmen began to carry out their last phase in this operation:  clearing out the citizens of the outer perimeter B.A.M. (By Any Means).




Like clockwork, the helicopter repositioned itself directly above our contingency and beamed the spotlight directly in our line of vision. At this point, we were comparable to escape convicts breaking out of the penitentiary. A percentage of Patrolmen crossed the highway and converged onto our side of the street. Due to the helicopter rotors spinning overhead, Patrolmen had to yell with an assertive tone:

“You have to leave now! You can either go back to the church or leave and go home! You can’t stay here!”

I so desperately wanted to grab my camera-phone to record these events, but I was miraculously apprehensive by not reaching in my pocket exciting a small army of well-armed Patrolmen (there were others nearby who were able to record this, if your out there, holler @ me please).   

To our surprise, we noticed a gentleman who was well-dressed in church wear, and approached the supporters alongside of the Patrolmen. Wow, what crazy timing, he made a subsequent announcement amongst ‘copter hover:


“You guys, please leave this area, if you stay here, they will arrest you. We just want to leave peacefully, we are going to meet with the Davis family at the church. Please go to the church.”









Again, a great number of us were stunned to see such a sudden/collective charge onto our side of the highway. Some of our comrades refused to leave as there was no harm in holding our designated ground, one of our femme fatales sat firmly on the ground with legs crossed. She was whisked away by four line-backer sized armed men as they marched into the darkness due to most likely “creating a disturbance”.


We reluctantly retreated; I made sure to stand firm for minutes at a time, just long enough so that I can look into the eyes of these government funded employees. To see exactly what type of character will dedicate themselves to uphold such counterproductive means; this lot of treachery creating unrest amongst its citizens. 

 



I looked at them, not even 2-meters in front me, every one of them attached with body armor and loaded weapons, stone in resolve, shifty in the eyes. Many with billy-clubs in one hand, plastic riot cuffs in another, all fueled with Red-Bull and artificial alpha male entitlement.  











I leave Jackson, Georgia with a question that has and will resonate with those of us who are under-classed dwelling within obvious racial biases:


The ultimate conclusion; executing Troy Davis was probably going to happen regardless of public outcry. 

Dramatics that have been staged for a great deal of time, dramatics that seem to be another reoccurring theme from governmental systems.  Akin to cinematic genius, great epidemics based on sociological events tend to have oddly placed crescendos of media pleasing theatrics.

What an effort! To funnel hundreds, maybe close to a thousand people in hick-town middle Georgia to stage the ultimate showdown between good and evil.  Does anyone watch basketball? Ok, let’s throw in a 7’o clock “buzzer-beater” and the crowd goes wild!
Putting “the game” into overtime, we’ll exhaust their star players and call in the cavalry. Only this time, the pain of losing in this event is severe and is afflicted on all parties. 

Dramatics, which affect the desperate, the undesirable are performances converging into multiple forms of entertainment.   
Check out the events that took place during Dallas’ & Atlanta’s response for providing housing assistance during heavy unemployment:

Dramatics, which affect the poor, the hopelessly fascist during America’s most horrific terroristic attack, now dripping with speculation and conspiracy. A grand design that ultimately created a jump-start in American patriotism and enrollment towards an elaborate game of corporate “Stragego”.

Two lives have been removed from this planet. A tragic timeline that has created lines that divide but would ultimately provide the way to acknowledge the social weight of violence as a whole. Death cannot be corrected, and both young men have transcended in form, they have transcended into legacy.

R.I.P. Officer Mark Allen MacPhail Sr.
R.I.P. Troy Anthony Davis

Saturday, September 17, 2011

An Abomination Beyond Measure- Part 3

A link to "An Abomination Beyond Measure- Part 2" for details of the Troy Davis case

http://evilforalltime.blogspot.com/2011/08/abomination-beyond-measure-part-2.html

 

 

The Georgia Judicial System has forced our hand.

 

 

Despite aging and crumbling credibility of witness testimony, in addition to hundreds of thousands of signatures in bold opposition, the execution of Troy Davis has been rescheduled on September 21, 2011.

 

 

 

 

This level of callous, this obvious alienation from "American democracy" has generated shockwaves of public demand.

In this modern age of intellect and reason, one can only compare this unwavering performance of negligent execution as a renactment of Salem witch trial tactics.

An embarrassing and primitive craving for blood, to "burn" another human based on hearsay and malicious intention has, unfortunately, made its insidious return in 2011.

 

 

The sheer magnitude of this injustice reverberated across international borders, declaring September 16, 2011 as Global Day of Solidarity:

•Atlanta  •Berlin  •Boston  •Paris  •New York City  •Chicago  •Madrid  •London •New Orleans  •Washington, DC  •San Francisco, many cities, many vigils, many protests to tremble the ground.


 

 

Its energy was undeniable, to be included amongst the kinetics of a charging thousand was a emotional reminder of this social ultimatum.

"SAY WHAT? WE TESTIFY! WE WON'T LET TROY DAVIS DIE!!!"

 

 

 

 

These photos/videos were captured during the brilliantly organized Atlanta march that took place in the heart of downtown and concluded at Ebenezer Baptist Church.



The volume of our war-cry was loud and plentiful. 

Fueled with creativity, united through solidarity, we made sure to part the skies with the voice of the people.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our efforts were re-channeled and re-focused in the form of continuous rallies throughout the weekend. As the Georgia Board deliberated on Troy's fate, a number of rallies and vigils were organized at the doorsteps of Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles Monday morning.

10 additional bins filled with signed petitions advocating clemency for Troy were also delivered to the before Parole Board, reaching a total number of nearly 1-million. 

The morning commuters were well aware of our presence surrounding the public designated space allotted to us, adjacent to the golden dome of the Georgia Capital building. 

With this monumental and tragic event culminating within our city, media coverage was very much on task to record this level of human calamity. Both families and communities are, unequivocally, left forever scarred awaiting legal conclusion.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/15487867/24-hour-vigil-planned-troy-davis?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6266201

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/local_news/Board-to-Hold-Troy-Davis-Clemency-Hearing-20110919


Monday, September 12, 2011

After The Fog: “Manufactured Patriotism” & “9/11 Fatigue”

Patriotism can be deceptive.

Patriotism should be a volunteered sense of pride of country, instead of force-fed theatricality. 

Given the 10-year anniversary of this country’s worst assault on American soil, chaos from terrorist actions are practically daily routines for the populace of foreign countries. 
Akin to the inconveniences of interstate congestion that may spoil a carefully planned rendezvous with the fellas/ladies; bombs, famine, and impalement from shrapnel are inconveniences that may also put a damper toward planning an evening with friends as well.

The motive behind this post was not meant to discredit the unparalleled valor and resolve of 9/11 victims, not in the slightest. However, careful analyzation have unveiled very disturbing details of what most people have been describing this horrible event to be a well calculated self-inflicted wound.   
A wound that takes a great deal time and human involvement to heal and mend, allowing certain groups, in a menacing way, to actually generate profits beyond scope and comprehension.
 



Opportunistic human beings have been guilty of crimes causing great suffering toward humanity throughout history for the sake of dominion over land and wealth. We know of early American settlers offered blankets to Delaware Indians covered in small-pox in order to reduce their numbers and finalize their goal for territorial conquest.





During the 1930’s, Prescott Bush, George W. Bush’s grandfather, was an US senator and an operating partner of Brown Brothers Harriman Company. 





(The delicious segment between :35 and 2:02 sums up the whole interview and definitely displays “Bush-dialogue”)


That company was one of the largest private banks in the US and acquired a number of corporations. One being Union Banking Corporation, owned and funded with Dutch/German affiliations during our battle against Nazis of World War II.



There are countless other malicious occasions that have taken place traversing other continents as well, honestly, there simply isn’t enough bandwidth and storage to label them all.  


Skip ahead to the 1980’s, Donald Rumsfeld was an American diplomat (before he became our country’s Secretary of Defense, how well-timed…) and proudly shown here shaking hands with America’s soon-to-be most wanted man, Saddam Hussein. 



Of course, our collaborations and money trail with Iraq begins to quadruple within a decade’s time, which ultimately begins set the stage for international war. 


It’s the perfect plan; a necessary evil to rake in the kind of wealth that begins to leap off of the charts.  The transition between the 1990’s & 2000’s, prices of gas increased, human loss-of-life increased (a minor set-back…), profits rose particularly with oil producers/distributors:





(Halliburton, previously managed by our former Vice President Dick Chaney)



As well as military weapons and aero technology specialists Lockheed Martin:

(stock activity for both companies obtained from http://finance.yahoo.com )

 
War is big business, Dick Chaney has been quoted saying that American occupation in Iraq has been a “remarkable success”. In order to keep the business running smoothly, the war needs human beings to “turn the cogs”. 
 
Thus reinforcing the fact that US will need to be gripped by fear and paranoia to make sure the war is just and necessary for the nation.

The master plan is set, with no end to America’s occupation within the Middle East in sight, our government will need to ensure stockholders in certain commodities for a constant stream of revenue. 


Fast forward to 9/11.


America witnesses a breach in security, delivering waves of tragedy that will create an unrivaled psychological impact on its citizens.


(thank you PoliticalFailBlog.com for the YouTube link)


Again, money-trails and diplomatic correspondents with Middle Eastern groups have been archived and presented to the public, for at least, what was permitted for us to see with governmental clearance.


Coincidentally, levels of American patriotism instantaneously skyrockets, devising even more alienation between our countries and surrender legislative freedoms to sniff out “suspicious behavior & individuals”.



Secondary means of generating profits were plentiful as well, modes of personal security, devices manufactured to monitor family members, all of which were cash-crops in light of our entitled “War on Terror”.


One instance in particular would evoke a level of odd precaution & preparedness in response to property damage adjacent to Ground Zero: The World Trade Building # 7:





The anniversary has past, after making additional observations while watching TV; I was drowning with multi-network coverage pertaining to the attacks that appeared all too choreographed.  


During the 9’o clock hour of 9/11/11, the primetime hour was ablaze with the following:


CBS: 9/11- 10 Years Later

AMC: We Were Soldiers

Discovery: Killing Bin Laden

TBS: Forrest Gump

History: 102 Minutes That Changed America (9/11 related)

USA: “The Space Between” (a fictional film depicting a flight attendant during 9/11)

OWN: Twins of the Twin Towers

National Geographic: George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview (gag me with a spoon)

VH1: Concert For New York

CNN & Fox News both conducted hourly interviews of survivors.




Yahoo’s front page has been re-calibrated for the event as well....of course it was.


The cherry on top was the well-scheduled football game that aired, showcasing the Cowboys (mmmmkay…) vs. the New York Jets (mmmmmhmmmm…)


Flags were flowing in the air, fellowship and harmony was shared that was clearly visible on-screen; it was a magical time of Sunday Night American Football.

The score, if you’re wondering: the NY Jets came up from behind and barely slicked by in the last quarter with the winning score 27-24. 



Who would have guessed New York would be victorious on this, the 9/11 anniversary…
 

Hmmm, I wonder why the TV stations conveniently forgot to re-air coverage pertaining to the limb-less soldiers gripped with volatile PTSD and the “Pat Tillman Story” .


(Pat, a star pro-football athlete volunteers to enlist in the Army post 9/11 and receives an odd personal thank-you letter of enrollment from then Secretary of Defense….DONALD RUMSFELD http://www.american-buddha.com/tillman.219.htm)




 
Instead of focusing on fraudulent accountability, the American people are left with a distractionary “festival of flags”.


Such pageantry & propaganda.



These force-fed tactics would deter anyone from the wicked paper-trail that led to economic mayhem and the destruction of families worldwide.

With our government budget maxed beyond belief, our citizens remain under-educated, unemployed, and unable to support their families. 

They have little choice but to reach for the closest and most obtainable object that’s planted in front of them; the grand and waving American Flag of Red (blood hemorrhaging from 9/11 victims), White (chalky fog of the deadly 9/11 dust) and Blue (at Ground Zero there’s a better view of the sky).


Sounds perfect, don’t you think? 


To build an army of hyper-fascist, over-fed, and sexually frustrated men and women (crossing fingers DADT expires this month) to shoot first and conquer later. 



All in order to spread American dominion and tyrannical methods of industry; ignoring the blatant possibilities of what climate change has done to the planet Earth we inhabit until the end of time.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

More American Than You: A Marxist Perspective

It is 2011, as I awake with the daylight pouring into my bedroom, my mind recalls of the daily events that have taken place in the USA around me and begin to contemplate. 


Contemplation grows into contempt; bubbling with bitter bewilderment as our nation’s luster and drive for ingenuity has taken a Neanderthalic backslide. 


I rise from my bed to reach for the remote, pondering of what our nation has become, once known for making great strides of security and prosperity, have now become factors of sub-importance in comparison to obvious fascist domination. 


The TV comes on as I continue to watch the constant stream of sludge being funneled onto the airwaves, nothing but brainless commercials, brainless Kardashians, and brainless commercials starting The Kardashians.


Going further into the treacherous television jungle, I encounter a wave of both nausea and déjà vu while watching the national news.  The constant bombardment of political theatrics that have taken place generates a great deal of concern.
The day continues on as I wonder if there are others like me watching this hypocrisy against humanity unfolding. I witness the repetition of the general public allowing madmen and religious zealots rise to power.  Sad to watch representatives such as Michelle Bachmann take center stage to spew such divisive banter that inflames the human nature within us all:

"I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending!"

Rein in on spending is code for condoning typical “Starve The Beast” tactics.  Reassuring the proper steps need for systematic class destruction, insofar as reducing/eliminating social programs that do not benefit members of immediate class. It’s the usual scenario once it benefits “them” is when those programs are subjected to the guillotine gala. 





This and the horrendous agenda of propelling an aggressive Christian agenda have created even more polarization that has blanketed our “United States”:


Wow, can somebody find a fruit creamed pie and deliver it to Mrs. Bachmann ASAP please:



With this level of recruitment momentum, you will be more than likely to see more of this frenzied Christian leader spreading his bile across the country as well. There's a favored ratio that Pastor Steven Anderson will (A) run for political office, (B) become ensnared in some gay scandal at an airport Men's bathroom, or (C) all of the above, but who knows in which order:



Such rhetoric has created a mass collective of the mono-chromatic, the collateral dependent, the generational plantation owners. 


Where was all of this momentum during our time of record voter apathy that took place of the Bush era? Has this been modernized and converted into the form of jaded voter outrage with a sudden spark of patriotic dissent? 




“You can’t reason with a mob.”


The slightly cleavage bearing, mid-thigh unveiling Ann Coulter provided this quote, one of the slim array of words we all can agree with.

  


Oh Ms. Coulter, with your glittery “come hither” wardrobe, you inspire many instinctive emotions, the dominant emotion includes inducing my gag reflex. 



I’m pretty sure I understand how she can maintain her slender/aerodynamic figure; she feeds upon the gullibility and paranoia of most Americans, and is able to regurgitate her views upon the general public.



With the deadline of our country’s next Presidential debate looming over like an oversized doomsday Timex, another instance of déjà vu has begun to creep over many citizens.

Another evangelical based, self-righteous, Republican governor from Texas has lassoed his way onto the American consciousness.

Some might have to preform a double-take when reviewing the bibliographies of the two politicians, one might have thought an underground laboratory would have successfully created a field of synthetic Republican monsters with the use of using the similar strains of DNA back in the 1950's.










Both Rick Perry and George W. Bush (attended the same Texas Tarrytown United Methodist Church) carry similar work related philosophies, where it’s all about “gettin’ started and workin’ hard at fixin’ problems by rollin’ up our sleeves,” and such. 

 


Can you imagine? If Perry is elected, having a repeat of near identical Presidential iconography, transitioning from of the most vile legacies of “leadership” into another. Such actions would appear to be very much business as usual, only to prove positive of the necessity of keeping Republican regulation firmly intact.


Yes, dance and sing Karl Rove; rub your hands with villainous content as such political tactics have begun to mold in your image. 

Regulations set by his regime made sure that corporate-biased obligation would reform the democratic rights that were once set in place “For The People, By The People”. The term of “democracy” stems from its origin during the conception era of the United States demanding liberation from oppressive forces. The modern oligarchy has proven to maintain its dominion by contributing to monopolies with corporate might.

Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican to be President would have plenty to say about corporate bail-outs and I'm positive he would be revolted by their constant involvement mutating our democratic bureaucracy…




“The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. The banking powers are more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. They denounce as public enemies all who question their methods or throw light upon their crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.”








Nearing the end of the Civil War, in a November 21, 1864 letter to Col. William F. Elkins, Lincoln also wrote,

“We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood … It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. 
As a result of war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. 
I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless.”

Under the ruse of patriotism, Americana, and the “Christian Way”, our citizens have aligned themselves with this self-destructive mantra. I've made the announcement to many of my family and friends outlining the foreboding dangers of class warfare.  This unfortunate event within our society transcends race, gender, sexuality in voluminous detail.

Many conversations with both my own mother and father would acknowledge this fact and respond with defeatist submission. “Well, that’s just the way of the world” was their individual responses during my minor-confrontations over the phone. 

To my surprise, they tend to downgrade my sense of urgency, frequently retorting with a sarcastic, almost insulting, "pat on the head" and "get back to work" rebuttal.  It would appear our mighty American economic system fueled capitalism has been in the worst state of disrepair and many souls are lost, they wander about due to oblivious humanistic ignorance. 


What's funny is that months ago, "Evil For All Time" (E-FAT) is my personal manifesto I wrote also aligns with Marxist ideology. E-FAT corresponds with my blog entries and provides further detail on how religious agendas are the mortar that maintains the walls that divide us. In addition, it holds religious and governmental motives accountable for the breakdown of modern society. I have also mentioned to my father (former United States Marine) with my vocal opposition toward our current state of affairs, it would appear that “I am more American than you”! 

After all, this form of government constantly proves that by entangling itself with corporate cohorts and approved super PACs (Political action committees) would be for more beneficial compared to exceeding the needs of the general public. Obvious submission toward tyrannical rule would have been revered as being Enemies of Liberty and the Colonies during America’s Revolution. 


Maintaining patriotic dissent was the founding reason that created our country’s foundation for the betterment of all citizens with the use of democratic collaboration. The needs of the many will always outweigh the needs of the elitist upper class, and regulating the tax disparity would one method to generate much needed fiscal responsibility.

But… that would be considered to be a “Socialist” act. A treasonous attack toward the collateral dependent, who declare themselves as modern-day “patriots” and boldly drape themselves in the once dignified stripes of Red, White, and Blue.