Mobile Slaughtering Questions; from letter to SFJ

[jac]

Dont like the “farmer terrorist” bit guys:(…. but all the rest are fine:D..
John

[near horse]

Strictly for “discussion purposes” but I think of Goerge Carlin’s comment that “careful, nonviolence can get you killed.”:confused: So can complacency – it’s just a slower death.

NOTE the irony of this being in a thread titled “mobile slaughtering” OOPs!

[Robert MoonShadow]

Did someone mention a wee bit of piracy?
Hey – the Pirate-Farmer is ALWAYS up for that! 😉

I’ve always been of the idea to obey those laws that are just and common-sense; and I tend to ignore those that aren’t. There’s a risk and attendant possible penalties as a price to pay, but freedom tastes so doggone good, I don’t mind so much if/when the check comes due.
Personally, I don’t much see the point of waiting to see if the government will “grant” me the freedoms to farm and market food in the logical ways mentioned here.

[mitchmaine]

We speak a lot in terms about the “good people” along side the ‘bad government’ with clear distint borders. Simple to understand and deal with. We elect our leaders and law makers but of course agencies and boards are appointed and have layers of built in protection we have no say over.
we have a cheese (sheep) woman over to the eastward of us, other side of the Kennebec, who has started using the system against her competition. She seems to be turning all the other cheese makers in, to the “authorities” for various infractions whenever she pleases. And when one count doesn’t stick against the small cheese guy, she goes after their (cow) milk farmer- supplier for some other rule infraction. Sometimes with their dairies. So the problem starts to get systemic and the lines a little less defined and even if nothing “sticks”, other producers are weary and head shy, and we are giving the government teeth by our own actions. Maybe its cultural, and we are really all changing into beaurocrats and regulators of some sort without realizing it.

My dad used to remind me how hard it was for one man to force another mans hand into deep boiling water, but if you can get his hand into cool water and keep it there, and raise the temperature of the water one degree each day, before too long you’ve cooked him.

The Egyptians were successful in their efforts in their own country using pretty much passive efforts. Their own military showed great compassion for their own people, and never turned on them, protecting them as much as possible in a confrontation in front of the world. World news put its own new spin on tension daily to fit their own needs but in the end the people were successful. What comes out of it is yet to be seen, but that’s the future……..

We are protected by a constitution that guarantees us the right to confront the government if it gets too powerful. but We are so rich, so comfortable, I feel like my hand is in cool water, just not as cool as yesterday.

mitch

[goodcompanion]

@mitchmaine 24810 wrote:

We are protected by a constitution that guarantees us the right to confront the government if it gets too powerful. but We are so rich, so comfortable, I feel like my hand is in cool water, just not as cool as yesterday.

mitch

Well put, I agree.

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