ben garrison – Becoming American

RIP France

A couple of months ago I went to Paris with my wife and in-laws. You could feel the desperation as we walked past the homeless, the immigrants and the armed police.

I had hoped then that Marine Le Pen would win the next election. Today, sadly, the French have decided their fate.

99 years ago with the aid of the British Empire and the United States of America, France was able to hold off Germany. 72 years ago, the British Empire and the United States of America liberated France after five years of oppression from the Germans.

Today France has chosen willingly to bow to the EU and Germany while allowing its borders to be open to terrorism.

Today is a very very sad day for France.

Special thank yous

Thank you to everyone who has fought over the last few years for freedom. To every blogger, every video maker, all the brave people who came out, recognized and endorsed Donald Trump as the leader we needed.

So many millions of people will never understand how close to the abyss we came. This election really was the difference between good and evil.

The mainstream media really did poison the minds of the electorate. They really did defend Hillary’s every evil deed and they really went after Donald Trump.

His strength and ability to brush off all the attacks is something to be admired. He is the leader we need right now and we wish him all the best.

I want to thank in particular groups that I have followed for a while now and whom I think really swayed the battle in our favor.

I would like to thank Alex Jones and Info Wars. He and his team have been called every name under the sun. Alex is such a great guy, very passionate. He comes across as a wild eyed conspiracy theorist, but at heart he is just a man looking for the truth, looking for answers. Thank you Alex.

To Stefan Molyneux. You are brilliant. Truly brilliant. The way you break things down and explain them is so intriguing. You have made some wonderful videos that carefully construct arguments for liberty and justice in a world full of falsehoods. Thank you Stephan.

To Ben Garrison. Sir, you are a brilliant artist. I said it back in 2012 when we were both supporting Ron Paul and were so disappointed in Mitt Romney. You and I each have been on a similar journey and both threw our support behind Donald Trump around the same time. Your cartoons so boldly showed how things really were and you weren’t afraid of shoving the hard truths in the faces of those who were committing evil. Thank you Ben.

To Sean Hannity. Sean I am so impressed with you. For this entire election cycle you did exactly what you set out to do. You fairly interviewed every candidate, gave them all the air time they needed. And then, when Trump gained enough of a majority of delegates, you stuck with him through thick and thin. Sean you deserve an award in journalism. You are one of the very few out there who was fair. Thank you Sean.

To the Breitbart News Network. When all the other major networks refused to accurately report, you gave us the articles where we could get accurate information. You deserve all the extra hits on your website. I am one of those who has added a lot to it. Thank you to the Breitbart team.

To Julian Assange. You sir are brilliant. You are so incredibly brave. I know you didn’t endorse Donald Trump, I know his election wasn’t your end game. But your bravery in exposing Hillary Clinton and her evil cohorts has just saved the world. You deserve the noble peace prize more than any other person in history.

To Project Veritas, to the protesters at Hillary’s rallies, to the homeless lady who guarded Trump’s star in Hollywood. To all the brave men and women who stood up in sole acts against tyranny to do what is right. Thank you.

To the old guard, to Rush Limbaugh, to those who have been in politics for a while and who endorsed Donald Trump early and took all the flak because of it. Thank you.

To my father-in-law who has written for years now in the face of great controversy. Thank you for being a role model for citizen journalism.

Thank you to all the local men and women who banded together to create Tea Party’s and other networks. Thank you to all those at the local level who got into politics just to try and do what is right. Thank you.

And thank you once again to Donald Trump. You had talked about possibly running for many years. You waited until the country could take the abuse no longer. Thank you Mr President Elect.

Thank you to all the people out there who have been diligently working behind the scenes. And thank you, thank you so much to everyone who was brave enough to vote for Donald Trump, in spite of all the negativity being thrown out there by friends and family who simply don’t know any better.

Thank you everyone. Thank yourselves. Celebrate. We have just saved this country and saved western civilization. We have saved the country and world from a potential war with Russia. We have exposed corruption on a level never seen before.

There is a lot of work to do in the months ahead. But for today, thank and congratulate yourselves. You deserve it.

Make America Great Again

It’s actually pretty simple ‘Make America Great Again’ and with a candidate like Donald Trump, you actually believe it will happen.

I have long held Libertarian ideals, yet in my private life I am very conservative. As a teenager I liked a lot of what liberals had to say, but that was during the Bush Administration, and I never really cared that much for Bush, though I did like some of his speeches. You’d have to be heartless not to get behind him after 9/11, but aside from that, I didn’t care for his expansionist government policies and reckless spending. The handling of the Iraq war still haunts us today.

The only time I really liked Barack Obama was when I first heard about him in 2006. I liked some of his speeches, and he spoke like the constitutional professor that he was. After that I never much liked him as it slowly became evident that he was a big government activist and did not have much love for the United States. He has been a terrible president. His only real achievement is becoming the first black president. That is an inspiration for black people and minorities for generations to come. It’s a shame that it ends there.

During 2012 I backed then presidential candidate Ron Paul. I loved the way that he spoke, and I believed what he said to be true. He is a genuine guy and was a fantastic congressman. I did not vote for Mitt Romney because I found him to be disingenuous and did not believe anything that he said. After his tax remarks recently about Donald Trump, it proves what a loser he is. Where was that tenacity during the 2012 presidential debates? He was and is a true establishment guy, and not good for this country.

Fast forward to 2016. Rand Paul is an excellent senator. I loved his 13 hour filibuster in 2013 and I love how passionate he is about protecting America and the constitution, but he is not as effectual as his Dad at conveying his message. Ted Cruz delivered his filibuster a few months later and I found it to be copied. In fact, much of what Ted Cruz says seems to be copied. It feels to me like he’s saying exactly everything you want to hear without the sense of being genuine about it. The fact that Glenn Beck is backing him also concerns me. For the longest time I loved Glenn, and I’ve gone back and forth on liking him for a long time. But he always ends up rooting for the establishment candidates. Just like he did the Bush’s, just like he did Romney. The fact that Ted’s wife works for Goldman Sachs is another red flag. Goldman Sachs was the biggest campaign contributor to both presidential candidates in 2012. They run the show.

And now there’s Donald Trump. I didn’t know much about Trump until recently. I knew that he was friends with Robert Kiyosaki, and that sat well with me as Robert is a great guy and inspiration in the entrepreneurial world. Since Donald announced his plan to run for the White House, I began researching him, and as a gift for Christmas, my in-laws gave me a copy of his book ‘the art of the deal’. I read it a few days later before New Years, and quickly went out and bought his latest book ‘Crippled America’. I began to have more insight into the man, and then went and watched the first three seasons of ‘the apprentice’ with my wife. I was very impressed with the deals he has made over the years, and the way he runs his businesses. I started researching his politics, and saw that he has been registered as both a democrat and republican over the years. One thing that stood out to me is that over the last couple of decades he has always sided against the establishment. Something else that stood out to me is that he has indeed donated to both sides of the isle, but that it is mostly just to stand in good favor with candidates so he can keep business operations going.

After watching the highlights of some of the debates, I find myself liking Donald more and more. I don’t believe he’ll part the seas, I don’t believe he’ll be a perfect president. He isn’t a true conservative, and he doesn’t hold all my values and beliefs. But what I do believe is that he’ll get the job done. He says he will strengthen border security and strengthen the military, he says he will bring jobs back to America. I believe that he will do this. The reason being that he is the only candidate talking about Mexico and China being a threat to our economy. He is the only one talking about tariffs, taxes and trade. All of the remaining candidates are bought and paid for in one way or another, but not Trump. He’s in this for himself. He’s in this for his businesses, and he’s in this for his kids. This is his finale to a very colorful and successful life. He is the only proven and successful businessman on stage, and he is the only one who has proven he can work with both sides of the isle to get things done and get things moving. With nearly 20 Trillion Dollars of debt, this country cannot afford to get tangled up right now. The constitution is vital to this country and I do not believe Donald will shred it. The government is too big, and it does have too much power over us, but anarchy will not help us, and if the economy is not righted very soon, the country will dissolve into that. At that point it would not matter who was president. For that reason alone I believe Trump is the only solution for the presidency right now. He is not perfect, he is not a true conservative, he will not right every wrong in our country, but he will break loose the economy, and the strength that gives us will aid us in repairing the country in years to come. Trump is the short term solution to our biggest problem, and in becoming president he will aid us in fixing our long term problems.

I am officially endorsing Donald Trump for the presidency. Good luck, and God speed.

Why I can’t quit

A couple of days ago I posted a few of my articles on the galts gulch forum, of which I’ve been a member for over a year now. While I have contributed articles in the past to the gulch, this was the first time I saw such a flurry of activity on my blog the next day, as readers were going through my articles and signing up to follow my page. There were many positive comments, and thanks for the content of the articles. This along with other positive comments from my regular readers reminded me of why I write in the first place. I have a unique perspective, coming from another English speaking nation which lost it’s way, I can draw parallels between what is happening here, and what happened in Britain after the second world war.

(Graphic by Ben Garrison: http://grrrgraphics.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/playoffs-2014/)

I recognize that while it may seem futile, and even dangerous for my own well being to write about government corruption, that if nothing is said, evil will certainly prevail.

While history has already been written, the future hasn’t been. No matter how many progressives there are, no matter how many corrupt in power, no matter how many laws, no matter how large the police state already is, no matter what their plans, what their intentions may be, the future has not been written yet. While we surely live in perilous times, we also live in a wonderful age of information and technology.

As Ron Paul said “an idea who’s time has come, cannot be stopped by any army or any government”

While 2013 was a bad year for liberty and capitalism, it also was a major success for the freedom movement in as far as getting our message out there.

As Napoleon once said ”ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.” And that is why despite not always feeling like it, despite not always having enough time, I will continue to write, to add my perspective to the world wide web, for other like minded people to see. For new comers to read, and to perhaps turn on the light in the minds of those who are already close to finding out the truth.

For me, reading Atlas Shrugged made the world make sense, and helped me understand what needs to be done to correct our nations course.

While we’d all rather watch TV, and live our lives in a more comfortable way, we know that we must speak up, simply to preserve our way of live. Despite wanting to spend more time on my business, my career, and my family, I will continue to add my perspective through this blog. I realize that my future depends on my speaking up, not shutting up. Those who have read Atlas Shrugged, who understand where socialism leads, know that we cannot allow the progressives to control the narrative. The future is ours for the taking, if we simply keep up the good fight, speak up, and speak often.

While 2014 poses a great threat to liberty, it could well be our best year yet!

The Titanic’s of 2012

Ben garrison is one of my favorite artists, his work spans over two decades, and in his spare time he draws out his political beliefs and posts them on GrrrGraphics. You don’t have to be a master of words to show the world how you feel. As of right now, we are facing many Titanic’s which could not only sink the ‘world economy’ but could utterly sink our once free republic. I’ll let some of his images do the talking. You can find more of his work on one of his blogs or on his main website.

Right now people are arguing about Romney this, and Obama that, while not seeing the bigger picture. This country is in a lot of trouble, and it goes far beyond the head of state.

It is important to stand up for what is right, even if you are the only one in the race.

One thing is for sure though. If enough people don’t wake up, we won’t only be peeled. We’ll be diced, mashed and eaten.

It’s time to wake up, and stand against the establishment. Whether you are an artist or a writer. Do whatever you can.

We must expose corruption, and stand up for what is right. Images such as these help us visualize exactly what is going on behind the scenes. My thanks goes out to all the artists and writers out there who are doing all they can to expose the truth.

Wake up and fight!

We have two weeks left to alter the history of mankind!

Crank up the volume and watch this video!

Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama have any solid plan to fix the national debt and seriously reduce spending. And both support liberty stripping bills such as the Patriot act and the NDAA act. We need a leader who will return the country back to us, and allow us to manifest our own destiny. There is only one candidate who will reduce the deficit by 1 trillion dollars year one, and return our freedoms to us.

Ron Paul is the only candidate who cares about our liberties and the national debt. We have two weeks left to get him on the republican ticket and oust the national socialist Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan campaign.

The next two weeks are going to be brutal, the political/media machine is in full swing to keep the true patriots quiet and keep you asleep. If you truly want to alter the course of this country, talk to your republican friends and get them to put the pressure on at the convention for Ron Paul.

It’s time to take our country back and away from the political/media machine. Wake up and fight!