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When is it time, when will you stand up to tyranny?

By Matthew Hayward

We as a society generally agree to certain acceptable regulations and inconveniences. Most Americans will even tolerate greater restrictions on our Freedom in the name of goodwill, or public safety, even if we aren't convinced they are reasonable or make sense.

People start to resist at some point, usually around the time our personal well-being and finances are being dramatically impacted. This resistance is not out of ideological bias or interest in the conflict but merely an attempt at self-preservation. 

Most business owners have tried to comply with the health department regulations, regulations intended to protect workers and the public from COVID-19.

As time has passed, we have learned that while the State claims to be basing restrictions on science, they seem to be arbitrarily deciding who they will work with to create "safe start" guidelines.

If you are a large box store, you will have very few restrictions and can remain open. If you are a small business, you must either close or do online or delivery-only service.

Online and delivery don't work well for a great number of bars and restaurants, and being able to open at 25% is less than enough to make a profit to justify opening at all.

Bowling allies got a special exception to open, while outdoor water parks spanning several acres did not. Indoor water parks were allowed to open so long as they were on tribal land. Apparently, the virus does not spread like smallpox.

Now even the bowling allies must close, and what about vendors? Small businesses that run video games, dartboards, and dart leagues? Downtown, the Olympia Pinball Museum's grand opening was on March 1st, 2020; they were forced to close only weeks later.

If you are going out of business, don’t do it voluntarily; force the government to show its true colors and make them get their hands dirty. Only we the true force and aggression of government are illustrated publicly for all to see will the people begin to wake up in mass.

We can only be dominated if we suffer in silence and close our business out of fear of government retaliation.

If we stand up publicly in defiance, we win. If we try and quietly comply or act in civil disobedience, hoping not to be noticed, we not only risk reprisal, we do nothing to show our numbers and assist others in the same position.

Stop living in fear! Stop allowing yourselves to be dominated. Stop suffering in silence, and start taking a stand together as one.

"There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people." - Hubert H. Humphrey.


#BeFree #IWillNotComply #OpenWANow





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