Comments on: The Power of Private Property

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:00:21 +0000

Right now I’m proud to live in the much maligned South. In the aftermath of the April Tornadoes there was one event that I think had a lot to do with keeping the looting down. A gas station owner here in Huntsville decided to spend the night in his gas station (we had no power), apparently he had been robbed the night before the storms, so he was ready. This night the would be robbers/looters were met with deadly force. Not that things were getting bad here but, one gas station owner helped set the tone. As in we don’t tolerate that $%*# here. For the most part the people of Alabama have been trying to help one another out. There are always a few scammers but the general rule has been to help through individual efforts and private charities. There have even been a few 20-somethings that have their perspectives on life changed for the better as a result of this terrible set of events.

Our bretheren in Mississippi have shown the rest of the country that the spirit of independence and ingenuity is alive and well in the flood country of Mississippi. Some times that “bat shit crazy” stuff works when it comes to protecting your own property. As the photos show some of these folks in Mississippi have been successful in keeping the flood waters away from their homes and farms by building their own dams.

Maybe, just maybe something good will come out of all this. I’m hoping for a resurgence of our independent spirit and a sense of community to help each other out. I know this sounds a little pie in the sky but, as a depressed optimist I’m always hopeful.

By: Dan Jeffreys

Dan Jeffreys — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:13:00 +0000

“Bat Shit Crazy” huh? Well, I’ve been called much worse…I’m in.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:40:04 +0000

“Bat Shit Crazy Movement.” I’ve been accused of such ever since I can remember. I suppose I’m in good company.

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:10:27 +0000

MyRon PaulI .. Maybe Ilana , You, James,Dennis,myself & the rest of the merry band of BAB posters are already defacto leading the “Bat Shit Crazy Movement” LOLLLL !!!!!!!!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:33:40 +0000

“BAT SHIT CRAZY…like a fox!”

Anyone think a T-shirt for that message would sell? I know a Tee printer in Michigan who can crank these out and, yes, I’ll most likely get a commission for business placed.

ps If I make money, I’ll send a nice donation from my commission to Ilana for her blog site.

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:06:30 +0000

If Ron Paul is bat shit crazy … then so am I , Paul is Right On again !

By: My RON-PAUL i

My RON-PAUL i — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:07:40 +0000

I am sure that the majority of Americans DO count on the government to take care of them….

Count me, however, among the Bat Shit Crazy!!! ( I would suggest a “Bat Shit Crazy Movement” but it would almost instantly get corrupted like the Tea Party movement with big government interventionists, social conservative statists, Fair Tax plutocrats, and others…)

By: james huggins

james huggins — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:26:26 +0000

This may sound like an over simplification but the basis of all human activity since we stopped living in caves is the concept of personal ownership of property and resources.