From the Publisher's Desk
March 2009
"It's not about land, or money. But the one thing that no man, should
ever, be able to take from another man. The freedom to make his own
choices, about his life. Where he'll live, how he'll live, how he'll
raise his family. We face a man who would take those God given rights
away from us. Well not from me he's not. There can be no doubt about the price!"
- William Barrett Travis, commander of the Alamo; prior to the fall
of the Alamo on March 6th, 1836
What difference does it make?
We have been asked to reprint the following missive, which was
originally published in our May 2003 issue.
What difference does it make?
We received a mail last week from a rather discouraged privacy seeker
in the united States (correct spelling.) The essence of his rather
lengthy mail was "what difference does it make" for one person to try
and change what the (US,) or any government, are doing to steal our
(your) rights?
The adage that one can't fight city hall may or may not be correct.
However one person, or a small group of persons, can have a dramatic
impact on the course of history. More important, though at times you
may not be able to change the things you don't like, you can change
yourself. That is what PT Shamrock and your PT Buzz Newsletter is all
about; presenting you with alternative information, articles, ideas,
options, along with the means and tools for you to obtain privacy and
true sovereignty in today's unfree world so that YOU can change
yourself.
Mahatma Gandhi single handed caused the greatest power on earth at the
time, Great Britain, to grant independence to India, East and West
Pakistan. He was murdered for it by his own people. The conspirators
who assassinated John F. Kennedy (US President) certainly changed the
course of history. Had JFK lived, there was the real possibly that
the US would NOT have had such a large presence in Vietnam, which
would have certainly changed things for the US and SE Asia.
Look at recent history and take Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 crew as
an example. They certainly changed the course of history, and not for
the better either. Nearly singled handed, they saw to the taking
away of more of your freedoms and privacy than anyone could possibly
have imagined.
Being somewhat of a history buff, we've done more than our share of
reading about turning points in history and have concluded that
history indeed, does repeat itself, although not exactly in the ways
one might predict.
Perhaps one man, along with a band of 188 men from America, Ireland,
Scotland, England, Germany and Mexico, did more to change the future
of America than you realize.
William Barrett Travis, died age 26, at a little Spanish mission called
the Alamo on March 6th, 1836 along with 188 defenders. US folk
legends Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Captain Dickinson, Jim Bonham and
many others gave their lives to fight tyranny and for freedom. The
youngest defender to give his life at the Alamo was only 15 years old!
These were truly great men, who knew what it meant to stand up and die
for what they believed in, freedom!
Post Mortem
*** Without the Alamo there could have been no Battle of San Jacinto.
*** Without the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas could not have existed.
*** Without Texas, the westward expansion of the U.S. would have been
thwarted.
*** Without the West, the U.S. would have remained an Atlantic power, and
not risen to become a world power.
*** Without the U.S. as a world power, the world as we see it today would
not exist. Most of us would probably be speaking German instead of
English today!
Clearly, Travis' decision, along with the others, to sacrifice
themselves at the Alamo is one of the most decisive contributions by a
single individual in recent world history. Those who believe that
historical forces rather than individuals control events should
consider this: what if the indecisive Fannin had been in charge at the
Alamo? [Shamrock's history note; Colonel James W. Fannin Jr.
surrendered at Goliad without a fight shortly after the fall of the
Alamo to General Santa Ana. Fannin and all but one of his 400 men
were executed. One escaped during the murderous slaughter to tell the
story of what happened at Goliad.]
We're not asking you to die for what you believe in, but we are asking
you to stand up for what you do believe in and take positive action.
Get that anonymous ATM card, obtain a legal second passport, and get
your money offshore that you've been thinking about doing, but have
been procrastinating with for so long. Spread the world about PT Buzz
and other privacy thinking publications. But what ever it is that you
do, DO IT NOW!
We'll leave you with the quote below for you to think about until next
issue.
Shamrock
"It's not about land, or money. But the one thing that no man, should
ever, be able to take from another man. The freedom to make his own
choices, about his life. Where he'll live, how he'll live, how he'll
raise his family. We face a man who would take those God given rights
away from us. Well not from me he's not. There can be no doubt about
the price!"
- William Barrett Travis, commander of the Alamo; prior to the fall
of the Alamo on March 6th, 1836
See you next issue
Shamrock
"The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion."
- Edmund Burke, 1784
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