Tyranny's little helpers
Published: Wed, 06/17/15
The BEST overall business/marketing book I possess (and have been
reading non-stop since January 2008) is Ken McCarthy's "System Club
Letters" book. I dig it so much I even gifted it to my "Email
Players" subscribers a few years ago.
Anyway, my favorite chapter is about Independence Day.
(That's tomorrow in the US.)
Ken 'splains why it's lost its meaning:
"Reason #1: Independence is no longer a treasured virtue in our
country. Reason #2: Many of the things that the Founding Fathers
found so objectionable - like taxation without representation for
example - have become institutionalized in the US. Big business,
big media, big government - the country seems to be run for their
benefit today, not ours."
True 'dat.
People are completely gullible.
The two term elections of Bush and Obama prove it.
(With *another* Bush & Clinton bout coming up again...)
Another great insight from that chapter:
Ken notes how when this country was founded 90% of people worked
(and thought) for themselves.
Today?
Only 10% do.
The rest are slaving away, swallowing everything the media tells
them, voting their rights away for fear of non-existent boogymen,
enthusiastically cheering on unelected activist judges making laws
out of thin air, piling on debt, race baiting, class warfaring,
never questioning, always obeying -- tyranny's little helpers.
So what's Ken's solution?
Become economically independent.
And then use your economic independence to take a stand against the
politicians and unelected bankers, bureaucrats, judges, and foreign
interests trying to steal yours and your children's birthrights for
their 30 pieces of silver.
Anyway, I highly recommend reading it.
And then KEEP reading it.
Perpetually.
As far as how to become economically independent...
I've got a lot of low cost eBooks (most under $3) on Kindle that
can help you with everything from copywriting and email… to
affiliate marketing and traffic… to positioning, publishing
newsletters, selling & persuasion, how to build a swipe file… and
everything in between (even a couple of novels about zombies and
vampires if'n that's your thang…).
It's like an Independence Day fireworks display of value.
And, it's dirt cheap.
Get your lovin' here:
http://www.BenSettle.com/kindle
Ben Settle