Dear Friends,
It seems to me, the reason the term, “public servant” is no longer used, is because they are our masters, and masters chafe at being called a servant. Even for political appearances. That’s why a police officer becomes furious when told, “I pay your salary!” Because you don’t pay his salary, the money is taken from you at gun point. Try telling that to a mafia thug your paying protection money to. Its the exact same thing. Except one uses the power of the gun, by claiming the authority of a Constitution they despise, while as the other claims the power of the gun, in the face of the law. Public servants give orders and we obey. Moreover, they’re above their own laws and regulations. Since laws apply to the servants… not masters. That’s why calling a bureaucrats a public servant is a non sequitur.
How can you tell a master from a servant? It was easy in the Victorian era in England. The servant served the master. The master didn’t serve the servant. If we apply that logic to today. We see that our bureaucrats, politicians and judges, serve themselves… not us. Moreover, we serve them as they see fit. Just like a Victorian Earl would order around a maid. They give the orders and we carry them out. Their every whim is manifested as law. Regardless of Constitutional restraint. Since they’re in a pinky swear to follow it… they don’t. Why should they? The elite are above the law. Examples abound of their getting away with actions that would put you or I behind bars for decades. Like, perjury, not paying taxes, buying prostitution, drunk driving, etc…
Do you pay taxes willingly… or is the threat of armed agents showing up at your door, in a pre dawn raid, all the incentive you need? Do you sign off on the trillions in debt you and you’re kids are obligated to pay back? Heck, is your vote even fairly counted? These aren’t the qualities of someone who is a master. These are the attributes of servants. The servant has no say, is held to a higher standard, and is severely punished… to keep us in check. In many nations, that formerly claimed to be free, now simply posting your opinion on social media could get you imprisoned. In the US, make a joke that ridicules democrat voters as stupid, and the courts will send you to jail. The elite have eschewed Constitutional authority, for power which, “grows from the barrel of a gun.”
Both the Cosa Nostra and the government use violence and the threat of violence to coerce us. The main difference is the Mafia only abuses those in their sphere of influence. “Civilians” are off limits. Meanwhile the government abuses everyone. No one’s safe. Like the old saying goes, “Whether or not you take an interest in politics, politics will take an interest in you.” If you don’t take out a loan from a loan shark, stay out of gambling debt, and don’t befriend criminals… you’ll probably never have to deal with organized crime. Buy property, earn money or educate your children though, and you’ll necessarily interact with a “public servant.” Which only goes to show… organized crime and government are cut from the same butt rag. But government demands we wash our face with it.
Our public servants have become our public masters. Proven with their open hypocrisy. Even as bureaucrats lie under oath, like breathing, they exploit perjury traps as a legal weapon against the politically disfavored. Rendering hypocrisy into it’s most pure form. Government has become a tool of the elite to get their every whim met. Public servants are free to pass the most oppressive laws. Since those laws wont be applied to them. Only us. Any interaction with a “public servant” is fraught with peril. Masters are known for their surliness. Irk a public servant and you may get beat up by the cops then sent to prison. What’s the solution though? Less public servants. Limit government. Understand it can’t solve our problems. Stop saying, “there ought to be a law…” Then apply this mindset.
Sincerely,
John Pepin
