Stupidity Overload

Subject: Stupidity Overload

It was almost ten years ago when I released the first version of my "Taxable Income" report. These days I get exhausted just thinking about telling people about the 861 evidence. Those who seek to discredit the issue--whether they be IRS agents, tax preparers, "reporters", or people in the "movement"--are still repeating the same utterly bogus assertions they were almost a decade ago. Is it because they have bad memories, or because they are incapable of following simple logic, or because they're intellectually dishonest? Well, there are people in all three categories, but the end result is the same.

Unfortunately, most people play the game of, "Who should I believe?" They don't examine evidence, and they are really bad at logic. That is why the substance-free emotionalism that passes for "reporting" is so effective. In all the collection of "stories" trying to demean and libel Wesley Snipes, have you seen anything remotely resembling a look at the SUBSTANCE of the issue? Of course not. No need. The "reporters" know that their readers have the attention span and mental capacity of fruit flies. Substance is a turnoff to Americans, while no lie is too idiotic to print.

The mainstream media "reporters" are STILL calling the trial of Wesley Snipes a "tax evasion" case, even though there are NO counts of tax evasion charged, and never were. They've also had fun flinging around terms like "cult" and "anti-government", and the obligatory "frivolous." They don't even bother disguising the attempted character assassinations anymore. Recently, they've even tried to paint Wesley Snipes as a terrorist, though without using the term, by saying he threatened the IRS with "collateral risk" if they prosecuted him. Oooh, aaah! Yeah, it makes for some fine emotionalism, but it's another lie. In a letter, Mr. Snipes warned the IRS that "pursuit of such a high profile target will open the door for your increased collateral risk." Obviously he wasn't talking about kneecap-smashing; he was talking about the trouble it would cause for the IRS if they LOST such a prominent case. Are reporters so stupid that they couldn't figure that out?

When the misinformation agents working for the feds are such shameless liars, and the American people are, for the most part, incapable of following a line of logic for more than five seconds, it's no wonder that most public debate about the trial is 100% brainless emoting, and 0% substance. A fair number of properly trained sheep are opining that Mr. Snipes should be locked up forever for making lots of money and not paying his "fair share." And that's about the extent of most people's thought process (using the term"thought" extremely loosely).

And that's why I find all this so frustrating. Trying to persuade the general public with evidence and logic is like trying to discuss quantum physics with a hamster. Yes, the 861 evidence is somewhat involved, but the basic idea is pretty darn simple:

1) There are specific sections of the law which explain when income from inside the U.S. is taxable (i.e., when it is subject to the federal income tax).

2) For over 80 years, those section have shown domestic income to be taxable for foreigners, and for certain Americans who also receive income from federal possessions, but NOT for the average American.

3) Therefore, it is only logically and legally proper to conclude that the domestic income of most Americans is NOT subject to the federal income tax.

I would bet money that 98% of the American people are incapable of comprehending the meaning of the three prior sentences. I don't just mean they won't believe it; I mean they literally wouldn't be able to figure out what those words MEAN. They would never get around to deciding if it is true, because they don't have the mental capacity to even grasp what is being claimed.

Unfortunately, I speak from experience. I've spent years responding to an unending streams of asinine non sequiturs. "You mean the tax is unconstitutional"? No. Had I meant that, I would have SAID that. "You mean you don't like paying taxes?" It has nothing to do with what anyone likes; it's about what the law says is taxable. "You mean you want taxes to be lower?" No, I mean what I said: domestic income,according to the law itself, is NOT TAXABLE for the vast majority of Americans. "You mean we should stop paying our taxes?" No, I mean they aren't your taxes. "Won't I get in trouble?" Probably, but that has nothing to do with whether or not the law imposes a tax on you. "My CPA says I owe the tax." Your CPA doesn't outrank the law. "Don't people go to jail for not paying?" Yes, and that doesn't change what the law says either. "Well, I don't mind paying taxes for the things government does." What you do or don't mind has nothing to do with whether you legally owe a tax or not. "What would happen to the government if we all stopped paying?" What does that have to do with whether you OWE it or not?

It just never ends. The common man reacts with a set of irrelevant, emotional knee-jerk responses, and nothing more. Ask a hundred average Americans whether they think Mr. Snipes should go to jail, and they'll all have an opinion: most will condemn Mr. Snipes for not doing what everyone else does, while a few will resent the IRS enough to want Mr. Snipes to win. But ask those same people if they have any idea WHY Mr. Snipes stopped filing, and you will find that they are utterly clueless. So why are people so eager to give opinions regarding things they know NOTHING about?

Sorry if this message isn't exactly up-beat, but I had to vent a little. The fact is, most modern Americans can't think. Had they been born here two hundred years ago, they would be in the mobs hanging runaway slaves. Had they been born in 1940's Germany, they would have been Nazis. Had they been born a few centuries earlier, they would have believed that the sun goes around the earth, and would have cheered as those who said otherwise were imprisoned. In short, this country consists of lots and lots of unthinking morons being oppressed by a handful of evil megalomaniacs. And those unfortunate enough to be capable of thought are caught in the middle.

Sincerely,

Larken Rose

http://www.861.info/