The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Resistance
by Vin Suprynowicz
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Author: Vin SuprynowiczEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-15
ISBN: 0976251604
Number of pages: 703
Publisher: Mountain Media
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Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not anti-government, and neither is this book or this author. In fact, quite the opposite. What we desperately need in America today is government. We need law enforcement. We need accountability. We need a civilized society. In reference to people who hide behind their government jobs while they blatantly violate human rights and steal both private and public property, we have none of these things. A real government is self-policing, has a reasonable degree of integrity, enforces its laws, and serves the people.
Anyone who doesn't think America is under siege--doesn't think. In this book, Vin Suprynowicz presents the reader with various accounts of egregious behavior that motivate an abused citizenry to rise up. Unfortunately, these accounts are not fiction--they are drawn from actual events. If you review the Bill of Rights, you see that of the ten, only the Third Amendment still applies in our courts and bureaucracies.
Just how much under siege are we? Just the confiscation aspect alone is alarming. For the average citizen, federal taxes add up to nearly 50% of income--15.3% flat tax (SS), 23% or so graduated tax, and various payroll taxes. Then you have all the excise taxes, license fees, and so on--there are 122 taxes on a single loaf of bread. Total total taxes amount to 70% to 85% of a citizen's earnings. Is being "allowed to" keep only 15% to 30% of your earnings confiscatory and punitive? You decide.
And this assumes a citizen isn't an American Taliban (also known as the Infernal teRrorism Service) target enduring tax rates well over 100%. In the Hoyt Fiasco, for example, many victims of a fraud in which AT employees participated lost their lifesavings, only to later be slapped with a made-up theft-loss tax (as opposed to an income tax) equal to several decades of earnings. The idea that "our" government isn't robbing us blind may be technically accurate--but employees of "our" government have no problem robbing individuals and diverting funds to their own pockets. They have a free pass to do as they please, whether silencing a victim permanently or simply stealing 4300 computers a year from their own offices. Even the government's own GAO documents these thefts, but nothing gets done about them.
The excesses, abuse, and psychopathic behavior that typify our bureaucrats and leave a wake of destruction are where the real issues lie. The theft, as extensive as it is, pales beside such documented agency abuses as shooting babies (Ruby Ridge) and burning children alive (Waco).
In this book, a heroic figure emerges to free a city run by a corrupt mayor. If you think mayoral corruption doesn't cost lives, think of New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina) and Chicago (disarmament). Both cities are legendary for graft, corruption, and body bags.
The book makes for great entertainment, but it also sends a message. The terrorists and parasites who have infiltrated--and now dominate--our government agencies will, of course, see the wrong message. They are, like alcoholics who refuse to see they have a drinking problem, in denial. They see their victims as deserving of the abuse heaped upon them. They care not one whit for their coworkers, who actually see "government service" as a personal mandate. Unfortunately, it takes only one terrorist or parasite to undo the hard labor and dedication of 100 decent people serving in government. The bad news is the terrorists and parasites are everywhere.
The right message is simply this: Tyranny is not acceptable. If that idea seems radical, just refer to the quotes that start each chapter of this book. Such "radicals" as former US Presidents and Supreme Court Justices have voiced that same message.
If you don't think we have tyranny, ask yourself why an employee of the State of California is in prison for--as a part of his job responsibilities--simply delivering medicinal marijuana. This was totally legal under the laws of California. But the feds hauled this man off to prison. That's just one example. How about the Michigan day care center, where AT agents held toddlers at gunpoint in 1984 for taxes not even owed? The governor had to call in the National Guard to free the children, but the agents involved were protected from prosecution because they "didn't know" this kidnapping was illegal. Yes, that was 20+ years ago, but since then the abuses have only gotten worse.
Is it too much to ask of our elected representatives that they return this nation to a nation of laws rather than a nation of hijacked power, petty fiefdoms, and criminal enclaves? Why can't we have a nation that respects due process and the basic rights of human beings?
So, what will happen if our elected officials continue to abdicate their responsibilities? Suprynowicz has given us one vision of the future. Whether today's trends will produce a violent uprising or a peaceful return to a nation where civil rights and the law matter--well, nobody has a crystal ball.
This book doesn't advocate violence, but warns against it. And it does so in a way that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The book is a thriller, a romance, an historical account, a futuristic tale, and a tutorial all rolled into one very readable, very exciting text. Let us hope those in power heed the warning and start using their powers of office for the right purposes.
Summary of The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Resistance
The Resistance Has Begun ...The portals are everywhere, now. Scanning for weapons, for drugs. ... No getting out of line.
The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there ... ?
What if the indignities Americans now endure in the nation?s airports ? ID checks, invasive body searches -- expanded onto our city streets?
What if pedestrian and motorist alike could be searched at roadblocks without pretext, pulled from their cars ... machine-gunned if they stepped out of line?
The year is 2031, and the Ashcroft-Poindexter police state is at full bray. Will Americans continue to endure such indignities like sheep? Or will they begin to gather in basement and abandoned subway tunnel, seeking a leader who can show them how to use the ancient tools of bow and sword to win back their freedoms ... striking from the silence of the night?
Against this backdrop, "The Black Arrow" is a sweaty love story, as an elegant and voluptuous newspaper columnist and a fiery young warrior lass vie for the affections of wealthy record company executive Andrew Fletcher, who turns out to be the masked freedom fighter better known by night as ... The Black Arrow.
When she first saw him he was silhouetted against the moon, a black stallion rearing up to claim all he surveyed.
Her heart slowed in her chest, then. There was a strange keening in her ears that she knew was not of this time or place, but of the other world. It was a vision she was having, a waking dream that would haunt her, drive her in ways unexplained.
In the dark of the city?s night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death ... The Black Arrow lives.
From Vin Suprynowicz, a tale of sex and violence; freedom and fertility; rebellion and revenge. With lots of rock ?n roll.
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