The Freemen and the Kingmen

The Two Party System Problem

"And it came to pass that those who were desirous that Pahoran should be dethroned from the judgment-seat were called king-men, for they were desirous that the law should be altered in a manner to overthrow the free government and to establish a king over the land.

And those who were desirous that Pahoran should remain chief judge over the land took upon them the name of freemen; and thus was the division among them, for the freemen had sworn or covenanted to maintain their rights and the privileges of their religion by a free government." (Book of Mormon, Alma 51:5-6)

I don't know about you, but it was very obvious to me growing up that I wanted to be on the freemen side and I just knew that the name of that group in our day was the Republicans. And luckily for me the enemy was quite clear: the Democrats. (However, in speaking with liberal friends of mine, they believe they are the ones fighting for personal freedom, while the republicans are violating them. They think they are Freemen as well.)

I now believe that the Republican vs. Democrat battle is just a distraction for the masses, and I was caught up in it for the majority of my life. This election year it is very easy to see just how much our society's political lines are drawn right down party lines. And can you believe it? The division is nearly directly down the middle of the US population.

The game can be quite fun, too. We have team colors and jerseys, mascots, announcers, team captains, coaching staff, playbooks, pre-season, post-season, and the big game.

 A lot of enthusiasm comes from being on a team, fighting a battle, and getting pep talks every day from folks like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. I was very proud to be a Republican, though to prove I had an open mind (yeah right), I was unaffiliated.

I was so caught up in the us vs. them that I didn't realize that both parties were headed in the same direction on a spectrum that I didn't even know existed. See, the two parties don't want you to know there is another spectrum other than Right vs. Left.

THE DISTRACTION SPECTRUM

"LOOK... HARDER" ANOTHER DIMENSION (The Nolan Chart)

The Founders of the United States saw the big picture and created a form of government to protect liberty. See, it wasn't about Right v. Left back then, it was statism vs. freedom. We get distracted by the Right vs. Left that we don't even recognize the march towards totalitarism is the destination down the path of both communism and fascism.

With this understanding we can now see the real Kingmen and Freemen battle. We can also recognize that we are moving down into the authoritarian area and it's nasty down there. Rise above the enticing right vs. left battle and fight for the freedom and government our founders fought for. Fight against tyranny from the left and the right.