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Big Government makes it impossible to have fun at a famous lake

Posted: June 20, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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I live in a medium sized town in Massachusetts.  In my town there is lake with a rather famous name, a name that is found in the Guinness Book of Records.  This lake is now rather infamous amongst us locals because of the way it is managed by the town government. Residents constantly complain that a day spent there is no where as much fun as it used to be.  I completely agree with them.  Every bit of fun you could have at this picturesque lake has been banned.

When I was young you could swim anywhere you wished.   If you chose to swim outside of the area guarded by lifeguards it was swim at your own risk.  About a decade ago the town government outlawed all swimming outside of the roped in area, you could only wade everywhere else.  This was done for our safety.  I have no memory of anyone drowning back when we were allowed to swim where ever we wished but the nanny state knows best.  Only big government can decide what is acceptable risk for each and every individual.   We are all too stupid.

Today even walking in ankle deep water outside of the roped off area is verboten.  If you dare to engage in this outrageously risky behavior the lifeguards scold you and demand you return to your proper place.  Forget about playing catch with a nerf football or floating peacefully on an air mattress.

After a few individuals left a mess and dumped hot coals into the wrong trash barrels no one can grill at the town beach.  A much more just system would be to punish the guilty and let the rest enjoy themselves.  That ain’t how big government operates.

I would love to sit back at the lake, relax, and enjoy one of my homebrewed beers.  Just because a small percentage of individuals would drink themselved into the state of intoxication, no one is allowed to consume any adult beverages at the lake.

The town government robbed everyone at the lake of the freedom to enjoy themselves. This was done slowly, incrementally, over time.  It happened so slowly that few noticed, and fewer spoke up against it.  That is just how freedom most often dies.

Show 5 Dan Riehl and the Right Wing Gamer now online: UPDATE: Missing Minutes Restored!

Posted: December 20, 2010 by datechguy in DaTechGuy on DaRadio
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If you missed Saturday’s show with Dan Riehl and the Right Wing Gamer here is your chance to catch it:

Dan Riehl & The Right Wing Gamer FULL!

For reasons currently unknown the first minute of the show or so was cut off of the recorded file, I do apologize. Update: Three Cheers for Tony the engineer who found my missing minutes, the show is now fully there!

Update: By an odd coincidence there is more Pigford news today

The mainstream media has treated accusations of large-scale fraud in the Pigford settlement with overt skepticism and a distinct lack of journalistic curiosity. The press has blindly repeated the Obama Administration’s claim that there are only a handful of fraud cases among the twenty thousand or so paid Pigford claims. Worse, the media has helped promote the narrative that those raising concerns about fraud in Pigford are racist.

You’re about to watch a video clip where Othello Cross, an attorney for Pigford claimants with about fifteen years of experience on the case, admits that he is personally aware of hundreds of cases of fraud in the state of Arkansas alone. Furthermore, he explains how easy it was to commit that fraud and receive a $50,000 check from the government; it’s appropriate to deduce from Cross’s revealing statement that the actual number of fraudulent claims is likely much higher than the hundreds he knows about.

Go to Big Government and read the whole thing