"Fish, Or Cut Bait"

It seems to me that a lot of my fellow Nutmeggers have lost the will to work against the "machine", so to speak.  

You hear them talk all the time about the principles of liberty and freedom.  Yet when "it hits the fan", they run away, preferring to remain silent.  In my neck of the woods, we have a name for these sort of people; cowards.  

For a moment, I will quote Jay-Z: "you know the type; loud as a motorbike, but wouldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight" (1).  

Regarding the other side of this argument, some say that "we need to pick and choose our battles", thus implying that protesting makes no difference.  Let me address this for a second.  

Personally, I've always believed that in any confrontation, you should fight until one of two things happen; either you win the battle, or you are no longer capable of fighting.     

Also, in every life, there will come a point where someone must "fish, or cut bait".  That is, one must stand up for what they believe in, or abandon it altogether.  

That time is unquestionably now.  Indeed, "the line must be drawn here! This far and no further!" 

Begging your pardon of my Star Trek fandom (2):

We can't just silently watch as our rights are continually usurped, and everything is taken away from us.  We have to be willing to stand, draw a line, and defend it at all costs.  

If we're not, then we might as well pack up, and move south.  

(Sooner or later, "they" will get there, too)

Sources:

1. Jay-Z. "99 Problems." Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Recordings/Universal Music Group, 2003. 

2. YouTube User "Trekclip123". DS9 Quark ‘the Line Has to Be Drawn Here!’ (the Dogs of War). 10 Feb. 2012, https://youtu.be/MgD-UK_zn3k?t=136. Accessed 14 June 2023.