Just posted by me, this is not my family, just fellow Americans.
In the late 1950's my family owned several thousand acres of land deep in the heart of the Piney Woods of East Texas. My great great grandparents had built a ranch with thousands of cattle and a fully self sufficient farm that provided food for themselves as well as food and jobs for the entire town.
Now I don't know the specific year, but it was sometime between 1956 and 1965 that a government official showed up with a check in hand to purchase the land from my family.
The government had decided to build a dam and the entire ranch was right in the center of what would soon become McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir, or as it is known today, Lake Sam Rayburn.
This official was greeted politely but told exactly where he could take that check as that farm had been built from the ground up by hand and the loss of the farm would destroy not only the namesake of the ranch but also the livelihood of dozens of families.
Click here to watch a short video of how this same thing is happening in modern times.
Several months later the man showed up again, but this time he was armed with both a signed official letter stating that the ranch was now considered "eminent domain" as well as a police force, armed to the teeth.
He still had a check in hand, only now it was a fraction of the original offer and refusal was not an option.
My family was marched off of the land as though they were squatters, and dozens of jobs were lost.
They were forced to watch in horror as their home washed away under a wall of water.
All for the greater good.
Now they seem to be at it again... only this time it's not your land they are after:
http://www.survivallife.com/dont-let-them-take-whats-yours
Remember, we're all in this together!
'Above Average' Joe
P.S. They may be able to take your land, your food, and your supplies, but they can never take your skills, knowledge, or your drive to survive. Make sure that you arm yourself with everything you need to be self-sufficient when society as we know it collapses around us.
This will get you well on your way:
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