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Letter Re: The Gray Man in the Coming Storm
If the next few years go the way some are expecting, and the country moves
in the direction of an authoritarian socialist state, the gray man will do
some things his friends may not expect nor initially agree with:
The gray man will put a pro-government bumper sticker on his vehicle, in contrast
with the beliefs in his heart.
The gray man will smile when the police come to his door to collect his firearms.
He’ll happily hand over his registered weapons at the door and thank
the officers for their work, while his cache of unregistered weapons is safely
hidden away.
He’ll be first in line to receive his sub-dermal ID chip, and will smile
as it is implanted. He’ll then return home and remove it himself, treat
and stitch the wound himself, wear long-sleeve shirts until the wound heals,
and rub the scar with oil until it disappears. He’ll carry the chip under
his sleeve or inside his watch so as to blend in with society, until such time
as he wishes not to be seen or tracked.
He’ll gladly take his government issued credit card, and will use it
for regular purchases like groceries and gasoline. However, on the weekends
he’ll leave it on his coffee table next to his ID chip, and he’ll
take his silver coins and ammunition to the illegal farmer’s market for
barter and open discussion.
He’ll go to the library and check out the books on the government’s
suggested reading list and use them as examples to quietly teach his children
what not to believe.
If one day he and his family should disappear, the authorities will check their
databases. They’ll see that his car has not passed through any turnpike
billing checkpoints. They’ll see that his credit card has not been used
anywhere unusual. They’ll see via their satellite RFID map that all members
of his family are still located in their home, and they are currently viewing
government programs on their internet-television.
Days will pass, and they’ll go to his home and see that his vehicle is
gone. They’ll enter and find a small pile of ID chips sitting next to
a government credit card and a RFID turnpike billing pass. Next to this
will be a note, thanking the officers for their good work. - E.
