Recently by Eric Peters: The Other Things
Being fit could potentially become a very effective act of civil disobedience.
Obamacare, after all, is just around the corner and almost certain to be found (cough) constitutional by the high priests of unlimited federal authority over at the Volksgerichsthof (Supreme Court). Once that happens, we will all be be required to tithe in perpetuity to private, for-profit health insurance companies who will have the backing of the federal government to intrude into every aspect of our lives, since almost anything we do could conceivably affect our health and thus interstate commerce, the oleaginously slippery justification for this latest outrage against our right to be left the hell alone.
But theres an out: Get fit, stay fit.
Maybe the thugs in DC can force us to be unwilling customers compelled to contribute to plans we dont want anything to do with. But they cant force us to partake.
We can still Just Say No.
No thanks to government doctoring. Just skip it. Dont go for their care. Instead, take care of yourself.
What are they going to do? Send armed thugs to your house and make you get a check-up? Maybe they probably would love to. But it would be a difficult thing, logistically. Not enough government cretins for that and besides, itd make it all too obvious what this game is really about and thats to be avoided at all costs. It is critically important for the long-term survivability of the tyranny we suffer under to at least appear mild and reasonable; merely precautionary steps taken for safetys sake and all that cal.
If we Just Dont Go we have severed the cord and they lose control. All they can do is demand our money like any common thief with a gun backing him up. But they cant compel our cooperation without fully (goose) stepping into the limelight. Imagine the spectacle of SWAT-style raids on peoples homes because so-and-so decided to skip his annual physical.
That might just finally awaken all but the hopelessly Cloveronian. Especially if its done en masse by large numbers of people, all at once. Thats essential.
The key thing is to get yourself in good shape first. If youre currently overweight, drop the extra pounds. If youre sedentary get off the couch, even if its just to go for a walk. Everyones got to start somewhere.
If youve got blood pressure problems, see whether you can get off the pills via diet and exercise. A lot of people have done so. While there are problems that wont go away this way, many of the routine troubles people deal with and which become the basis for routine trips to the doctors office – can be successfully avoided or ameliorated by lifestyle changes that do not require a prescription.