Ten years after the horrific terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, the most dangerous threat to freedom America faces comes not from any terrorist or nation, but from our own political leaders who continue to use lies, deceit and fear to seize unconstitutional power and claim immoral authority under the pretense of protecting us from home, said R. Lee Wrights, a candidate for the Libertarian nomination for president.
“The most dangerous threat to our freedom is allowing the fear of the world to blind us to the terror we face at home, from those who use lies, deceit, and fear, who seize unconstitutional power and claim immoral authority under the pretense of protecting us from harm,” the Winston-Salem native wrote in an op-ed on his campaign website.
“Rather than responding to this attack the way Americans usually have responded to adversity — by picking themselves up, marshaling their courage and resources, and building a better, stronger nation, our political and military leaders choose to exploit 9/11 in order to increase and strengthen their own power, turning America into a nation of quivering victims,” he said.
“America must shake off the pallor of victimization and stop being afraid,” Wrights wrote. On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attack, it is time to tell our pretended leaders that ten years of fear is enough. It is time we stand up united and say – enough is enough! We are a free people and we will not be ruled by fear.”
Wrights, 53, a libertarian writer and political activist, is seeking the presidential nomination because he believes the Libertarian message in 2012 must be a loud, clear and unequivocal call to stop all war. To that end he has pledged that 10 percent of all donations to his campaign will be spent for ballot access so that the stop all war message can be heard in all 50 states. The lifetime member of the Libertarian Party is co-founder and editor of the free speech online magazine Liberty For All. Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he now lives and works in Texas.
Read the complete op-ed here.
