Annexation depends on lies

Published: Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3:38 p.m.

Editor: Forced annexations are an embarrassment. I have lived in other states, and I know how N.C. is perceived: as a backward, stereotypically corrupt Southern state still peddling some form of slavery to turn its wheels, forcing people to join towns for tax drainage and then moving on like a giant parasite to the next group because the intellectual challenge associated with genuine, true growth management is much more difficult than the time-proven slavery method. If slavery is defined as forcing a person or people to work for another against their will and without reward (and it is), then forced annexation fits the definition perfectly (and it does), except for the following discrepancies: A slave is never told it is good for him, that he will enjoy the slavery, and he is seldom forced to fund his own servitude by paying his slave mongers.

Lexington offers nothing and the surrounding communities gain no benefit for their unfortunate proximity to the towns (in fact, the reverse is true), and there is no community wanting to join the dictatorship. We - the forcefully annexed - are either suddenly and uncharacteristically very stupid, greedy and ungrateful to an embarrassing majority or forced annexation is patently unfair and being entirely misused and overused. What do you think? Have all these thousands of normally intelligent, law-abiding people who habitually give freely to charities suddenly metamorphosed into creatures too stupid to know what is good for them and too selfish to pay their fair and deserved taxes?

Truthfully, even the Lexington dictators do not believe their own propaganda, but without constitutional foundations and historical precedence, it has falsely created needs, reasons and arguments where there are none and doom forecast that they will not compare to the truth because the truth sets people free. The Lexington dictators depend upon lies because taxes maintain their survival the way cancer devours its own sustenance to destruction, and the finite nature of predatory taxation will one day destroy Davidson County unless stopped now.

It is a self-serving agenda that Lexington politicians impose upon their unwilling victims, and the insubstantial transparency of their parroted excuses has become obvious to everyone. As counties have become very proficient at providing any service needed - which are fewer for the naturally self-sufficient anyway - the great lie of "fence sitters" and "better services" becomes shamefully apparent.

The lies for forced annexations no longer work, but Lexington is the last to know. It is hooked to the machine of tax-life support. The dictators will fight to the bitter end, but smart politicians will abandon that sinking ship before the rats do. Republican representatives are fighting for private property rights in Raleigh, but the majority Democratic leadership is preventing any reform. Remember that at election time.

Reeds, Tyro, Churchland - begin now to protect yourself from the generosity of Lexington.

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