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Dec. 13, 2024 - The David Knight Show
06:57
Pure Bunkum — Buncombe Bureaucrats Evict NC Hurricane Homeless from Amish Built Homes
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What's happening to the people in North Carolina besides some of them dying from the cold?
Just last week we had another person die from the cold.
As Biden gallivants around the globe throwing out bundles of billions of dollars to different people for everything and Mike Johnson kind of twiddles doing nothing and not even talking about what they're going to do in terms of helping the people in North Carolina.
And of course FEMA sits in their heated trailers collecting bonus pay.
Well, they're not all inactive.
You have the local officials in Buncombe County forcibly evicted these homeless people from the shelters that were built for them by the Amish.
I said at the very beginning of this, to me, the best charity that was out there was what the Amish and the Mennonites were doing.
There's different groups.
This is not the group I know, but they've gone in different places when the federal government would not help They come in and they build homes for people.
And they'll stay for years building these homes.
And the Amish came in and built this pretty quickly so they'd have some shelter.
And now you've got the local officials taking that away from them.
Isn't that amazing?
As one person said, how do you look at yourself in the mirror?
They probably look at themselves with a great deal of pride.
Because that's what their life is about.
That's how they get their power.
They get their power by the rules that they create for us.
And there's nothing more powerful than being able to create arbitrary and capricious rules without regard for what it does to other people.
Boy, that's pure power.
And these people are addicted.
You know, when I look at Buncombe, by the way, you know, I don't know if...
Maybe this is passed out of usage now.
It's something that I grew up with.
We use the term Buncombe.
I thought it was kind of funny when I, in Florida, when I moved to North Carolina, saw Buncombe County and said, really?
And the whole word, the etymology of this word is pretty interesting.
Of course, the word means pure nonsense, and that's what we're seeing right here with the Buncombe County officials.
Pure nonsense.
Where it came from was back in the 1820s, I think it was.
There was a congressman That was from Buncombe County, and they were having a debate over the Missouri Compromise, I think.
And he just starts on this long-winded oratory that was absolutely irrelevant.
And the other congressmen, they were pleading with him to stop.
Come on, get to the point.
Say what you want to say and shut up.
You're not saying anything, you know?
And he looked at them and he said, I am speaking to Buncombe.
And it entered the vocabulary, going back to the 1820s, of something that is totally nonsensical and irrelevant.
But of course, Buncombe County was also famous within North Carolina for a tremendous amount of corruption locally.
And so this is in Buncombe County.
Three weeks ago, hundreds of Amish carpenters began to work to build cabins in western North Carolina.
I'd like to have the Amish build me a cabin.
They make good stuff.
Where many people are still using tents.
But government officials in Buncombe County have begun forcibly evicting homeless individuals from their tiny homes and their cabins that were built and donated by the Amish.
These small, sturdy structures intended to be a temporary solution for people without stable housing to provide a safer, more private, more dignified alternative to traditional homeless shelters.
You see, this is very...
B.F. Skinner.
Like, right?
What's the title of his book?
Beyond Freedom and Dignity.
Our government hates both of those things.
For us.
We are not to be allowed to have freedom or dignity.
The Amish-built homes are designed to address an immediate need, offering homeless individuals a safe and a private space.
Advocates for the homeless note that people avoid shelters.
Why are they living on the streets?
Well, because in shelters...
It may not be safe.
They've got a lot of rules there, too.
Strict rules, lack of dignity afforded by the FEMA-approved shelters.
But, you know, that's the whole point.
They don't want us to have any dignity.
They hate us.
Folks, you've got to stop with us.
I know a lot of people.
I've had this.
My friend who was in the military went to West Point.
Years later, we'd have these conversations.
And I would start talking about what these people were doing.
He goes, well, you have to always assume that somebody's just doing this out of ignorance and not out of malice.
I said, how long do you have to assume that?
At what point does this callous indifference, this malicious indifference to other people, at what point are you going to call that malice?
These tiny homes were not a permanent fix, but they were a crucial step towards stability.
The Buncombe County officials maintained that while tiny homes are not explicitly banned, any structure used for habitation must have access to plumbing and electricity in order to comply with housing codes.
So, let me ask you this.
When they kick them out of these houses and knock them down, do the people have electricity and plumbing then?
Ridiculous.
Kafkaesque Orwellian nonsense.
The people living in these homes were safer and healthier than they would have been in shelters or streets.
Why not work towards solutions instead of tearing down what is already helping them?
Well, because it's bunkum.
Because it's pure nonsense.
And folks, the pure nonsense and the arbitrary capricious power that's being exercised everywhere.
It's not limited to Buncombe County.
Our entire bureaucracy is Buncombe.
Forcing people back into shelters or worse onto the streets serves no one.
These homes are a step toward dignity, safety, and independence.
Well, no, it doesn't serve anyone.
No, it serves the needs of the bureaucrats to dominate and to boss people around.
They love that arbitrary power.
That's right, boys and girls.
There's a post-election sale on silver and gold.
Trump euphoria has caused a dip in silver and gold.
It's time to buy some medals with fiat dollars before they come to their sense.
Go to davidknight.gold to get in touch with the wise wolf himself, Tony Arterburn.
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