Little things we’ve been doing go a long way. Sanctuary cities,
individual calls, personal emails, etc. all have an impact on
preserving our rights and liberty. For the naysayers, or those who
feel the government is an unmovable force, let me hopefully bring
some motivation…
There is something
called the “Trimtab principle”, which is the idea that small
actions are necessary for big changes. We all know how a ship changes
course in the water, right? Ordered from a ship's helm, the rudder
underneath a ship swings from left to right, which then determines
the direction of the ship.
But is it really that simple? Look at a massive commercial ship, and their rudders can be over 10 stories tall and weigh hundreds of tons. How do you get such massive pieces of metal to move underneath the water? The answer is the trimtab. It’s a much smaller controllable surface attached at the end of the rudder (the yellow portion of the picture below). The bridge controls don’t actually move the rudder, but instead move the smaller trimtab which creates a suction and force that causes the rudder to swing.
But is it really that simple? Look at a massive commercial ship, and their rudders can be over 10 stories tall and weigh hundreds of tons. How do you get such massive pieces of metal to move underneath the water? The answer is the trimtab. It’s a much smaller controllable surface attached at the end of the rudder (the yellow portion of the picture below). The bridge controls don’t actually move the rudder, but instead move the smaller trimtab which creates a suction and force that causes the rudder to swing.
It is a small action
made in the right place that ultimately alters the direction of a
massive ship.
Lets look at another
example. In the 1980’s, crime in NYC subways was out of control.
Violent assaults were through the roof and nearly 20 people a year
were being killed in the tunnels. Big solutions like increasing
police presence were attempted, but none of those efforts worked.
After much debate, it was actually two small acts that made a big
change:
1.) They created a turnaround process to remove graffiti off of the trains.
2.) They reduced police presence, and instead just prioritized cracking down on people jumping the tolls.
1.) They created a turnaround process to remove graffiti off of the trains.
2.) They reduced police presence, and instead just prioritized cracking down on people jumping the tolls.
These two small
actions caused an 86% reduction in violent felonies happening a
day.
https://nypost.com/2016/08/06/how-brattons-nypd-saved-the-subway-system/
https://nypost.com/2016/08/06/how-brattons-nypd-saved-the-subway-system/
The point is, we’re
up against opposition with an unlimited budget and no love for the
Constitution. However, this does not mean we need big money and major
backers to win. Small actions and creative solutions can swing what
seems like an unmovable object.
