2. Anti science.
a. Truth by decree
b. Credentials over reason & facts
c. Hijacking of terms for political agenda
The global warming scam is one of the most obvious indicators of this mindset, but there are others. History is constantly being revised, to promote a narrative. Anti white, or anti American caricatures are constantly drummed into children, from preschool to advanced degrees. Evolution is pounded as 'absolute truth' or 'settled science', when it is not even a good theory.
Men can be 'redefined' as women, white is black, & all truth is relative. It is as if George Orwell himself was transported to the 21st century, before he wrote his books.
:..the three slogans of the Party:
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH." ~George Orwell
Muddy truth & fantasy as reality, is what the progressive left brings us, along with the death of Natural Law, & order in the universe. Reason is not esteemed, but credentials, as people claim authority based not on the soundness of their logic or evidence, but in their claim of expertise. All others are commanded to bow in obeisance to their supreme wisdom & omnipotence, even if they spout bullshit.
'We won, didn't we?' ~ Harry Reid
Brian William's helicopter under fire story.
Fauxcahontas, ~Elizabeth Warren.
Black like Me, ~Rachel Dolezal
'We were broke coming out of the whitehouse', ~one broke girl Hillary.
'If you like your healthcare, you can keep it. Period.' ~Cloward Piven strategist Obama.
Revisionism & blatant lies are becoming so commonplace, that we are numb to their damage. What would have brought impeachment a few decades ago is yawned at, all brought to you by the New Progressive America. The only purpose of information is to promote a narrative.. pitching propaganda & eliciting a mythical belief. Truth & knowledge for the sake of truth & knowledge is absurd, to the leftist. It must fit within their political agenda.
But it is not only science & truth that is a casualty of leftist thought, but basic rights like due process, speech, & other standards in the bill of rights. Mob rule & accusations are enough, & 'justice' becomes a caricature with French Revolution style courts & mob justice prevailing. Phony narratives like, 'hands up, don't shoot!' are promoted, rather than truth or evidence.
Individually, many of these things might seem trivial, or minor problems in any social system. But when viewed from their origins, & with the prevailing world view directing the narrative, the danger to civilization cannot be overlooked or underestimated. This is a deadly evil for humanity, & is leading us to destruction.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Social Identity: Us vs Them
1. Us vs them mentality.
a. Hatred. Ridicule & despise 'them'
b. Division
c. Submission to group leaders, demonize opposition
d. Loyalty to group over reason
"In the early 1970s, British social psychologist Henri Tajfel explored a phenomenon he called the minimal group paradigm. The basic idea behind this concept was to investigate the minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur within groups.
Amazingly, studies on this approach have shown that people tend to favor a group bias even when they are categorized on relatively meaningless distinctions, for example: eye color, what kind of paintings they like, or even the flip of a coin.
This tells us that we can potentially separate ourselves from a certain group of people on any random and arbitrary characteristic. Therefore, everyone is susceptible to be a perpetrator and/or victims of social prejudice and ostracism.
It appears that thinking of ourselves in terms of groups automatically leads to a kind of irrational group favoritism." source
There is nothing surprising about the 'social identity theory'. Any human being with any perception has seen it in play everywhere, at every time. But in America, & especially enlightened society, the little things that divide us are glossed over for the overriding UNITING factor of our common identity as civilized, free humans. America spearheaded this concept 200+ yrs ago, providing TOLERANCE & diversity into the constitution, rather than strictly demanding conformity.
But like other American virtues, these are being poo-pooed by the progressives, who are back to the old domineering ways of mandating conformity. THEIR moral views are superior, & they will not tolerate any dissension. The American Ideal supersedes the minor, arbitrary or physical traits like race, education, economic status, etc, as secondary. Not everyone followed this high view of man, but it was there as a goal.. a lofty aspiration to rise above the petty divisions of man.
But this very strength of character is also our downfall. We esteem tolerance so much, we are inclusive toward those who wish to destroy us. We do not have the balance or wisdom to keep our system intact from enemy attack, while accepting (and funding) those who are attacking.
The progressive left uses division as a weapon. they do not appeal to a higher unity, but divide over the smallest trait & petty human distinction. They divide us over race, money, gender, sexual preference, religion, & any arbitrary human trait. And empty headed fools fall for their schemes. They rush to the left to find quarter from the evil oppressors that the fear mongers concoct. They promise protection from bigotry of their own designs, which they constructed. The very things they accuse others of, they willfully & blatantly embrace. They are haters, racist, & bigoted, which they accuse in others with no circumspection.
a. Hatred. Ridicule & despise 'them'
b. Division
c. Submission to group leaders, demonize opposition
d. Loyalty to group over reason
"In the early 1970s, British social psychologist Henri Tajfel explored a phenomenon he called the minimal group paradigm. The basic idea behind this concept was to investigate the minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur within groups.
Amazingly, studies on this approach have shown that people tend to favor a group bias even when they are categorized on relatively meaningless distinctions, for example: eye color, what kind of paintings they like, or even the flip of a coin.
This tells us that we can potentially separate ourselves from a certain group of people on any random and arbitrary characteristic. Therefore, everyone is susceptible to be a perpetrator and/or victims of social prejudice and ostracism.
It appears that thinking of ourselves in terms of groups automatically leads to a kind of irrational group favoritism." source
There is nothing surprising about the 'social identity theory'. Any human being with any perception has seen it in play everywhere, at every time. But in America, & especially enlightened society, the little things that divide us are glossed over for the overriding UNITING factor of our common identity as civilized, free humans. America spearheaded this concept 200+ yrs ago, providing TOLERANCE & diversity into the constitution, rather than strictly demanding conformity.
But like other American virtues, these are being poo-pooed by the progressives, who are back to the old domineering ways of mandating conformity. THEIR moral views are superior, & they will not tolerate any dissension. The American Ideal supersedes the minor, arbitrary or physical traits like race, education, economic status, etc, as secondary. Not everyone followed this high view of man, but it was there as a goal.. a lofty aspiration to rise above the petty divisions of man.
But this very strength of character is also our downfall. We esteem tolerance so much, we are inclusive toward those who wish to destroy us. We do not have the balance or wisdom to keep our system intact from enemy attack, while accepting (and funding) those who are attacking.
The progressive left uses division as a weapon. they do not appeal to a higher unity, but divide over the smallest trait & petty human distinction. They divide us over race, money, gender, sexual preference, religion, & any arbitrary human trait. And empty headed fools fall for their schemes. They rush to the left to find quarter from the evil oppressors that the fear mongers concoct. They promise protection from bigotry of their own designs, which they constructed. The very things they accuse others of, they willfully & blatantly embrace. They are haters, racist, & bigoted, which they accuse in others with no circumspection.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
The Death of Due Process.. The End of Law..
June 15, 1215. 800 years ago. King John put his seal to the Magna Carta. It was a milestone for the concept of Law over Decree. It affirmed the idea of Natural Law rather than imperial rule. It was a foundational document for the English Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, & the American Constitution.
If you read it, it seems mostly concerned with money.. heirs, fees, management, etc. The details of the text was not the central issue, as later in the declaration of independence, but what it represented: Rule of Law. Instead of kings & nobles arbitrarily doing whatever they wanted, there were guidelines.. LAWS that superseded their decrees. It was a foundational document for the concept of due process: LAW, rather than the fickle whims of the ruling elite.
Here are a few points:
(30) No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent
(31) Neither we nor any royal official will take wood for our castle, or for any other purpose, without the consent of the owner.
(35) There shall be standard measures of wine, ale, and corn (the London quarter), throughout the kingdom. There shall also be a standard width of dyed cloth, russet, and haberject, namely two ells within the selvedges. Weights are to be standardised similarly
(38) In future no official shall place a man on trial upon his own unsupported statement, without producing credible witnesses to the truth of it.
(39) No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.
(40) To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.
source: http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-english-translation#sthash.3RSjblwX.dpuf
The last couple are probably the most noteworthy, & are still valid in English Law. But at the time, very few people were 'freemen', so it was not as revolutionary as it might seem. But this confirmed the concept of individual rights over the ruler's decree, & began the idea of due process. English Law continued to evolve these concepts in the English bill of rights of 1869, which were also codified into the American Constitution.
Here are a few points in the English Bill of Rights:
That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;
That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of Parliament, is against law;
That the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law;
That election of members of Parliament ought to be free;
That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament;
That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;
That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders;
That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void;
..and the American bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
I- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
II- A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
III- No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
IV- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
V- No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
VI- In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
VII- In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
VIII- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
IX- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
X- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Many of the rights enumerated are almost verbatim from earlier texts. It is easy to see the 'paper trail' of liberty evolving in history. Rights were expanded upon.. going from nobles to freemen, to every citizen. The concept of Natural Law was born, & with it the recognition that everyone had inherent rights to their life, property, & liberty. Wars were fought, attempts made to subjugate the freedoms, but for at least 800 years we have been moving toward MORE freedom for the common man. This should be celebrated! It is a victory for the common man, having the same rights as the ruling elite, & the ruling elite under the same LAW as the common man. This opened the door for the idea of self rule. Citizen representatives could make decisions for the nation, based on common sense & common goals. Govt could be kept minimal, & have few demands on the lives & property of the people. A ruling elite could be avoided, which always seems to degenerate into oppression of the working man. There have been setbacks, but we have been going in the direction of freedom, & we are all the better for it. It has been a wonderful experiment in Human Freedom.. a nation conceived in liberty, & dedicated to human rights & due process.
Now we are engaged in a great national debate, to test whether this nation, or any nation so conceived & dedicated, can long endure. Enemies of human freedom dominate the nation's institutions. Schools do not teach the fundamentals of freedom, the magna carta, or even the declaration of Independence. Major media outlets ridicule the concepts of liberty. Historical documents that elevate human liberty are criticized & viewed as old fashioned, not as building blocks of freedom. But this 'new' mindset is really just one of the old ones, rebranded, revised, & put in hip new terms. It is still elitist oppression from a ruling elite, even if they are just wannabes. But they show their true colors in opposing all the basics of freedom:
Speech.
Religion.
Gun rights.
No unreasonable search & seizure.
No double jeopardy.
Right to trial by jury of peers.
Presumption of innocence.
Right to face accuser.
The basis for these things are the concept of Truth, & due process as a method of discovery. Evidence is submitted, examinations made, & truth is determined, beyond a reasonable doubt. It was an extension of scientific discovery, using technology, logic, & common sense. Assumptions are avoided. Speculation is discouraged. Only facts & evidence count. But the anti freedom, anti truth forces that dominate our institutions are threatening this thread of liberty. It is woven in the tapestry of history, & is now in danger of being cut off. Speech has to follow politically correct guidelines. Religion can be redefined as 'bigotry', firearms are banned, accusations substitute for evidence, & mob rule is promoted, instead of blind justice. Guilt is accused, not proven. Trials are public shows, not inquiries for facts.
How can a nation so rich in human freedom, with a heritage of due process, liberty, & basic rights, toss it all aside for promises of utopia from slick tongued deceivers? How can we even consider letting them rule by decree, & set our basic rights aside?
Notice the progression of rights.. more & more were added, to preempt the despotism of the ruling elite. The last 2 in the American bill of rights are very interesting, & powerful. They delegate ANYTHING that might come up in the future, or that weren't spelled out as being rights of THE PEOPLE, not the state.. just the opposite of what the current nanny state is doing. Anything not spelled out, they claim as their turf, & dictate to US 'how it is going to be'. This should rile up the citizens. We should be greatly offended that some bureaucrat, living off our dime, is bossing US around, claiming authority over us. These assholes work for us, not the other way around. Our elected officials are just regular citizens, not some cream of the crop, ruling class. They have things so twisted that it will probably take armed revolt to make an attitude adjustment.
800 years!! That is a long time. It has not been easy, as the ruling elite NEVER relinquish power willingly. The people must FORCE them to submit to LAW, as they always try to put themselves above it. Early last century, the ideology began that slowly eroded the concept of Law & due process: Progressive ideology. The basic rights were muddied & diluted with stupid nanny state inclusions that obscured the basis of Natural Law. FDR included EVERYTHING as a basic right. Jobs, education, food, housing, old age pension.. everything that humans have had to work to earn for all of human history, he included as a natural right! He just promoted the Great Fiction that govt can enable you to live off of everybody else. It was not about basic rights to life, liberty, & property, but free stuff. It was merely collectivist redistribution, not basic human rights. Someone else had to work to earn these things, & the great mooching state had begun.
And for the next 80-100 yrs, we have been reaping the harvest of this ideology. By diluting the concept of Natural Law & basic human rights, they minimize all of them. By minimizing rights to life, property, & liberties, they kill due process. Those are concessions to be made by Big Brother, not inherent rights. The Messianic Leader can benevolently grant a privilege.. it is not yours by birth. They started with property.. it belongs to the state. You didn't build that. Any success you had in your life you OWE to the govt, your benevolent enabler. That is how all the mooching elite live, so they assume EVERYONE can live this way. And as the basic right to property is eroded, so goes the rest of our 'natural rights'. Speech has been under attack by PC tyranny for decades. Gun rights are constantly targeted by the progressive elite. Due process gives way to mob rule & public propaganda trials.
If this evil ideology is not exposed & resisted, the great leaps of human freedom we have seen over the last 800 years will disappear. They will revise history, & no mention will be made about the quest for human freedom. They don't mention it now, in progressive run academia. They certainly won't mention it when they gain full control of all the information outlets.
Credit to Abe Lincoln for the line from the Gettysburg Address.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
If you read it, it seems mostly concerned with money.. heirs, fees, management, etc. The details of the text was not the central issue, as later in the declaration of independence, but what it represented: Rule of Law. Instead of kings & nobles arbitrarily doing whatever they wanted, there were guidelines.. LAWS that superseded their decrees. It was a foundational document for the concept of due process: LAW, rather than the fickle whims of the ruling elite.
Here are a few points:
(30) No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent
(31) Neither we nor any royal official will take wood for our castle, or for any other purpose, without the consent of the owner.
(35) There shall be standard measures of wine, ale, and corn (the London quarter), throughout the kingdom. There shall also be a standard width of dyed cloth, russet, and haberject, namely two ells within the selvedges. Weights are to be standardised similarly
(38) In future no official shall place a man on trial upon his own unsupported statement, without producing credible witnesses to the truth of it.
(39) No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.
(40) To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.
source: http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-english-translation#sthash.3RSjblwX.dpuf
The last couple are probably the most noteworthy, & are still valid in English Law. But at the time, very few people were 'freemen', so it was not as revolutionary as it might seem. But this confirmed the concept of individual rights over the ruler's decree, & began the idea of due process. English Law continued to evolve these concepts in the English bill of rights of 1869, which were also codified into the American Constitution.
Here are a few points in the English Bill of Rights:
That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;
That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of Parliament, is against law;
That the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law;
That election of members of Parliament ought to be free;
That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament;
That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;
That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders;
That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void;
..and the American bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
I- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
II- A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
III- No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
IV- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
V- No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
VI- In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
VII- In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
VIII- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
IX- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
X- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Many of the rights enumerated are almost verbatim from earlier texts. It is easy to see the 'paper trail' of liberty evolving in history. Rights were expanded upon.. going from nobles to freemen, to every citizen. The concept of Natural Law was born, & with it the recognition that everyone had inherent rights to their life, property, & liberty. Wars were fought, attempts made to subjugate the freedoms, but for at least 800 years we have been moving toward MORE freedom for the common man. This should be celebrated! It is a victory for the common man, having the same rights as the ruling elite, & the ruling elite under the same LAW as the common man. This opened the door for the idea of self rule. Citizen representatives could make decisions for the nation, based on common sense & common goals. Govt could be kept minimal, & have few demands on the lives & property of the people. A ruling elite could be avoided, which always seems to degenerate into oppression of the working man. There have been setbacks, but we have been going in the direction of freedom, & we are all the better for it. It has been a wonderful experiment in Human Freedom.. a nation conceived in liberty, & dedicated to human rights & due process.
Now we are engaged in a great national debate, to test whether this nation, or any nation so conceived & dedicated, can long endure. Enemies of human freedom dominate the nation's institutions. Schools do not teach the fundamentals of freedom, the magna carta, or even the declaration of Independence. Major media outlets ridicule the concepts of liberty. Historical documents that elevate human liberty are criticized & viewed as old fashioned, not as building blocks of freedom. But this 'new' mindset is really just one of the old ones, rebranded, revised, & put in hip new terms. It is still elitist oppression from a ruling elite, even if they are just wannabes. But they show their true colors in opposing all the basics of freedom:
Speech.
Religion.
Gun rights.
No unreasonable search & seizure.
No double jeopardy.
Right to trial by jury of peers.
Presumption of innocence.
Right to face accuser.
The basis for these things are the concept of Truth, & due process as a method of discovery. Evidence is submitted, examinations made, & truth is determined, beyond a reasonable doubt. It was an extension of scientific discovery, using technology, logic, & common sense. Assumptions are avoided. Speculation is discouraged. Only facts & evidence count. But the anti freedom, anti truth forces that dominate our institutions are threatening this thread of liberty. It is woven in the tapestry of history, & is now in danger of being cut off. Speech has to follow politically correct guidelines. Religion can be redefined as 'bigotry', firearms are banned, accusations substitute for evidence, & mob rule is promoted, instead of blind justice. Guilt is accused, not proven. Trials are public shows, not inquiries for facts.
How can a nation so rich in human freedom, with a heritage of due process, liberty, & basic rights, toss it all aside for promises of utopia from slick tongued deceivers? How can we even consider letting them rule by decree, & set our basic rights aside?
Notice the progression of rights.. more & more were added, to preempt the despotism of the ruling elite. The last 2 in the American bill of rights are very interesting, & powerful. They delegate ANYTHING that might come up in the future, or that weren't spelled out as being rights of THE PEOPLE, not the state.. just the opposite of what the current nanny state is doing. Anything not spelled out, they claim as their turf, & dictate to US 'how it is going to be'. This should rile up the citizens. We should be greatly offended that some bureaucrat, living off our dime, is bossing US around, claiming authority over us. These assholes work for us, not the other way around. Our elected officials are just regular citizens, not some cream of the crop, ruling class. They have things so twisted that it will probably take armed revolt to make an attitude adjustment.
800 years!! That is a long time. It has not been easy, as the ruling elite NEVER relinquish power willingly. The people must FORCE them to submit to LAW, as they always try to put themselves above it. Early last century, the ideology began that slowly eroded the concept of Law & due process: Progressive ideology. The basic rights were muddied & diluted with stupid nanny state inclusions that obscured the basis of Natural Law. FDR included EVERYTHING as a basic right. Jobs, education, food, housing, old age pension.. everything that humans have had to work to earn for all of human history, he included as a natural right! He just promoted the Great Fiction that govt can enable you to live off of everybody else. It was not about basic rights to life, liberty, & property, but free stuff. It was merely collectivist redistribution, not basic human rights. Someone else had to work to earn these things, & the great mooching state had begun.
And for the next 80-100 yrs, we have been reaping the harvest of this ideology. By diluting the concept of Natural Law & basic human rights, they minimize all of them. By minimizing rights to life, property, & liberties, they kill due process. Those are concessions to be made by Big Brother, not inherent rights. The Messianic Leader can benevolently grant a privilege.. it is not yours by birth. They started with property.. it belongs to the state. You didn't build that. Any success you had in your life you OWE to the govt, your benevolent enabler. That is how all the mooching elite live, so they assume EVERYONE can live this way. And as the basic right to property is eroded, so goes the rest of our 'natural rights'. Speech has been under attack by PC tyranny for decades. Gun rights are constantly targeted by the progressive elite. Due process gives way to mob rule & public propaganda trials.
If this evil ideology is not exposed & resisted, the great leaps of human freedom we have seen over the last 800 years will disappear. They will revise history, & no mention will be made about the quest for human freedom. They don't mention it now, in progressive run academia. They certainly won't mention it when they gain full control of all the information outlets.
Credit to Abe Lincoln for the line from the Gettysburg Address.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Progressive ideology: Deadly poison for humanity
Of all the evil ideologies in the history of man, none are as deadly or deceptive than modern progressivism, or leftist thought. This article is a systematic examination & evaluation of progressive ideology & its effect on society. Each point can & should be expounded upon, to drive the warning home about this evil in human thinking, but to start, i wanted to present an outline.. an overview of the whole.
1. Us vs them mentality.
a. Hatred. Ridicule & despise 'them'
b. Division
c. Submission to group leaders, demonize opposition
d. Loyalty to group over reason
2. Anti science.
a. Truth by decree
b. Credentials over reason & facts
c. Hijacking of terms for political agenda
3. Racism
a. anti diversity
b. Demonize scapegoats
4. Propaganda.
a. The ends justify the means.
b. Lying to promote a cause.
c. Political Correctness
d. Control the narrative, caricature any opposition
5. Ideology based on lies & delusions.
a. The Great Fiction, that govt can enable you to live off the labors of others
b. Entitlement, elitism
c. Deception of source of wealth & the necessities of life.
6. Anti America
a. Elites, not citizen representatives
b. Imperial rule, not Law
c. Anti gun rights, speech, religion, due process
d. Adore anything European, regardless of consequences
7. Anti Christian
a. pro anarchy, Islam, atheism, or anything opposing Christianity
b. Constant assault on morality, law enforcement
8. Corruption
a. nepotism
b. Cronyism
c. Acquiring wealth by taking from others, not production (redistribution)
This ideology is a great evil in any society. It is driving us backwards to the dark ages, not toward human freedom & enlightenment. It has crept in & corrupted almost all human institutions, & is intolerant to any alternate views. Academia, Govt, the media, entertainment, and even within corporate structures, progressive dominated thought & followers are increasingly militant & aggressive, mandating conformity & ruling by decree.
Progressive ideology is not an immature, silly concept for empty headed fools, but a deadly evil for humanity. It is not just based on lies, but Damned lies. It is targeting freedom, dignity, & prosperity. It is just another 'ism' in the progression of Statism, built upon Marxism, Darwinism, communism, & Nazism. Its fruit is death. It offers bondage & slavery, but in smooth words. It should be exposed & opposed at every glimpse by those who value their freedoms, lives, & property.
1. Us vs them mentality.
a. Hatred. Ridicule & despise 'them'
b. Division
c. Submission to group leaders, demonize opposition
d. Loyalty to group over reason
2. Anti science.
a. Truth by decree
b. Credentials over reason & facts
c. Hijacking of terms for political agenda
3. Racism
a. anti diversity
b. Demonize scapegoats
4. Propaganda.
a. The ends justify the means.
b. Lying to promote a cause.
c. Political Correctness
d. Control the narrative, caricature any opposition
5. Ideology based on lies & delusions.
a. The Great Fiction, that govt can enable you to live off the labors of others
b. Entitlement, elitism
c. Deception of source of wealth & the necessities of life.
6. Anti America
a. Elites, not citizen representatives
b. Imperial rule, not Law
c. Anti gun rights, speech, religion, due process
d. Adore anything European, regardless of consequences
7. Anti Christian
a. pro anarchy, Islam, atheism, or anything opposing Christianity
b. Constant assault on morality, law enforcement
8. Corruption
a. nepotism
b. Cronyism
c. Acquiring wealth by taking from others, not production (redistribution)
This ideology is a great evil in any society. It is driving us backwards to the dark ages, not toward human freedom & enlightenment. It has crept in & corrupted almost all human institutions, & is intolerant to any alternate views. Academia, Govt, the media, entertainment, and even within corporate structures, progressive dominated thought & followers are increasingly militant & aggressive, mandating conformity & ruling by decree.
Progressive ideology is not an immature, silly concept for empty headed fools, but a deadly evil for humanity. It is not just based on lies, but Damned lies. It is targeting freedom, dignity, & prosperity. It is just another 'ism' in the progression of Statism, built upon Marxism, Darwinism, communism, & Nazism. Its fruit is death. It offers bondage & slavery, but in smooth words. It should be exposed & opposed at every glimpse by those who value their freedoms, lives, & property.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Saving America
The American Experiment was one of self rule & govt as a servant, that secured the basic rights of Life, Liberty, & Property. Over the years, we have strayed from that mission statement, & are a dim reflection of our original intent.
Any society has problems. Some are innocuous, & others threaten the fabric of that society, if they are not resolved.
Problems:
1. Post Western Civilization. The root of America's decline can be seen in the decline of western civilization as a whole. The concepts of Natural Law, the dignity of man, & order in the universe are giving way to imperial rule, science by decree, & the view of man as an animal. The core of this decline is based in a naturalistic view of the universe, without God, moral law, or accountability for actions. Moral relativism is sweeping the culture, where once a strong sense of morality was reflected. This fundamental view of humanity & the universe is at the core of the decline of western civilization. Almost all other problems can be found stemming from this root.
2. The rise of a ruling elite. The American system of govt is becoming dominated by a ruling elite. Professional politicians worm their way into power & become rich beyond their wildest dreams, all on the back of the working man. Instead of public service, individual wealth & glory are the lure, & are a magnet to corruptible personalities. The system favors a ruling class, run by lawyers & academians who have little in common with the real issues of productive American life such as small business & the working man. All the institutions promote & feed this system: Entertainment, academia, all branches of Govt, the media, the banking sector, etc. Everyone except the actual producers in the nation are catered to & wooed for influence.
3. Corruption in Govt. ..and all of society. America is beginning to approach 3rd world levels of corruption, where position dictates power, & that power is used for gain. Fraud is rampant in every sector of govt. Military waste, crony deals, bailouts, solyndra & other corrupt funding scams, irs power used to intimidate political enemies, corruption in medicare & social security is so rampant that their solvency is threatened, cronyism, nepotism, lobbyists, conflict of interests, insider trading.. .the list goes on. There are few watchdogs that have any teeth for our public sector, & winning an election is like winning the lottery.
4. Fiscal insolvency & the collapse of the currency.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with a result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship." ~Sir Alexander Fraser Tyler
America is so far in debt that only default or collapse of the currency can solve it. There are no assets to justify the dumping of currency into the economy, which only enriches bankers & money shufflers, by diluting the actual wealth of the nation. But the massive debt & dangers to the very existence of the nation do not bother the plunderers, who just print more & spend wildly, enriching themselves & their corrupt cronies.
5. Law & due process giving way to imperial rule by decree. The roots of western civilization are reflected in Law. Presumption of innocence, due process, right to face accuser, and other basics of western Law are being displaced by imperial rule. Relative morality, driven by a hidden Politically Correct engine that changes with the weather is becoming the new standard of Law. False narratives are promoted that accuse, try, & condemn any political or cultural enemies, rather than following due process & Law. Public trials by the media take center stage in cases like Martin/Zimmerman, Ferguson, Baltimore, & countless other examples. Some are in the national narrative, & some remain local. But the standard of accusation & guilt being declared, by the media or the decree of public officials shows the disdain for due process & illustrates the decay of individual rights. Grievance & phony narrative are elevated over Law, providing further examples of this departure from Natural Law.
6. Dependency & entitlement are not just tolerated, but promoted & celebrated. Govt programs build dependency & tear at the fabric of society, replacing the nuclear family with nanny state bureaucrats. The welfare state is nothing more than a progressive zoo, where self reliance & opportunity are meaningless terms.
7. Redistribution: Theft of Property. Collectivist notions are constantly pounded into the public consciousness, ignoring the basic violation of individual property & sovereignty. Political activism, which is nothing more than plundering the treasury under the euphemistic terms of 'economic equality' or 'social justice' do violence to the previous world view of natural rights to life & property.
8. Truth by Decree. The educational system is slowly changing from the former model of discovery & enlightenment, to one of mandated conformity & indoctrination. Critical thinking skills are not promoted, but memorized dogma. Even science is by mandate, with an ideological agenda, not truth, as the goal.
9. The perversion of Law into an instrument of plunder.
"Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make the law, all the plundered classes try somehow to enter -- by peaceful or revolutionary means -- into the making of laws. According to their degree of enlightenment, these plundered classes may propose one of two entirely different purposes when they attempt to attain political power: Either they may wish to stop lawful plunder, or they may wish to share in it." ~Frederic Bastiat
As the sense of Natural Law has declined, & moral relativism dominates the social conscience, Law is no longer seen as a standalone entity, with absolute truth as a basis, but a fluid, relativistic thing to be manipulated by those in power. Greedy manipulators gain power & use Law to plunder the working man & promote a utopian agenda.
10. Division. The national unity of America used to be our system of self rule. Regardless of our economic status, race, gender, religious views, or education, we were united in the common cause of a govt of, by, & for the people. This is giving way to divisive partisanship, where special interests & artificial loyalties trump our national ideology. Years of indoctrination by anti-American forces have soured the common citizen on the virtues of the American experiment, & have focused on division, suspicion, envy, & hate to unite into narrow partisan groups.
Solutions:
1. Spiritual Awakening. As long as the root of our worldview is based on naturalism, we cannot regain a sense of the dignity of man, Natural Law, order in the universe, & a sense of higher destiny. Stopping the indoctrination of naturalism would be a step, but a hard one, as the institutions are steeped in naturalistic dogma, & their goal is indoctrination. Without a basis of morality, dignity, & accountability, man is nothing more than a wild animal, with only survival instincts to drive him.
2. Emphasis on citizen representatives. Stop the trend of a ruling elite. Term limits, minimal compensation for public service, & severe penalties for corruption should be the standard of American governance. Elitism, celebrity worship, & winking at corruption should be seen as enemies of the American system of governance.
3. As in #2, severe penalties for public corruption.
4. Balanced budget, & stabilizing the currency. Tie it to hard assets, & real production, not fiat declarations.
5. Will require solution #1, with a sense of moral absolutes & natural Law guiding our legislative process, rather than moral relativism.
6. Dismantle the welfare state, promote a work ethic, personal responsibility, & nuclear family values. End the nanny state & the collectivist view of raising children. All they produce is thugs & sociopaths.
7. Stop all collectivist schemes of redistribution. Respect the property of the individual, & have minimal demands on the taxpayers for basic govt: National defense, regulation of commerce, interstate infrastructure.
8. Reform the educational system, promoting critical thinking & discovery over indoctrination. This will also require solution #1. The root must be there for the fruit to bear.
9. Follow the constitution. Return to the American values of Law & separation of powers. Impeach enemies of the constitution, & wake up the citizens to a more assertive role in this nation of self rule. Reform voting. Authorize productive citizens to vote, not moochers or looters in society. This is the most radical solution to the problems in America, as universal suffrage is the holy grail of democracy. But it is an enemy of the producers & the rule of Law. Those who PAY for the services of govt should be the ones who decides WHO the representatives are, not those who BENEFIT from the services of govt. That is a built-in conflict of interest, & promotes 'voting for a living' as an avocation.
10. The only solution to this is still #1. It will take enlightenment within the culture to see the real evils, & oppose them. Propaganda will have to be despised, lies exposed & hated. Unless the overriding unity of our common ideology becomes preeminent, the artificial divisions of race, social standing, money, & power will continue to divide us.
I have little hope of a reversal of the current trends, as the indoctrination of a naturalistic view of the universe is pounded into every citizen since birth, from all human institutions. It would take a miracle, for reason & clear thinking to overcome hysteria & emotional appeals. It would require an awakening, & a return to the values of Western Civilization, which is clearly in decline across the globe. The enemies of truth & freedom are too many, & they control the narrative.
But, it has happened before, it can happen again. There can be an awakening of a moral conscience, & a return to the values of Civilized Man. But the course we are on, driven by the progressive left & radical Islam, leads back to the dark ages. They are enemies of Western Civilization, & will not rest until they destroy it.
Any society has problems. Some are innocuous, & others threaten the fabric of that society, if they are not resolved.
Problems:
1. Post Western Civilization. The root of America's decline can be seen in the decline of western civilization as a whole. The concepts of Natural Law, the dignity of man, & order in the universe are giving way to imperial rule, science by decree, & the view of man as an animal. The core of this decline is based in a naturalistic view of the universe, without God, moral law, or accountability for actions. Moral relativism is sweeping the culture, where once a strong sense of morality was reflected. This fundamental view of humanity & the universe is at the core of the decline of western civilization. Almost all other problems can be found stemming from this root.
2. The rise of a ruling elite. The American system of govt is becoming dominated by a ruling elite. Professional politicians worm their way into power & become rich beyond their wildest dreams, all on the back of the working man. Instead of public service, individual wealth & glory are the lure, & are a magnet to corruptible personalities. The system favors a ruling class, run by lawyers & academians who have little in common with the real issues of productive American life such as small business & the working man. All the institutions promote & feed this system: Entertainment, academia, all branches of Govt, the media, the banking sector, etc. Everyone except the actual producers in the nation are catered to & wooed for influence.
3. Corruption in Govt. ..and all of society. America is beginning to approach 3rd world levels of corruption, where position dictates power, & that power is used for gain. Fraud is rampant in every sector of govt. Military waste, crony deals, bailouts, solyndra & other corrupt funding scams, irs power used to intimidate political enemies, corruption in medicare & social security is so rampant that their solvency is threatened, cronyism, nepotism, lobbyists, conflict of interests, insider trading.. .the list goes on. There are few watchdogs that have any teeth for our public sector, & winning an election is like winning the lottery.
4. Fiscal insolvency & the collapse of the currency.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with a result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship." ~Sir Alexander Fraser Tyler
America is so far in debt that only default or collapse of the currency can solve it. There are no assets to justify the dumping of currency into the economy, which only enriches bankers & money shufflers, by diluting the actual wealth of the nation. But the massive debt & dangers to the very existence of the nation do not bother the plunderers, who just print more & spend wildly, enriching themselves & their corrupt cronies.
5. Law & due process giving way to imperial rule by decree. The roots of western civilization are reflected in Law. Presumption of innocence, due process, right to face accuser, and other basics of western Law are being displaced by imperial rule. Relative morality, driven by a hidden Politically Correct engine that changes with the weather is becoming the new standard of Law. False narratives are promoted that accuse, try, & condemn any political or cultural enemies, rather than following due process & Law. Public trials by the media take center stage in cases like Martin/Zimmerman, Ferguson, Baltimore, & countless other examples. Some are in the national narrative, & some remain local. But the standard of accusation & guilt being declared, by the media or the decree of public officials shows the disdain for due process & illustrates the decay of individual rights. Grievance & phony narrative are elevated over Law, providing further examples of this departure from Natural Law.
6. Dependency & entitlement are not just tolerated, but promoted & celebrated. Govt programs build dependency & tear at the fabric of society, replacing the nuclear family with nanny state bureaucrats. The welfare state is nothing more than a progressive zoo, where self reliance & opportunity are meaningless terms.
7. Redistribution: Theft of Property. Collectivist notions are constantly pounded into the public consciousness, ignoring the basic violation of individual property & sovereignty. Political activism, which is nothing more than plundering the treasury under the euphemistic terms of 'economic equality' or 'social justice' do violence to the previous world view of natural rights to life & property.
8. Truth by Decree. The educational system is slowly changing from the former model of discovery & enlightenment, to one of mandated conformity & indoctrination. Critical thinking skills are not promoted, but memorized dogma. Even science is by mandate, with an ideological agenda, not truth, as the goal.
9. The perversion of Law into an instrument of plunder.
"Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make the law, all the plundered classes try somehow to enter -- by peaceful or revolutionary means -- into the making of laws. According to their degree of enlightenment, these plundered classes may propose one of two entirely different purposes when they attempt to attain political power: Either they may wish to stop lawful plunder, or they may wish to share in it." ~Frederic Bastiat
As the sense of Natural Law has declined, & moral relativism dominates the social conscience, Law is no longer seen as a standalone entity, with absolute truth as a basis, but a fluid, relativistic thing to be manipulated by those in power. Greedy manipulators gain power & use Law to plunder the working man & promote a utopian agenda.
10. Division. The national unity of America used to be our system of self rule. Regardless of our economic status, race, gender, religious views, or education, we were united in the common cause of a govt of, by, & for the people. This is giving way to divisive partisanship, where special interests & artificial loyalties trump our national ideology. Years of indoctrination by anti-American forces have soured the common citizen on the virtues of the American experiment, & have focused on division, suspicion, envy, & hate to unite into narrow partisan groups.
Solutions:
1. Spiritual Awakening. As long as the root of our worldview is based on naturalism, we cannot regain a sense of the dignity of man, Natural Law, order in the universe, & a sense of higher destiny. Stopping the indoctrination of naturalism would be a step, but a hard one, as the institutions are steeped in naturalistic dogma, & their goal is indoctrination. Without a basis of morality, dignity, & accountability, man is nothing more than a wild animal, with only survival instincts to drive him.
2. Emphasis on citizen representatives. Stop the trend of a ruling elite. Term limits, minimal compensation for public service, & severe penalties for corruption should be the standard of American governance. Elitism, celebrity worship, & winking at corruption should be seen as enemies of the American system of governance.
3. As in #2, severe penalties for public corruption.
4. Balanced budget, & stabilizing the currency. Tie it to hard assets, & real production, not fiat declarations.
5. Will require solution #1, with a sense of moral absolutes & natural Law guiding our legislative process, rather than moral relativism.
6. Dismantle the welfare state, promote a work ethic, personal responsibility, & nuclear family values. End the nanny state & the collectivist view of raising children. All they produce is thugs & sociopaths.
7. Stop all collectivist schemes of redistribution. Respect the property of the individual, & have minimal demands on the taxpayers for basic govt: National defense, regulation of commerce, interstate infrastructure.
8. Reform the educational system, promoting critical thinking & discovery over indoctrination. This will also require solution #1. The root must be there for the fruit to bear.
9. Follow the constitution. Return to the American values of Law & separation of powers. Impeach enemies of the constitution, & wake up the citizens to a more assertive role in this nation of self rule. Reform voting. Authorize productive citizens to vote, not moochers or looters in society. This is the most radical solution to the problems in America, as universal suffrage is the holy grail of democracy. But it is an enemy of the producers & the rule of Law. Those who PAY for the services of govt should be the ones who decides WHO the representatives are, not those who BENEFIT from the services of govt. That is a built-in conflict of interest, & promotes 'voting for a living' as an avocation.
10. The only solution to this is still #1. It will take enlightenment within the culture to see the real evils, & oppose them. Propaganda will have to be despised, lies exposed & hated. Unless the overriding unity of our common ideology becomes preeminent, the artificial divisions of race, social standing, money, & power will continue to divide us.
I have little hope of a reversal of the current trends, as the indoctrination of a naturalistic view of the universe is pounded into every citizen since birth, from all human institutions. It would take a miracle, for reason & clear thinking to overcome hysteria & emotional appeals. It would require an awakening, & a return to the values of Western Civilization, which is clearly in decline across the globe. The enemies of truth & freedom are too many, & they control the narrative.
But, it has happened before, it can happen again. There can be an awakening of a moral conscience, & a return to the values of Civilized Man. But the course we are on, driven by the progressive left & radical Islam, leads back to the dark ages. They are enemies of Western Civilization, & will not rest until they destroy it.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
FreeDOM or free STUFF
Do Americans want free DOM, or free STUFF?
It comes down to the 'Great Fiction'. That govt can enable you to live off of everybody else. It IS an illusion, but a very persistent one, & it keeps on deceiving, generation after generation.
It comes down to the 'Great Fiction'. That govt can enable you to live off of everybody else. It IS an illusion, but a very persistent one, & it keeps on deceiving, generation after generation.
It is unbelievable that this delusion, which is illogical & untenable on the surface, still has dedicated followers. And it still is based on govt theft.. 'You loot, we'll mooch' is the motto. It is the bane of democracy, & is the primary driver in the decline of America. But no matter how many people warn, 'eventually you run out of other people's money', still they try to loot just a bit more, to make themselves rich, & hope to live on easy street.
The dream always ends, & badly, for the looters. The people tire of it & rise up, & they will again. We may be in the throes of economic collapse, or runaway inflation, or some other currency related bubble, but when the producers can no longer provide for themselves, they will cast off the looters & moochers, as they have always done throughout history. Of course, this does not mean that freedom will rise from the ashes. It usually doesn't. And the looters may only change hats.
The best we can hope for is enlightened revolution.. intelligent change, like we had in the first American revolution. That was not mob rule, or anarchy breeding despotism. If enough clear thinking Americans can lead the charge in an altruistic rebirth of American constitutional values, the dream of self rule can be kept alive. But collapse seems inevitable. The bubbles are too big, the moochers too many, the looters too corrupt for simple non violent reform. The question is, are there enough Americans willing to fight the hordes of moochers & looters, & put us back on track?
Communists are just looters. The only thing they offer is redistribution, which is just theft from the producers, to prop up the illusion.. to keep the 'Great Fiction' alive. No society can prosper if it is based on theft from their own people. Communism is just old fashioned tyranny of an elite ruling class. They are no different than any totalitarian system, they just have different labels & different ear tickling rhetoric.
A generation ago, people understood the dangers of collectivist thought. Now it is mainstream, & standard fare in academia. But it is an ideology that is built upon lies. It is fiction, masquerading as a valid social structure.
"Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else." ~Frederic Bastiat
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Roots of Freedom: Revolution
Revolution is a natural right
One of the things the progressive left has twisted & redefined is the roots of America. It is not lovey, dovey, warm & fuzzy platitudes of singing kumbaya & making smores. At the root of America is defiance. Rebellion. Insurrection. Revolution.
Revolution is a core Natural Right.. it is the basis for America.
-That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.. ~Declaration of Independence
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. ~Abraham Lincoln
Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels- men and women who dared to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, we may never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. ~Dwight Eisenhower
All men recognize the right of revolution: that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, or to resist, the government when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. ~Henry David Thoreau
But common core is teaching kids that respect for govt is paramount.. they are preparing fit tools for servitude, not an enlightened, involved electorate. Modern govt & the goals of academia are for indoctrination, not education.
This is not your father's America. THAT was one of cynicism & mistrust of govt officials, politicians, & a shrewd eye on corruption, supported by a watchful press. But now the watchdogs have become complicit with the foxes, & are fleecing the people together.
The problem with our govt today, is they do not fear the people. They think they can do whatever they want, be as corrupt & lie all they want, & the people will just take it. We will sell our freedoms for an illusion of prosperity, as they tell us how lucky we are to have such benevolent dictators.
But govt SHOULD fear the people. That is the source of liberty. If they think the slightest overreach or graft would enrage the public, & we would drag out guillotines for remedy, they would not so quickly neglect their vows of public service. But they do not, so corruption, graft, & cronyism is rampant. Election to public office is like winning the lottery. It is a magnet for corruptible, sleazy personalities, & the system has gathered a horde of such characters to plunder the treasury.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~Samuel Adams
The problem is we have lost our defiance.. our independence.. our rebelliousness. We have become soft & complacent. We have sold our birthright for a mess of pottage. It is long past time for Americans to rise up & throw off the corruption & worm tongued deception from the sleazy politicians. it is time for reform.. the currency is corrupted, the budget is filled with graft, cronyism, & waste, the producers of the nation are saddled with a growing horde of leeches & thieves who take everything they work for, including their future earnings, & their children's earnings.
We should get back to our roots. Is this a govt of, by & for the people? Or is it just another state centered swindle of the working man? The govt should fear us, we should not fear them.
One of the things the progressive left has twisted & redefined is the roots of America. It is not lovey, dovey, warm & fuzzy platitudes of singing kumbaya & making smores. At the root of America is defiance. Rebellion. Insurrection. Revolution.
Revolution is a core Natural Right.. it is the basis for America.
-That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.. ~Declaration of Independence
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. ~Abraham Lincoln
Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels- men and women who dared to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, we may never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. ~Dwight Eisenhower
All men recognize the right of revolution: that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, or to resist, the government when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. ~Henry David Thoreau
But common core is teaching kids that respect for govt is paramount.. they are preparing fit tools for servitude, not an enlightened, involved electorate. Modern govt & the goals of academia are for indoctrination, not education.
This is not your father's America. THAT was one of cynicism & mistrust of govt officials, politicians, & a shrewd eye on corruption, supported by a watchful press. But now the watchdogs have become complicit with the foxes, & are fleecing the people together.
The problem with our govt today, is they do not fear the people. They think they can do whatever they want, be as corrupt & lie all they want, & the people will just take it. We will sell our freedoms for an illusion of prosperity, as they tell us how lucky we are to have such benevolent dictators.
But govt SHOULD fear the people. That is the source of liberty. If they think the slightest overreach or graft would enrage the public, & we would drag out guillotines for remedy, they would not so quickly neglect their vows of public service. But they do not, so corruption, graft, & cronyism is rampant. Election to public office is like winning the lottery. It is a magnet for corruptible, sleazy personalities, & the system has gathered a horde of such characters to plunder the treasury.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~Samuel Adams
The problem is we have lost our defiance.. our independence.. our rebelliousness. We have become soft & complacent. We have sold our birthright for a mess of pottage. It is long past time for Americans to rise up & throw off the corruption & worm tongued deception from the sleazy politicians. it is time for reform.. the currency is corrupted, the budget is filled with graft, cronyism, & waste, the producers of the nation are saddled with a growing horde of leeches & thieves who take everything they work for, including their future earnings, & their children's earnings.
We should get back to our roots. Is this a govt of, by & for the people? Or is it just another state centered swindle of the working man? The govt should fear us, we should not fear them.
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