Because even "Small Government Conservatives" are hyper-ventilating about getting their Social Security and Medicare.
You know this is the truth.
Posted on 11/09/2013 1:32:21 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
How are they doing it? How are the Liberals winning, forcing their social agenda on America and winning elections despite an economy that employs only 60 million of more than 300 million and has 48 million on food stamps? How do they keep winning when the nation is 17 trillion in debt and their policies are destroying the health care system?
It is almost more generally accepted than global warming that the American economy is default. The most recent article on Nolan Chart asks the question "Do you want to boost our economy?" Though extremely brief in substance, the article openly concedes a wrecked economy. And demonstrating three of the elements below, unity of purpose, courage and boldness, the author prescribes answers which are the essence of Liberal ideology and the exact reason for an economy in free fall.
I propose the following 6 elements are the back bone of their success:
a. Unity of purpose
b. Intellectual Courage
c. Boldness
d. Infiltration of the opposing political party
e. The synergy of their purpose with the tools at hand
f. The inherent moral weakness of the 21st Century American
Unity of purpose
This is the bedrock of their success, they believe in government as the solution. There is no room in their ideology for more than one god. There is no belief in God, or capitalism. There is no belief in freedom, or the human spirit. American Exceptionalism is seen as either a myth, or an anomaly in human existence that must be extinguished.
The unity of purpose in materialism and human secularism is a powerful combination with global sponsors and it is driven by two primal, eternal, powerful human instincts, greed and sex..
America's internal governance has been invaded by overseas interests; first from Europe and now from the Pacific where China finances an ever increasing American debt. Both of these regions compete with the U.S., and had been dismal failures when American Exceptionalism was in its high carnival in the twentieth century. But, the Europeans and others were smart enough to sell America an illusion, US responsibility for world peace. And it was this illusion on the right which eventually did us in. That illusion continues to this day and is most loudly articulated by conservative talk show host Sean Hannity.
Our "overreach" had several negative consequences for the world's do-gooders. First was to the building of the military industrial complex, and with this an addiction federal government. This illusion of US responsibility for all the problems created by the Europeans in the 15th thru 19th centuries brought America's ideological right to the trough of government spending. The Cold War dominated government from 1945 to the late 1980's. During the period, in order to sustain America's national will in the prosecution of the Cold War, domestic socialism was begun. Even such conservative stalwarts as Ronald Reagan made huge errors or surrenders to left at home, while he pursued his crusade to vanquish the evil Soviet Union.
The Cold War laid the intellectual ground work for the socialism which has exploded with the Obama Administration. It was the ideological right that convinced America to accept national debt as a means of financing forty five years of Cold War. The nation got used to debt, to increasing the debt level because we were afraid of nuclear extinction. And each time America almost woke up from this nightmarish dream, the Soviet Union, almost like an orchestral prompt would do something; invade a nation, start some war, threaten some national interest, launch a space craft, or seemingly be ahead in the space race. They would even be so bold as to promise America "we will bury you."
And so, America would react, increase defense spending, start new program, seduce a new ally with monies and our debt would again increase.
The left was smart enough to ride this wave. Sure they protested, burned draft cards, etc. But they are an intelligent, cunning species and they saw what was happening. The right was becoming addicted to government power, albeit through defense and foreign relations. But once they were addicted, the left could use that addiction to forward their own agenda, The Great Society, establishment of protected classes, and dependence on government subsidies.
Liberals are blind to the need for a capitalism to create wealth. They don't know what wealth is. They think its money. And government can print money, so who needs business! They don't realize they are eating their own golden egg. They can't see that without a private sector the money is worthless. They believe government can take over what is the private sector, and they are doing first in health care, 16% of the economy.
Intellectual Courage
Unlike the Right, the Left has the courage of its convictions. The left is willing to not just talk about policy in the classroom, but to take that untested policy and implement it. They know there will be rough spots, they know some will get hurt (though not themselves, they will shield themselves from the fallout of social nuclear blast), but they believe that like setting a broken arm, the sharp, excruciating pain will subside rapidly.
President Obama and his cohort have charged full steam ahead, overwhelmed initially resistance and set the Right to flight. And because they have a credit without limit, at least in the short term, they can create the infrastructure for unimaginable expense without the pain of the tax increases. That will come later, after they are on their pensions and writing their books.
But I do not mean to demean their courage. They believe in their cause and they are doing what it takes to impose it. They are not afraid of the consequences of their choices. They believe they are right. And so without hesitation, or compromise they pursue their goals.
Boldness
The left is arrogant in their understanding of their own agenda. When you have a White House Chief Staff say that no crisis can be wasted, he is announcing to the world that despite what events may happen outside the control of the White House, the aftermath of those events, and the pursuit of their objectives will occur. They will use the energy and momentum of events to their purpose. And since enlargement and the glorification of government is the end, government will act in its own best interest as uncontrollable events unfold.
Another example of their boldness is the comment by then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; if you want to know what’s in the 2500 page Obama Care you will have to wait ‘til we pass it.
In the whole process of adopting Obama Care the Liberals acted without concern for the Constitution of the normal ways of addressing legislation. Whatever it took, whatever rules had to be broken, the ends justify the means.
Infiltration of the opposing political party
The Supreme Court decision on Obama Care demonstrated that the left had infiltrated the opposing party. A Republican appointed justice became the pivot for the decision in favor of Obama Care. And following that, the McConnell - Boehner RINO cabal has either supported the Left, or been intentionally inept in its opposition.
Despite economic failure, and now the embarrassments connected to the Obama signature legislation, the Republican Party is in civil war. The moderate wing, lead by John McCain, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn and a host of RINO's are hammering away at the conservatives in Congress and the Tea Party across the nation. In Virginia, in an all-important race that could have gone a long way towards slowing Obama Care, the Republican mainstream walked away from the Tea Party candidate.
The split in the Republican Party which really began with Ronald Reagan and the exodus of conservatives from the Democrat Party has become more obvious, wider, and more unsolvable during the Obama Presidency. The Liberals and media have done a really good job of exciting the fight, and reporting it. But, in reality the differences within the Republican Party are the differences between Left and Right. The core values of the East Coast blue bloods and the Bible Belt are just too vast to be in any way common to both sides. Karl Rove and Sarah Palin clearly illustrate the differences. And because Rove is a political creature, he will survive no matter who wins on Election Day. But he will survive much better if Palin and her types don't win.
The synergy of their purpose with the tools at hand
This part is a no brainer. Since the left believes in the almighty righteousness of itself and government, it is comfortable with the use of all aspects of government. Taxation, regulation, laws, programs, policies, redistribution of wealth are all organic aspects of socialism. And problems are just the natural part of governance. Problems set the stage, and create new opportunities to demonstrate ability in using government. The problem does not have to be solved, in fact, it should not be solved. The key is creating a need, a psychological need by the citizenry for something to be done. And the longer it takes to do it, the more money can be collected, the more people employed by government to address the problem, the more news stories, and the more publicity for those involved in addressing the public's concern.
Government is NOT about solving problems. Government is about MANAGING problems so that government can get fatter from the problems.
The inherent moral weakness of the 21st Century American
"Home of the free and the brave." is a laughable description of America in the 21st Century. When just 18 Muslim fanatics on September 11th could rock America to the point where the collapse of the Twin Towers are not just two buildings falling, but an entire nation locked in fear, John Wayne's America was gone. Ashes to ashes.
Americans are not the pioneers of an early. Wholesome, sturdy, self-reliant, God fearing, are not terms that can be applied to the American population. Alexis de Tocqueville, when travelling America at the turn of the 19th century, saw in America closeness between God and the people. He warned that when America stopped being good, it would stop being great. The moral collapse of America that began in the late fifties and the nation's rejection of God, was epitomized in the 2011 Democratic Convention, when by voice vote the party rejected God three times.
Diversity, open borders, black self-imposed victimization psychology, liberal white superiority have all worked to reveal the lowest character of man. The drug culture which swept over America in the late sixties has polluted the character of the nation. Feminism has destroyed the American family and American pastors have been frightened into silence through government intimidation.
This is not the America of patriots fighting against the world's greatest military power Britain. This is not the America of the Alamo. Self-sacrifice, devotion to God, and working and saving for a better day is not America today.
America is a testament to the weakness of man. There is no groundswell for higher moral standards. There is no American citizenry oppressed, but rather a citizenry voluntarily walking up and putting the chains on themselves. The Liberals are giving Americans what they want. And that's why Obama could have approval ratings in the forties when his policies are destroying our nation. It is the American people, not the politicians who are losing their legacy. It is the citizens who will bow their heads in shame to their grandchildren when they ask, how did this happen?
They are mentally ill, totally focused and would die to succeed. The rest of us are trying to live our lives while they are focused on gaining control of our lives. To fight them you’d have to have the same focus, control and madness.
But our principles are in tact!
Socialists are patient.
They take the long view and are happy just moving the ball forward one yard each year.
Conservatives are 100 yards or noting players.
I guarantee you , we will reject each and every future conservative candidate.
Get used to Hillary being the next president.
Bump
Evil has won. 55 MILLION DEAD BABIES, GAY EVERYTHING, ENVY EVERYWHERE, ILLEGALS getting EVERYTHING, HORRIBLE SCHOOLS, and Piss Poor LEadership........That’s why socialism is winning.
The spirit of the AntiChrist has been loosed upon the land?
Playing by the rules is for suckers.
Why work when you can live comfortably off of the work of others?
A whole post Cold War generation of dumbed down kids who know nothing of the horrors and oppression of communism or external threats to liberty.
We have kicked God, especially Jesus, out of America, so I think He has removed His Hand of Grace from our once fine country, so now you have SATAN ruining this country.
As such, it's practically impossible for conservatives to rally in unity and present a coherent front.
They, on the other hand, permeate everything. I've become involved in some bizarre debates here in FR that have me wondering if DU has not already infiltrated us.
The illusion of a higher standard of living, through debt financing, would probably be a significant contributor.
Dept of education needs to be shut down, and the Teachers unions bankrupt.
Socialism is winning for a lot of reasons.
The majority of people have discovered they’re able to vote themselves a paycheck instead of working for a paycheck. We were warned about this in the 1700s by someone — maybe de Toqueville — I’m not sure.
God has had it with the country’s slide into Godlessness and He’s stepped back to allow us to destroy ourselves.
Satan is powerful and has put his own agent in the White Hut.
The country’s public schools stopped teaching truthful history decades ago and those ignorant students have entered the voting ranks.
Because people are THAT stupid. Because other people’s money are still present to redistribute. Because there are politicians who are comfortable to live with that kind of voters. That is Marxism by author. AFAIK Marx have seen democracy a step to true communism and for that reason Lenin and Mao were a deviant revolutionaries ‘who did socialism wrong’ and Obama&Co are real, authentic Marxists.
More like Satan running this country
Conservatives are, by nature, independent. They can't be bused in for protests. It is not easy to organize conservatives into groups. But, if there is a common purpose of goal, they will be active.
The problem for Conservatives is that they haven't had a "leader" to rally them since Reagan. Maybe Cruz will change that.
I have no idea how they managed it but they have taken near total control of the media and have had that control for a very long time.
Also public education was one of their very early goals which they now control for the most part.
I had a friend in grad school who was a communist and he said they are taking over by having an unorganized conspiracy. I know that sounds like a self contradictory phrase but I knew what he meant.
We have now passed the point where it is no longer necessary for them to remain unorganized. They are in control but it is still necessary for them to lie and fool or trick the public. They is extremely easy to do when you control the media.
Because even "Small Government Conservatives" are hyper-ventilating about getting their Social Security and Medicare.
You know this is the truth.
And the main reason......but you are too sane to live in this country. Care to join me and we will live in Norway?
Hell No.....that is a Godless country, however I am thinking about Malta, which is Catholic.....checking it out next spring.
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