"After having thus successively taken each member of the community in its powerful grasp and fashioned him at will, the government then extends its arm over the whole community. It covers the surface of society with a network of small, complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting. Such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence: it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville
De Tocqueville was clairvoyant, but I would argue that - especially after this week's United States Supreme Court rulings - our nation's government IS forcing men to act, it DOES destroy, and DOES tyrannize.
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare and its individual mandate passes constitutional muster, as a "tax" (never mind that Obama himself vigorously denied - and, inexplicably continues to deny - that the individual mandate was a tax). Because of this, there will be $500 billion in new or increased taxes on everyone (mostly the poor and middle class) over the next 10 years, while also adding $1.76 trillion to the national debt.
So much for Obama's promise not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year.
According to the Court, it's perfectly constitutional for the federal government to force people to buy health insurance, and levy a punitive tax if they don't do so. That's right, folks...for the first time in history, the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the federal government of the United States of America have come together to impose and uphold a tax - on simply being alive.
To put this in perspective, if you're in the service industry as many of my friends are, making $30K per year and don't have health insurance, you MUST A) pay your contribution for the insurance that your employer offers, B) find and pay for your own insurance, or C) pay a $695 penalty for not having insurance, and go on the government dole for your healthcare.
No matter what, you're going to pay. That's the law. Obama's "fundamental transformation" in action.
Another portion of this ruling dictates that small business owners must provide health insurance if they have 50 or more employees, or face fines. Whether they start offering health insurance or pay the fine for not doing so, they will have to incorporate these new expenses into the cost of doing business. To offset these new costs, they will have to raise prices and/or lay off employees. Neither of those are good for the economy, and one of those is especially bad for you, the employee.
Government, through tyranny, is forcing people to act against their free will. The spending needed to enforce this tyranny and enact this legislation will dramatically speed our progress towards financial destruction.
This legislation flies in the face of freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You know, those things this nation was founded upon. When a government can dictate to people what we must spend our money on, and there is no alternative, there is less freedom. There is less liberty. Our pursuit of happiness has been restrained, limited, curtailed.
Liberals will applaud and cheer this ruling, because they'll say it's for the common good and it saves the country money. How is the destruction of the country "good"? How is taking healthcare decisions out of the hands of We the People "good"? How does adding 30 million people to the government dole, and building the additional bureaucracy necessary to enforce Obamacare provisions going to save anybody any money? (It won't.) How is putting the government in direct control of 18% of the economy "good"? (It's not.)
It's scary how diabolical liberals are. They take advantage of the ignorant and reap the fruits of their lifelong brainwashing (see my last blog entry) in order to advance their ultimate agenda of fundamentally transforming America into a socialist utopia even worse than Greece, Spain, and other countries currently swirling down the toilet of financial ruin wrought by socialism. They are winning, and America is losing. The Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves.
America is sick, and it took a turn for the worse today. Help cure our great nation by kicking the disease known as Barack Hussein Obama out of office in November.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Strength of Conservatism
It's not often you see or hear anyone openly praise or advocate socialism, Marxism or communism in America, but I respect those that do.
No, I don't have a crack pipe in my hand, and I haven't been hitting the bong. The thing is, I respect those who stand up for what they believe in, and who don't try to hide it. In my opinion, integrity is one of the most honorable traits one can possess. I may disagree with the idealism, but that's another issue.
Today, I read a couple of stories that got me thinking about fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives, beyond the relatively obvious. One was about a teachers union member videotaped praising Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels while expressing his desire to see a socialist revolution here in America. The other was about a New York Times writer that expressed surprise and offense at another newspaper openly promoting conservatism.
Since the founding of America, there have been liberals and there have been conservatives. The liberals, while suffering from that mental illness known as "liberalism" are, by and large, actually somewhat smart. They came up with the strategy of infiltrating our schools and the media, two of the most influential institutions in American society. They mold and shape impressionable young minds at school, and continue that subtle influence through the way they "report" the "news" in the mainstream media. A shrewd strategy, to be sure. One that would be nearly insurmountable on paper.
But the liberals, who still believe we are all too dumb to make it through life without their infinite wisdom and firm guidance, didn't count on We the People being intelligent and exercising independent, critical thinking skills.
Despite being subjected to sixteen-plus years of leftist indoctrination during our primary and secondary "education" and constant bombardment of liberal slant in the media, more than half of Americans repudiate liberalism. And the vast majority want no part of socialism, Marxism, or communism.
There is a reason that you never hear liberals refer to themselves as "liberals" or their ideas as "liberalism". There is a reason that 70 members of Congress don't openly share that they are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization that subscribes to the same philosophies espoused by the likes of Lenin and Marx. There's a reason Nancy Pelosi condescendingly stated that "we need to pass the bill so you can see what's in it", when referring to the deeply unpopular Obamacare legislation. There is a reason that liberals use terms such as "social justice" instead of "government-sponsored discrimination", and "going green" instead of "capitalism sucks balls so we need to micromanage and punish the free market under the guise of imminent planetary doom".
It's the same reason that the Occupy Wall Street morons wear masks and bandannas to cover their faces much like Hezbollah and al Qaeda members do.
They're cowards, and they're wrong.
Liberals know their idealism runs afoul of the founding principles of the United States of America, so they are too cowardly to openly own it.
It's commonplace for conservatives to use the words "conservative" and "conservatism", and identify themselves as "conservatives". Those with scruples and integrity don't have to hide their beliefs or their agenda. They don't have to hide their faces, and they don't need stealthy indoctrination strategies to achieve their goals. Good people doing the right things never have to hide anything. They put it all out there and let the people decide, instead of believing that the people are too stupid to make the "right" decisions for themselves.
Terrorists, with their roadside bombs and human shields, are cowards. Occupiers that push cops off their motorcycles and smash store windows while wearing masks are cowards. Liberals that don't own up to their idealism and agenda (are you listening, New York Times and NBC? Are you listening, college professors?) are also cowards. They hide and deceive and lie because they know they are WRONG.
After all, if the left was right, they wouldn't call it "the left".
We can only hope that Americans will continue to use their independent, critical thinking skills when it comes to the direction of our country. People need to turn off Dancing with the Stars and turn on to what's going on around them, before it's too late.
Fortunately, conservatism is strong and stands on its own merits. Its application requires neither stealth nor indoctrination, because it is right.
Just ask our Founding Fathers by way of reading our Constitution.
No, I don't have a crack pipe in my hand, and I haven't been hitting the bong. The thing is, I respect those who stand up for what they believe in, and who don't try to hide it. In my opinion, integrity is one of the most honorable traits one can possess. I may disagree with the idealism, but that's another issue.
Today, I read a couple of stories that got me thinking about fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives, beyond the relatively obvious. One was about a teachers union member videotaped praising Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels while expressing his desire to see a socialist revolution here in America. The other was about a New York Times writer that expressed surprise and offense at another newspaper openly promoting conservatism.
Since the founding of America, there have been liberals and there have been conservatives. The liberals, while suffering from that mental illness known as "liberalism" are, by and large, actually somewhat smart. They came up with the strategy of infiltrating our schools and the media, two of the most influential institutions in American society. They mold and shape impressionable young minds at school, and continue that subtle influence through the way they "report" the "news" in the mainstream media. A shrewd strategy, to be sure. One that would be nearly insurmountable on paper.
But the liberals, who still believe we are all too dumb to make it through life without their infinite wisdom and firm guidance, didn't count on We the People being intelligent and exercising independent, critical thinking skills.
Despite being subjected to sixteen-plus years of leftist indoctrination during our primary and secondary "education" and constant bombardment of liberal slant in the media, more than half of Americans repudiate liberalism. And the vast majority want no part of socialism, Marxism, or communism.
There is a reason that you never hear liberals refer to themselves as "liberals" or their ideas as "liberalism". There is a reason that 70 members of Congress don't openly share that they are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization that subscribes to the same philosophies espoused by the likes of Lenin and Marx. There's a reason Nancy Pelosi condescendingly stated that "we need to pass the bill so you can see what's in it", when referring to the deeply unpopular Obamacare legislation. There is a reason that liberals use terms such as "social justice" instead of "government-sponsored discrimination", and "going green" instead of "capitalism sucks balls so we need to micromanage and punish the free market under the guise of imminent planetary doom".
It's the same reason that the Occupy Wall Street morons wear masks and bandannas to cover their faces much like Hezbollah and al Qaeda members do.
They're cowards, and they're wrong.
Liberals know their idealism runs afoul of the founding principles of the United States of America, so they are too cowardly to openly own it.
It's commonplace for conservatives to use the words "conservative" and "conservatism", and identify themselves as "conservatives". Those with scruples and integrity don't have to hide their beliefs or their agenda. They don't have to hide their faces, and they don't need stealthy indoctrination strategies to achieve their goals. Good people doing the right things never have to hide anything. They put it all out there and let the people decide, instead of believing that the people are too stupid to make the "right" decisions for themselves.
Terrorists, with their roadside bombs and human shields, are cowards. Occupiers that push cops off their motorcycles and smash store windows while wearing masks are cowards. Liberals that don't own up to their idealism and agenda (are you listening, New York Times and NBC? Are you listening, college professors?) are also cowards. They hide and deceive and lie because they know they are WRONG.
After all, if the left was right, they wouldn't call it "the left".
We can only hope that Americans will continue to use their independent, critical thinking skills when it comes to the direction of our country. People need to turn off Dancing with the Stars and turn on to what's going on around them, before it's too late.
Fortunately, conservatism is strong and stands on its own merits. Its application requires neither stealth nor indoctrination, because it is right.
Just ask our Founding Fathers by way of reading our Constitution.
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