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Whether it’s Confederate monuments being torn
down, or our language being corrupted into Orwellian terms, or educational institutions
from K-12 to advanced learning becoming re-education centers of indoctrination,
or jaw-dropping corruptions in the media and government at all levels, these
are all interlocking pieces in a master plan. Thaddeus G. McCotter at American Greatness connects all the
dots. He starts off:
Some time ago, I noted the
irreconcilable difference between the Left and the rest of America: the
majority of our fellow citizens believe America is an inherently good nation
that continues its pursuit of a more perfect union; the Left believes America is
an inherently evil nation that must be transformed fundamentally into an
oppressive socialist state—at best.
For the Left to win this
existential argument, it must distort and revile America’s history to destroy
the truth of American Exceptionalism. If the past is evil, the present has no
choice but to reject America’s history and its defenders; and to embrace the
dishonest leftist ideology and the agenda of those who loathe America.
This is a dangerous devolution of
the classical American political paradigm, in which both antagonists,
conservatives and liberals, agreed America was an exceptional, fundamentally
decent nation but differed about how to effectuate a more perfect union. This
devolution has several causes, but notable is the incestuous relationship
between the leftist media and left-wing academics.
. . .
What one can expect is this:
the New York Times Magazine’s “1619
Project.”
According to Mara Gay of
the New York Times’ editorial board, the 1619 Project “[i]n the days and
weeks to come, we will publish essays demonstrating that nearly everything that
has made America exceptional grew out of slavery.”
. . .
Now one understands why the Left
rejects the Betsy Ross flag as a symbol of hate. Yet the hate is theirs,
not ours. Ergo, why would anyone who rejects the hateful Left subsidize it with
their hard-earned money, be it in subsidizing the Left’s brainwashing emporiums
or subscribing to its propagandizing fanzines? As the esteemed Thomas Sowell
instructs: “We are among the biggest fools in history if we keep on paying
people to make us hate each other.”
The entire article is here.
Given such a journey, it is easy to
see why socialism seduces young Americans. We desperately need change if we are
ever going to progress as a generation. The problem is, what the socialists are
proposing — more government — is exactly the opposite of what we need. In fact,
many of the most prominent obstacles we have faced are the result, at least in
part, of heavy-handed government interference.
. . .
I understand why millennials are
seduced by populist politicians who promise a better life, but they shouldn’t
fall for it.
Growing government is expensive and
inefficient, and the government machinery already in place is frequently
dysfunctional and prone to be hijacked by special interests.
In the end, our generation will be
liable for the staggering bill for these programs. Nothing is free, and working
millennials will stand to lose trillions of dollars of wealth if we sleepwalk
our way into socialism.
Truth is, young people need exactly
the opposite of socialism — pro-growth policies and restrained, common-sense
regulation. This will create more economic opportunities and more avenues into
the middle class. Socialist policies will only choke economic opportunity and
make our tough existence far worse.
Sometimes it’s helpful to read somebody else’s
perspectives to prepare for your next conversation with a liberal.
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