Nov
4
The Repugnance of Socialism
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This is a great post…
Some of his best points include:
“One must never mistake repugnance for fear. The first is based upon reason, the latter upon emotion.”
Hear, hear! Fear is not a reliable motivator. Reason usually is.
“No free man or woman will tolerate the loss of liberty in exchange for material comfort.”
This is what Benjamin Franklin was saying in this oft mis-interpreted phrase
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
which has been rewritten by many leftists to support their opposition to the Patriot Act and other American efforts to hold back the tide of Terrorism. But such an understanding of the quote cannot be supported by the context.
Unfortunately, Conservatism often loses in ideological battles because it refuses to promise anything, leaving the fate of its adherents entirely in their own hands. Socialism, on the other hand, promises some form of salvation, whether economic, political, or even religious, to those who might benefit most from it.
As George Bernard Shaw wrote, “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
Our Founding Fathers would be appalled at our apostasy.
Nov
3
Obama’s Plans
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Here is a short list of things Obama wants to change if he gets elected:
- Raise the price of gas
- Raise the price of coal
- Raise the price of electricity
- Increase social security taxes
- Increase government spending
- Cut military defense spending
- Institute a carbon cap and trade system
- Legalize same-sex marriage
- Begin sex education for children as young as five years old
- Legalize abortion at any time, including after birth for abortion survivors
- Legalize the union card check system to deny the right to a private ballot
- Retire the Constitution
- Increase the cost of firearms ownership to prohibitive levels
- Give amnesty to illegal aliens
- Deny to the states their Constitutional guarantee to a “Republican form of government”
- Eliminate all outlets for the dissemination of opposing opinions (fairness doctrine)
- Subsidize unproven or failed “alternative” energy sources
- Increase welfare rolls
- Socialize health care
- Socialize the energy industry
- Socialize the housing industry
Is this the change you want?
Oct
22
Joe The Plumber Update
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I called it.
In my post of the 16th, I said “I predict that, within the next several days, Joe and the plumbing business he works for will be cited for not having a plumbing license…”
Well, the AFL-CIO has pressured Joe’s employer to prevent Joe from working because he doesn’t have a license. The AFL-CIO has endorsed Obama. These liberals are getting fairly predictable.
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