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This should serve as a stark reminder for anyone inclined to support leftist political policies and the dangers that lurk therein.  Our country's incessant movement to the political left, said differently its movemet towards socialism with the Democratic party leading the way should be of concern to everyone who cherishes freedom from government oppression.  Quote: "Socialism demands that we place blind trust in whoever takes the power to distribute society’s goods and services. History shows those who have this power abuse it in horrific ways." And, "Socialism, by the way, is just such a system. This is the case whether you call it by any other name, whether communism, utopianism, or collectivism. Oh, go ahead and slap some lipstick on that pig and call it “democratic” socialism or “progressivism” or “communitarianism.” Lenin and his gang all started out calling themselves socialists. Social democrats, to be exact. So the fact remains: the path of socialism is ultimately paved with coercion, censorship, and, yes, terror. Does stating this make me an alarmist? No. It makes me a realist."  And, "We need to remember that, when soft socialism with its siren song of “equality” is left to its own devices, it takes ever more rigid forms. The political hubris of “progressives” who know better than you and me—and with such utter certainty—always leads to central control, corruption, cronyism, censorship, and abject conformity.  The more than 100 million victims of communism shows just how slippery a slope socialism is. Any person of goodwill who is familiar with the history and realities of socialism would do everything possible to avoid going down that minefield of a road."  Just to be clear Hillary calls herself a social democrat and Bernie is an avowed socialist so you cannot remove either from the ranks of those who actually or unwittingly support the destructive history of the political left.  And it is not by accident that the terroristic tactics are being actively perpetrated against the Republican front runner for president.  Such actions are totally consistent with past historic behavior of socialists seeking to destroy its opposition.  Now read this article providing us with an excellent reminder of what we have to look forward to if things don't immediately change direction.   http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/15/socialisms-bloody-history-shows-millennials-should-think-twice-before-supporting-it/

It is well understood that progressives are not particularly self reflecting people.  They think they are always right, no self reflection required.  When things go wrong they simply double down on the same thing ignoring Einstein's counsel that "doing the same thing over and over again does not produce a different outcome".  This piece deals with this issue offering insights into why the national mess we are now in is a direct result of irresponsible, even illogical, policies but which happen to be popular, which is what motivates progressives to persist in their failures. The unfortunate consequence is that progressivism has long been wreaking havoc on the Western World in general and the United States in specific. Social Security serves at the illustrative stalking horse. Quote: "Like government schools, Social Security is a failed program that nevertheless remains popular with the American people.  Why?  Keep in mind that progressivism is not a rational system of thought but a means to make progressives feel better about themselves and provide a (false) sense of control over a big, complex and often hostile world.  As such, the mindset necessarily excludes any notion that progressive programs might fail or might cost too much which, in the case of Social Security, is a critical issue.  If progressivism was sensitive to its own failures, it would not be what it is and would not serve the purposes that make it so popular."   https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/03/james-ostrowski/socialism-security/  

The smartest man on earth is either an idiot or a hard core propagandist for evil political systems, or both. Quote: "“The Marxist in the White House is erasing the lines between two dangerous ideologies and the one that made the US great, just as he erased our borders. This is a man who would be at home in communist China,” chided the Independent Sentinel."  For a more accurate breakdown of how capitalism beats socialism every time, watch the video:   http://www.infowars.com/obama-theres-little-difference-between-communism-and-capitalism/

Socialists are either stupid in their devotion to its utopian vision in spite of its history of total failure and the resulting suffering of the masses or they are totally ignorant of history and foolishly believe the utopian propaganda of its idiotic proponents.  History has proven them wrong over and over again.  Yet they persist always thinking the next approach will work.   Quote: "Socialism is back in vogue, especially among America’s college-educated youth. They are too young to remember the Cold War and few study history. It is, therefore, timely to remind the millennials of what socialism wrought — especially in some of the world’s poorest countries.  Those of us who remember the early 1980s will always remember the images of starving Ethiopian children. With bellies swollen by kwashiorkor and eyes covered with flies, these were the innocent victims of the Derg — a group of Marxist militants who took over the Ethiopian government and used starvation to subdue unruly parts of the country.  Between 1983 and 1985, some 400,000 people starved to death. In 1984, Derg earmarked 46 percent of the gross domestic product for military spending, thereby creating the largest standing army in Africa. In contrast, spending on health fell from 6 percent of GDP in 1973 to 3 percent in 1990."    http://eaglerising.com/31854/just-a-reminder-socialism-has-starved-tens-of-millions-even-as-capitalism-has-fed-hundreds-of-millions/

This is what the socialistic progressive philosophy of the political left, academia, and media has wrought.  It makes you want to cry.  According to CBS news, "Americans born after 1980 are lagging their peers in countries ranging from Australia to Estonia, according to a new report from researchers at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The study looked at scores for literacy and numeracy from a test called the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, which tested the abilities of people in 22 countries.  The results are sobering, with dire implications for America. It hints that students may be falling behind not only in their early educational years but at the college level. Even though more Americans between the ages of 20 to 34 are achieving higher levels of education, they’re still falling behind their cohorts in other countries. In Japan, Finland and the Netherlands, young adults with only a high school degree scored on par with American Millennials holding four-year college degrees, the report said."    http://patriotpowerednews.com/depressing-survey-results-show-how-extremely-stupid-america-has-become/

A real life story on why we should not embrace socialism. Quote: "Also the lack of historical knowledge. I would say the school system is responsible for that. You get courses at the university on the Holocaust, but you don’t get courses on the history of communism. Last time I checked, [it was estimated] 100 million people were killed under communism by various regimes in various parts of the world. That seems to have passed without a note in the academic world. I think that lack of prominence in the curriculum, in other words, not teaching what really happened, and the sheer ignorance about the disaster in terms of human cost, economic cost, in tragedy in general is responsible for this rosy picture of socialism."    http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/26717/

From whence came the current leadership crisis?  This interesting piece provides insights.  Quote: "There are two aphorisms at play here, both famous, each oft-misinterpreted but worth recalling. The first is the philosopher George Santayana's dictum that "those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." The second, of course, is Marx's famous notion that history repeats itself, first time as tragedy, second time as farce. Those of us who came into our majority during the tumultuous late sixties and early seventies are now witnessing the truth of both dicta."    https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2016/03/23/the-curse-of-santayana-the-revenge-of-karl-marx/

This item is two years old but very current.  Here are words written by the esteemed Thomas Sowell. "What socialism, fascism and other ideologies of the left have in common is an assumption that some very wise people -- like themselves -- need to take decisions out of the hands of lesser people, like the rest of us, and impose those decisions by government fiat.  The left's vision is not only a vision of the world, but also a vision of themselves, as superior beings pursuing superior ends. In the United States, however, this vision conflicts with a Constitution that begins, "We the People..."   That is why the left has for more than a century been trying to get the Constitution's limitations on government loosened or evaded by judges' new interpretations, based on notions of "a living Constitution" that will take decisions out of the hands of "We the People," and transfer those decisions to our betters.  The self-flattery of the vision of the left also gives its true believers a huge ego stake in that vision, which means that mere facts are unlikely to make them reconsider, regardless of what evidence piles up against the vision of the left, and regardless of its disastrous consequences.  Only our own awareness of the huge stakes involved can save us from the rampaging presumptions of our betters, whether they are called socialists or fascists. So long as we buy their heady rhetoric, we are selling our birthright of freedom."    http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2012/06/12/socialist_or_fascist/page/full  

This item provides a summary of the absolute absence of common sense in Washington, D.C.  Elected officials, appointed bureaucrats, judicial appointees, etc. have elevated themselves to the position of our overseers and impose oppressive and irresponsible laws, dictates, demands, etc, etc..  This item provides details.  Quote: "For seven years, our “Try and stop me” president and administration have used and abused their powers to impose their agenda. What we need now is a “Try and make me” president, who will refuse to enforce their edicts. Who will use his pen, phone and power to review them, root out any fraud and abuse behind them, and defund and bury them. Who will work with Congress to restore the rule of law and our Constitution, economic growth, and the role of personal liberties, opportunities and responsibilities." http://www.cfact.org/2016/03/23/washingtons-despotic-lawlessness/

This is what the leftist billionaire trouble makers are up to.  Disgusting.  Quote: "And now we have MoveOn.org, funded in part by George Soros (see here), ramping up their nationwide protests against Trump. They’re clearly pointing toward the Republican Convention in July in Cleveland (see also this).  Their whole strategy depends on how much blame for their protests and violence can be successfully attributed to Trump himself—which is the clear media strategy. The standard line is: Trump started this whole thing with his incendiary statements about immigration and Muslims; therefore, everything that happens after that is his fault. He is the prime mover. The protests are merely a response to him. “The blood is on his hands.”  If that can be sold, and if the action in Cleveland in July can rise to a new height of violence, then a significant number of fence-sitting voters would decide to opt for Hillary, who will, of course, position herself as the peacemaker and the uniter.  It doesn’t matter that she’s never met a war she didn’t like (or could invent). She’s the “calm force that will lead the nation into eight years of collective tolerance and sanity.”  In other words, Hillary stands to benefit the most from the planned and highly organized attacks on Trump.  It’s not hard to trace a connection between Soros, one of the money men behind MoveOn.org, and Hillary Clinton. Just for starters, as Politico noted, on 1/31/16 (“George Soros donates $8 million to boost Hillary”):  “George Soros in December donated $6 million to the leading super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, marking the return of the billionaire financier as among the biggest givers in all of American politics. The massive check brings to $8 million the Hungarian-born investor’s total 2015 giving to pro-Clinton groups.”  Apparently, though, these obvious connections don’t rate major coverage in mainstream media."    https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/trump-violence-moveon-org-its-1968-all-over-again/

This follows-up the previous item.  Far leftist billionaire George Soros is doing every underhanded thing he can to get Hillary elected president.  He probably knows he can manipulate her to his ends.  He is a most unethical man.   http://beforeitsnews.com/u-s-politics/2016/03/trump-under-attack-by-187-organizations-directly-funded-by-george-soros-2497479.html

Before proceeding to Hillary, consider this item.  Since the Paris disaster Obama had allowed 911 Syrian refugees into the country.  Meanwhile only 4 Christians were admitted despite the genocide being committed by Muslims against Christians across the Middle East and North Africa.  Even Secretary of State Kerry recognizes the genocide and appealed to the UN who has not and will not take any action, but Obama does not care.  Muslims are his preferred people to protect.  Christians are expendable.  This is a function of and led by the political left progressives and liberals across the globe.  Obama is at the head of the pack.  This is but a teeny tiny example of what is going on.   http://patriotupdate.com/beware-christians-not-even-churches-protected-now/