The political left repeats
over and over again that Republicans and conservatives are on the wrong
side of history. The two pieces provided here offer an interesting take
on that notion. Quote: "One of the most common phrases to be heard
from “the left” is the assertion that someone or some public policy is
or is not on “the right side of history.” It has almost become a mantra
by those who disagree with, hate, or are fearful of ideas and policies
proposed by those generally characterized as being politically on “the
right.”
The notion behind it is
that “history” moves in a particular direction, toward some set of
specific goals and societal forms, with each step in the historical
process representing a “higher” and “better” stage or level than the
preceding ones at which “society” has been operating. Marx rejected these people, labeling them as “utopian socialists.” It
is also captured in the popular labeling of those, again, on the
political left as being “progressives” in their outlook and proposals
for social reform and change. On the other hand, opponents are declared
to be “reactionary,” “conservative,” or “deniers” of some facet of
reality. Under the latter heading would be those who deny or challenge
or question whether “climate change” is singularly or primarily or
significantly man-made, or whether America still is or is becoming a
more racist, misogynist, or generally anti-“social justice” hateful
society. This attitude and language has been exacerbated by the
election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, but it has
been an ideological and linguistic conception of the political divisions
in America and other places in the world for a very long time. As with
many things on the political left, it dates from the nineteenth century
and the “scientific socialism” of Karl Marx (1818-1883)." https://fee.org/articles/marxists-are-not-on-the-right-side-of-history/?
Here is the second item. Quote: "But it is nonetheless the case that a
notion of a “right side of history” is an empty, meaningless phrase.
History is the product not of mysterious forces beyond man’s and
mankind’s control and power. History is the product and result of ideas –
ideas about the nature of man, conceptions of how men could and should
live together, and the political and economic institutional order of
things that will best benefit humanity as the sum of the individuals
making it up. What history has shown is that there has been greater
human freedom, greater human prosperity, and greater human peace and
tranquility during those times when the ideas of individual liberty,
free markets, and limited government have most prevailed and been
instituted in society. The greater the degree of government control,
command, and coercion in society, the less these things have existed and
blossomed. The task is not to be on some mythical “right side of
history,” but to make history reflect the triumph and success of the
idea and ideals of human liberty. But this does not just happen. It
requires each of us to understand the meaning, value and importance of
liberty in that classical liberal and libertarian sense, and to be
willing to defend and advance it among our fellow human beings. That is
what would make history." https://fee.org/articles/how-marx-got-on-the-wrong-side-of-history/
While there have been a
number of instances of harsh political disagreements in our nation's
history I am not aware of any time (excepting the Civil War era) that
the level of animosity held by one political side against the other has
been as ugly as the political left/Democrats now have for Trump and
members of the political right. Quote: "The shooting of anyone is a
serious situation. When someone is targeted simply because of their
race, political alignment, gender, religious beliefs or anything else,
it is a situation that needs to be taken very seriously. Everyone
deserves the right to their own opinion. It is what makes the United
States so great. The founding fathers built the United States on a place
of freedom, allowing those to express themselves in demonstration and
in speech. While Democrats and Republicans often do not agree on issues,
it is the right of both sides to have their ideas, as long as it
doesn’t cause harm to those on the opposite side. Sadly, this notion is
time and time again put to the test by deranged individuals who believe
violence is the answer." And, "President Donald Trump asked both
parties to come together with this issue, as it affects both sides, not
just Republicans. Despite this plea to bring everyone together, a
Democrat strategist actually had the audacity to introduce the tag
“#HuntRepublicans” following the shooting. Who started the hashtag and
asked for the actual shooting of Republicans around the country? Watch
the video to learn more." http://patrioticviralnews.com/articles/democrat-strategist-introduces-huntrepublicans-after-shooting-of-republican-congressman-scalise/
Reconciliation is in bad need of happening on both sides. I pray that
all of us can agree on that point and take it to heart. Hate always
divides and has no place anywhere in our lives.
The
anti-religious crowd is both intolerant and profoundly arrogant. The
reality is that they seem to have almost no understanding of our
nation's history and their unhinged rant about Trump holding a prayer
session in the White House proves it. There is a famous story of our
founding that involves Benjamin Franklin. He was not the most religious
person but he believed in God. During a particularly difficult time at
the Constitutional Convention he noted the lack of progress and
suggested that the assembly begin each day with a prayer to solicit
support from the "Creator of the universe...and enlighten our minds with
a portion of heavenly wisdom". They did so and the impasse ended. Here
is an extract from Franklin's appeal. "Before I sit down, Mr.
President, I will suggest another matter; and I am really surprised that
it has not been proposed by some other member at an earlier period of
our deliberations. I will suggest, Mr. President, that propriety of
nominating and appointing, before we separate, a chaplain to this
Convention, whose duty it shall be uniformly to assemble with us, and
introduce the business of each day by and address to the Creator of the
universe, and the Governor of all nations, beseeching Him to preside in
our council, enlighten our minds with a portion of heavenly wisdom,
influence our hearts with a love of truth and justice, and crown our
labors with complete and abundant success!" https://wallbuilders.com/franklins-appeal-prayer-constitutional-convention/
Indeed, for many years following our founding government buildings were
routinely also the places of worship. If they intended that there be a
separation of church and state, that would never have occurred. The
fact is that the separation of church and state is nothing but a canard
concocted by a liberal Supreme Court justice taking out of context words
used by Thomas Jefferson. That ruling was a tragedy. Anyone who has
even a remote understanding of history since that ruling will know that
not long afterward anti-God and anti-religious fervor began to change
the tide of our country and not for the better. No one can convince me
that religious principles are unimportant and are superseded by an
atheistic belief in nothingness and meaninglessness. Absence of
Godliness and religious convictions is not a solution to anything
because such thinking is not rooted in anything. It is absolutely void
of meaning. It does not have any foundation on which to base moral and
ethical principles, which today
are sorely missing. Such thinking suggests that random and
meaningless chaos is neither a good or bad thing. It just is. I submit
that absent unchangeable guiding principles from a higher power (not
the fickle and malleable ones fallible humans make) on which to
base them lawlessness, disrespectfulness, amorality and
unethical behavior will ultimately reign. Unfortunately that is the way
we are headed.
The
hope for lasting peace that followed end of the Cold War obviously did
not pan out. This item addresses the liberal's long sought after
utopian state and the failed attempts that proved to work against that
dream. Quote: "The “peace dividend” promised by the end of the cold war
has degenerated into endless war. The miraculous promises of medicine
have been hijacked by “health care” racketeering now institutionalized
under ObamaCare. The Civil Rights campaign begun in the 1950s with the
most earnest, hopeful intentions (and generous policies) has produced
off-the-charts black crime rates, educational defeat, ruined cities, and
epic rancor. The middle class has been left economically shipwrecked by
the promises of globalism. The pledge of a happy retirement dissolves
as the pension funds roll over and die. And the supposed paragon of
enlightened American governance morphs into a sinister and corrupt Deep
State of oligarchical corruption." https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/07/14/holy-hell/
This is a message all of us
should heed, especially those on the political left. Quote: "I don’t
want to hear about the good Muslims. I should not need to be told about
the good Muslims. If the good Muslims were that good, wouldn’t I be
hearing their calls of outrage? Wouldn’t I be seeing them protest and
speak out against their brothers?" And, "Paris is no longer Paris,
London is no longer London and most of Europe cannot recognize itself
from five years ago. Europeans just surrendered, without a whimper or a
fight. With no protest, they eagerly invited folks in who have been
their enemies for thousands of years. What happened to the Vikings,
Roman Legions or the Crusaders? They, whose ancestors took no mess, are
allowing others to make a mess of their country. If raping their women
in the streets will not enrage the men, if killing their children on
their own streets will not have them in those streets protesting, if
seeing politicians telling them not to fear will not awaken them, what
on God’s earth will? If you are watching your citizens being slaughtered
on your bridges, festivals and night clubs and you want to invite more
of the assailants into your country, check what they are putting into
your water supply. This is not European, this is not even human."
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/muslim-invasion-and-the-crazy-europeans-who-invited-them/ This cartoon tells the story very well. https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/06/09/death-by-political-correctness-2/ Muslim husband cuts off wife fingers because she did not clear her studies with him. http://truedaily.news/2017/07/13/muslim-slices-spouses-part-right-off/ Do liberals really support this kind of behavior???
This
item exposes the desperate steps Obama took before is left office to
sabotage the office for Trump. His actions illustrate how small a
person he is, his lack of maturity/statesmanship and his reckless
disregard for the welfare of the country and international relations.
Quote: "President Obama reportedly approved the cyber hacking operation
during the last days of his presidency, as a sort of retaliatory
response to the vague and unproven allegations
of Russian election meddling. If accurate, the latest reports are
problematic for several reasons. First, it seems hypocritical for
Democrats including Obama and Hillary Clinton to point fingers at Russia
for supposed cyber activity, while Democrat administration in the White
House was routinely engaging in the same type of projects. Second, by
directly ordering the NSA to fiddle with Russian networks just weeks
before Trump took office, Obama created a hornet’s nest of problems to
be handed off to the incoming president. Instead of sharing the
available intelligence with Trump’s team and allowing the newly elected
leader to decide on a course of action, Obama essentially lit a bomb and
left it for Trump to defuse — or have it blow up in his face." http://conservativetribune.com/obama-sabotaged-russia-relations/? More, this adds the possibility of obstruction to the charges Obama could face. https://www.teaparty.org/watch-obamas-sick-order-frame-trump-exposed-247267/
This is the legacy of allowing illegal immigrants to freely enter our country. http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/big-list-of-86-horrific-illegal-alien-crimes/
Just think. If they had stayed home these tragedies would never have
happened to innocent Americans. If you need more proof that the
political left is slowly but surely losing their minds see what these
liberal city council members had to say when two judges asked them to
clean the human defecations from outside the court house. In effect
they said. No can do. It might be considered racially offensive. http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/now-cleaning-poop-off-sidewalks-called-racially-insensitive/
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