Showing posts with label Socialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Socialism. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

An Evil Killer Praised By Leftists

























As The Federalist's David Harsanyi accurately notes,"His life isn’t only idealized by Communists or Cuban tyrants, but by old-fashioned American liberals who have a longstanding practice of whitewashing socialist history. No one was ever made less poor by Che's revolutions. Only less alive."

Hey BuzzFeed, Che Guevara Was A Bloodthirsty Terrorist

Monday, July 31, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Time to Exit!

The Road To Serfdom is among the top must reads for anyone.

As Dr. Thomas Sowell accurately notes in a review of F. A. Hayek's masterpiece, "The rule of law, on which freedom itself ultimately depends, is inherently incompatible with socialism. People who are free to do as they wish will not do as the economic planners wish. Differences in values and priories are enough to ensure that. These differences must be ironed out by propaganda or power, if socialism is to be socialism. Indoctrination must be part of the program, not because socialist want to be brainwashers, but because socialism requires brainwashing."

Without the rule of law, you no longer have a nation of virtue wtih freedom and liberty for all.

Unfortunately, the assessment Dr. Sowell arrived upon in review of Hayek's brilliance, is actually happening.

Rather than "cheering for your team" no matter the policy put forth, it seems our citizenry should acquaint themselves with the ability to engage in critical thinking. Presently, powerful ruling class elite and progressive politicians, with the cooperation of their partners in the mainstream media, are pushing their agenda, littered with propaganda and fake news, on the citizenry.

It is, as progressive Stuart Chase wrote in 1942, "The Road We Are Traveling."























The "real" stories, which discredit the propaganda pushed by the central planners, is labeled Fake News.

Fake News is a new weapon designed by the central planners to confuse the citizenry, who has made recent strides on deciphering truth from deception.

But until America firmly wakes up and wins this battle, and make no mistake it is just that, that road is "The Road To Serfdom."

Time to Exit!

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Minimum Wage Motivation

The ripple effect of a minimum wage raised by government intervention rather than by market forces are easily predictable.

Therefore, reasoning for the government to continue to intervene creating market inefficiency must reside outside of promoting gainful employment and the betterment of our economy including business owners, workers and consumers.

Wonder what the motivation could possibly be?

A. Attempting to increase the voter base of the Democrats
B. A cog in the wheel of the road traveled to socialism
C. Control of a large faction of the citizenry
D. All of the above

I'll take D, with B most weighted. What say you?




The Coming Minimum-Wage Tsunami Will Wash Away Millions Of Minority Jobs @ Investors.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Socialism Curtails Propserity

Socialism is the antithesis of individual freedom and liberty, placing constraints on prosperity.

It is amazing these facts surrounding socialism are so widely misunderstood. Perhaps it is because economics is also a blind spot for most Americans.

A great article investigated the economics of why socialism fails.

"Freedom also fosters competition, bringing prices of goods and services down and quality up. In the free market, the people are served. In the socialist state, the unsustainable state is served at the expense of the people. And this is the economics of why socialism fails."













THE ECONOMICS OF WHY SOCIALISM FAILS

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Single Payer Always The Plan

You have seen stories on Obamacare premiums going up 25%?

Nobody who read Obamacare before it passed thought the numbers would work. That was always the plan, designed to fail with the public clamoring for the government to fix it, and fix it they will, replacing it with a single payer plan.

You were lied to, and slapped in the face via your wallet.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D:IL), whose husband Robert Creamer recently made headlines turning up in the videos outlining voter fraud put forth by James O'Keefe and his group Project Veritas, proclaimed the ruse to take the country to a single payer plan years ago. Take a listen:

 

Accurately noted by Rush Limbaugh, the democrats "can tie every life decision you make to health care that they are paying for, then they can deny you certain things. They can tell you can't eat that, drink that, can't go there, can't travel there, can't have too many kids, can't do this. They have total control over who you are and how you live based on how much your health care is gonna cost them. There will be death panels. There will be rationing. There will be decisions made on who gets treatment and who doesn't, and it's gonna be based on age. It's gonna be how some bureaucrat values your life versus somebody else's, who's worth more in terms of getting treatment so they live longer, who does the country miss less if they die sooner."

If elected, Hillary will eliminate choice from your health care coverage while further eroding your freedom.

Obamacare Implodes -- As Designed by Rush Limbaugh

Thursday, September 22, 2016

A Horrible Candidate

"Why aren't I 50 points ahead, you might ask" pontificated the arrogant Hillary Clinton, no doubt stunned by recent polling numbers.

 

Could it be America sees you accurately as a liar, an architect of organizing through bullying the political landscape and a progressive aiming to implement a socialist structure while undermining American power and exceptionalism?

Further, might they astutely envision you as an intellectual progressive operative with disdain for the blue collar working families you profess to support, an individual who dreams of squelching free markets through taxation and regulation championing crony capitalism in support of self promotion while welcoming opportunities for you and your political advocates to abuse power?

And those working families you reference? 94 million people are underemployed while nominal income has been stagnant during Obama's two terms.

Additionally, it should be noted those living in right to work states have economically outperformed those in structured environments you favor, demonstrating your economic idiocy.

I could go on, and on, and on, and on, and......................

Monday, March 28, 2016

An Appetite of a Garbage Disposal.

The progressive left has placed America on a steady course to a European social democracy in "endless pursuit of goal that cannot be achieved".

An appetite of a garbage disposal.

A government powerful enough to give is equally powerful enough to take away. The action is not about helping the citizenry; rather about controlling it. Increasing government control over the citizenry places the individual on a road to serfdom.

Free markets and limited government empower the individual, and create the best path to prosperity.


Why more government is NEVER enough for liberalism

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Economic Idiocy of Sanders Supporters

What these Sanders supporters know about economics you could put in a thimble.

Sanders campaign slogan is "A Future To Believe In".

These folks, most without any skin in the game, fail to recognize that placing their prosperity in the hands of a bankrupt, both morally and financially, and oppressive government simply reduces incentive, attacks personal dignity and robs individuals from achieving dreams.

Economic idiots sure, but there is more to it than that.

It says something about the economic and social state of America that individuals would be willing to give up their pursuit of happiness to become a serf dependent on the generosity of bureaucrats.

Some future.

It should always be noted that free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Risk Opportunity Lost Under Dependency

Most Americans are on the road to serfdom, and they don't even know it.

The young folks who think the system is screwing them are turning in large measure to Bernie Sanders, but his brand of socialism is sure to box them in, squelching the opportunity to risk, or bet on themselves, effectively ending their dreams, if they have them, of becoming independently wealthy and free.

The ramifications of the progressive march over the past decade, with orchestrated efforts to discredit churches, private companies, agencies and organizations while creating divisions between classes through race, gender and economic status, has resulted in the Millennials embracing of big government rather than free market capitalism.

Therefore, sadly, the position taken by the Millennials would certainly be considered reasonable. It is all they know. The economic systems are in large measure broken, full of manipulation and corruption, but the answer is not expansive government or a kingmaker.

The answer is free market capitalism, the best path to prosperity, liberty and freedom.


Why The Masses Remain Poor by EconMatters.com

Monday, January 25, 2016

A Horrifying Agenda

BARACK OBAMA TO BECOME LEADER OF THE WORLD!

Although the rhetoric is often ambiguous, bordering on Orwellian doublespeak, behind the scenes the actions undertaken by President Obama, which are most successfully masked by the mainstream media, allow it reasonable to conclude "Obama wants to destroy traditional America which he sees as evil, paternalistic, imperialistic, bullying and unfair. His goal is to rebuild the country as a socialist state, a utopia where all [globally] receive the same outcomes regardless of merit and effort".

"Obama wants to destroy traditional America which he sees as evil, paternalistic, imperialistic, bullying and unfair. His goal is to rebuild the country as a socialist state, a utopia where all receive the same outcomes regardless of merit and effort".

As we have previously noted, Obama will fit right in as UN Secretary General following his horrendous presidency. In fact, since we originally posted about this, stories have speculating about this have now made the national media.

As we wrote in June, "Against the will of the people, in a cloud of secrecy, another attempt to pass Obamatrade, by both parties, is coming. Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R:AL) is warning America, as a significant loss of her sovereignty will occur should Obamatrade pass. It is a "living agreement" with global governance, which means America would adhere to rules from partner nations as they, not us, see fit.

Can you envision Obama as UN Chief in a few years further diminishing the power and status in the world and transferring the wealth of America to nations he deems in need?

Sadly, I sure can.

Obama is poised to lead the UN, who has just adopted Agenda 2030, a blueprint for global socialism and governance which attacks America as founded.  With Obama having signed away much of Uncle Sam's sovereignty through treaty, citizens of America will be forced to conform as freedoms of our citizenry become governed by unelected global bureaucrats who aim to expanded control through central planning for the greater good.

"In addition to addressing climate change, it also sets ambitious goals for areas such as economics, health, energy, education, agriculture, gender equality and a whole host of other issues. As you will see below, this global initiative is being billed as a “new universal Agenda” for humanity. If you are anything like me, alarm bells are going off in your head right about now" said Michael Snyder of End of the American Dream blog.

Please review the 17 as presented by Michael Snyder:

The heart of the 2030 Agenda is a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals…

Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere


Goal 2


End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture


 Goal 3


Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages


Goal 4


Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all


 Goal 5


Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls


Goal 6


Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all


Goal 7


Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all


Goal 8


Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all


 Goal 9 


Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries


 Goal 11


 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


 Goal 12


 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


 Goal 13


Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*


 Goal 14 


Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development


Goal 15


Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss


 Goal 16


Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels


 Goal 17


Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development 


On the surface, some of this stuff sounds great.  Who doesn't seek to end poverty and hunger? That is, until you find an progressive elitist seeking to govern your behavior. Recall the arrogance in Michael Bloomberg, who is no doubt looking out for you, seeking to limit the size of your Big Gulp?

Bloomberg, and progressives all, are of the school of thought that it is their responsibility to control though the citizenry by nudging behavior, limiting consumer choice and molding society into their Fabian socialist hearts content.

In actuality, this is really alarming stuff.  It is nothing short of theft of your individualism and freedom.

While you follow the email saga of Hillary Clinton, Globalists, of which she is one, are planning to significantly restrict your liberty and freedom, and American sovereignty, in an evil advertised effort to end poverty through owning economic and social production and activities through regulation. Every alarm bell you have should be ringing loudly, because your liberty and freedom is under direct attack.

Picture Obama as head of the UN post POTUS, using laws he illegally altered and treaties severing sovereignty he placed the US in adherence to, to have United Nations govern over the US.

As we have previously noted, Orwell's 1984 was not supposed to be an instruction manual.

It must never be forgotten, as Ronald Reagan said, "Man is not free unless government is limited".

The horrifying agendas Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are working on with the United Nations, without question, place significant reductions on your freedom and liberty.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Socialist Bern

Alarmed at his progress, Hillary and her supporters are attacking Bernie Sanders, labeling him a socialist.

“Having somebody who is identified more as a socialist in many decades of public service than as a Democrat makes it impossible for Democrats in a state like Missouri,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO).

These same folks have supported Obama's socialization of America every step of the way, assisting him in a drastic expansion of the federal government. Obama has seized control over food, autos, education, energy, healthcare and finance, and even directing FHA to attempt to dictate the makeup of neighborhoods in an apparent attempt to punish an incorrectly perceived issue of white flight.

Hillary Clinton and her cronies, certainly including Sen. McCaskill, are hypocrites and liars, themselves socialists at best.



If only Sen. Bernie Sanders would take the opportunity given him in the primary to make them feel the BERN by actually calling them out.

He won't, but Donald Trump will.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Turnstile of Terror

Here in America, those who aim for chaos are protesting in the streets against the nation's law enforcement over false yet perceived truths regarding treatment of minorities. Most of these folks are paid operatives, with a smaller percentage useful idiots who are all too eager to fight the man.

Sadly, thanks to the horrendous policies of the Obama administration, these morons might soon be clamoring for the help of our talented and outstanding law enforcement officials, as all of us have been proclaimed as targets for Radical Islamic terrorists around the world. It should be noted members of the terrorist groups that aim us harm are in the United States.

So, it goes without saying that freedom everywhere suffered at the hands of the terrorist act in Paris last week; an act without question perpetrated by Radical Islamic terrorists.

While President Obama has declared the global war on terror over and al Qaeda on the run, the actual terrorists are running roughshod across the globe, seizing territory and engaging in murderous mayhem.  ISIS, Boko Haram, al Qaeda; you name it, they are calling out their targets and inflicting terror.

While there are many recent terrorist acts worth noting, the events in Paris, where Radical Islamic terrorists killed 17 people in incidents at two location, seem to have the feel of the shark being jumped.

As Mark Steyn so appropriately said, "Obama talked the talk, but those guys walked the walk."

The Obama administration refuses to publicly recognize who is actually inflicting these acts of terrorism across the globe, such a glaring omission that even the mainstream media is down right confused. Why can't the Obama administration admit what the entire globe knows; that Radical Islamic terrorists are committing acts of terrorism in increasing and alarming fashion from sea to shining sea?

Perhaps we should think back.  Obama passed judgement on those who would dare "slander the prophet of Islam".  You may recall this quote from a speech Obama made last year at the United Nations:  "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam".

In page 261 of Obama's book "Audacity of Hope", Obama stated the following: "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction".  So when the world came together for a unity rally in Paris, it should not shock anyone that Obama would not be in attendance.  While some exhibit their colossal ignorance thinking it was an oversight, or perhaps not feasible due to logistics, Obama has told us where he stands; over and over again.  There is no way he would attend the rally.

While the French Prime Minister appropriately labeled France as "at war with Jihadism and Radical Islam", it did not take long for some backtracking, even by French President Francois Hollande, and for many on the left to blame France for the attack.   While French policies of appeasement and socialism have led to a failed society of multiculturalism, the entire blame for the terrorist attacks lands squarely on the feet of the Radical Islamic terrorists who committed the acts.

Connecting the dots is not difficult.  As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu correctly stated speaking at the rally, "the world is now understanding the threat of extreme Islamic terrorism".  Far be it for me, but I though this was quite clear at about 4:30PM on September 11, 2001.

President Obama is lacking in so many regards, but intelligence is not among that list.  Obama has a long history of, at the very least, being sympathetic to groups, or nations, that are Muslim and coexist with terrorists and their organizations.  Note his position, against American policy, as an opponent of Israel.  Note his warmth to The Muslim Brotherhood, and his swift anger with Egypt who dared to oppose their actions. Consider his lack of action as agents of Islamic terror move toward forming a Greater Syria establishing a caliphate in the middle east.

And ask yourself why under Obama does the United States continue to release prisoners who only return to wage terror on us again? Is he on their team? Obama seems to be operating a turnstile of terror.

As cynical as I am, I cannot believe President Obama wishes harm inflicted on world citizens by these agents of terror, but he certainly is not only sympathetic to Islam, he sides with them against us when "things turn ugly".  He told us so.

Things got "ugly" in France last week.  You saw where Obama stood, and it was not in France at the rally.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Commander in Communism

The transformation of America is sadly well underway, and the road we are traveling from a free market capitalist system to not only socialism, but ultimately communism, is being hidden for all to see in plain sight.

See the following tweet earlier this week from our Commander in Communism himself, spoken like a true communist in effort to mask the true ambitions while presenting it in plain English. 


The citizens of this nation are not children of the government. What the government will give back to everybody is the hard earned production it confiscates from the working citizen. Does that sound familiar? It should.  It is communism; state ownership of the means of production. From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs! 

It would be far time for the electorate of this nation to sober up from the intoxication of irrelevance and take notice of their freedom and liberty being taken from them by government leadership claiming to support them in all ways possible. 


For those who have forgotten their history, Thomas Jefferson once said "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have." 

At such point they take away your entitlement, the freedom needed for you to rectify the situation will be lost.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Shine On

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell.

There is an escalating amount of deceitful action taking place in the political arena in recent years.

Propaganda from elected officials, buoyed by their political strategists and a complicit news media, remains hidden from a public drowning in a sea of irrelevance, enabling the government to clandestinely seize additional power over the citizenry.

As Winston Churchill once said, socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.  That eerily encapsulates the mindset of the majority of protesters we see wreaking havoc on our streets.

Those who seek to divide our nation through race and class war, fueling suffering and violence, with no respect for the rule of law, will get their comeuppance.

Instant Karma going to get you, hit you right in the head.

 

Remembering the brilliance of the great John Lennon, lost 34 years ago this evening to a gunman in front of his home in NYC.  Shine on!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Excitement Lost

As President Obama embarked on his new administration, many of us knew the avenues of approach on the road we were going to travel to fundamentally transform America from her exceptionalism and lofty position of prosperity in the world.

While this seems intolerable, and it is, in the aftermath of a financial shock, a seemingly orchestrated crisis, much of the citizenry seemed willing to almost blindly place allegiance behind a young GQ black Senator with little meaningful experience who vocalized an altered political arena and workable landscape for those noting reductions in their standard of living.

The financial crisis had placed much of America in a stranglehold, and hope for change was placed in the hands of our new president, although few would seek an opportunity to read the "fine print" regarding his plans for a new America, one based on fairness, embracing social justice and focusing on equal outcomes rather than equal opportunity.

One avenue of approach in the direct aftermath of the financial crisis was the government rescue of the large US automakers.  You see, given their financial constraints, they were unable to survive without government assistance. Except, while Chrysler and General Motors accepted governmental cash, Ford did not.

Those who could not stand on their own should have gone through the bankruptcy process, rather than having been bailed out.  The Wall Street Journal did not foresee the bailout as a worthy investment.

Ford has turned itself around quite nicely the old fashioned way, and for those who jumped in a $1 per share (F:NYSE), the current share price of approximately $17, it feels damn good to be an American.  With a distinct and measurable advantage of having borrowed from the government, both Chrysler, which since was sold, and GM have made significant gains.

The borrowing for GM can with a hidden cost; however, that most consumers were unaware of.

First, as an avenue to support the government sought after transition away from fossil fuels, Obama motors emerged building vehicles with energy sources whose supply failed miserably to match public demand.  Yes, due to global warming, nothing short of a vehicle for the transformation of wealth and the greatest hoax of all time, economic principles will be violated to advance a political agenda.  And due to GM accepting the cash, they were unable to deny the request, or mandate.

A second major decision, as it turns out, was also forced upon General Motors, and on a personal level, it is difficult for me to contain my rage on this one; the shutdown of the famed Pontiac Motor Division. GM did not want to go along with this, just having produced the Pontiac G8 Grand Prix sedan, which was a strong contender for Motor Trend Car of the Year in 2009.  But racy sport model sedans did not fit the agenda over at 1600 and the government forced GM to jettison the iconic brand. With no leverage against the government, who held the purse strings, the demise of Pontiac sadly became reality.


2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Grand Prix Sedan

VP Joe Biden, Pontiac Trans Am
So bent on advancing the alternate energy vehicles and working toward elimination of high powered V8 muscle cars, even Vice President Joe Biden, the owner of a classic Pontiac Trans Am, failed to take steps to thwart the shutdown. Shame on him.

Third, in a seemingly illegal action, those holding GM bonds were shut out in the reorganization, with the billions of taxpayer dollars going to the unions and political cronies along for the ride.

Fourth, the dealerships forced to close in the consolidation were overwhelmingly, over 80%, owned by GOP donors and or those owner-operators with vocal opposition to the agenda of the new administration.

While much of the automaker tale is classified by most as water under the bridge, it is worth noting that the administration agenda, one closely matching those outlined by Stuart Chase in his 1940's book "The Road We Are Traveling", is to achieve governmental control over significant engines of commerce, including transportation, health care, finance and communication among others.

Alas, there is good news reported by Pravda, oh excuse me, the mainstream media. GM, utilizing all that borrowed tax payer dollars, is "early chapters" of a comeback! However, don't get too excited about a return of all the lost taxpayer money.  It ain't gonna happen.

Time is said to heal all wounds.

Recently, Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow of the Family Research Council and someone I respect and view favorably, asked Conservatives to rethink our animosity of GM.  It appears Blackwell subscribes to the axiom of George W. Bush of abandoning the free market system in order to save the free market system.  I do not.

As many of you may have previously read, my family has always driven Pontiac cars and Chevrolet SUV's and have always held the product in high regard.  That remains the case as this blogpost is written.

However, my Chevy Trailblazer is nearing 200K miles, and although in good shape, if global economic collapse can be averted next year, it likely will be time to make a move.

Due to GM associating with the regime, the closing of the Pontiac Motor Division, seemingly illegal targeting of political opponents, the rewarding of union cronies with taxpayer funds and my unwillingness to support socialism and the regime, a penalty will be levied and my next move will be the purchase of a 2014 Ford Explorer.

The regime should know cash is king. Pontiac built excitement, but thanks to the regime, that excitement is lost.