A
day does not go by anymore but what I find myself shaking my head in wonderment
at the things I am witnessing in America…and the world. Common sense, pragmatism, civility,
rationality, ethics, morals, courtesy, respect…these are all lost arts in
today’s culture and society. In order to
regain some semblance of grounding…retain ties to some certitude of fundamental
principle….we as a people need to come face to face with reality.
I
would like to think that I am a reasonably open-minded, tolerant individual. I embrace my own fallibility and realize full
well that I am oftentimes wrong about things I believe. The standards and values that I apply in my
life and sought to instill in my children are not necessarily right for
everyone else. My wisdom and experience
quotient is certainly inadequate to author a model for our culture, our
society, and our nation. But as Forest
Gump said, “Stupid is as stupid does”. My friends, there is a lot of stupid going on
these days.
We need to assert Reason Over Woke. When we see it propagated it through sheer
repetition of the lie, we need to call out dishonesty for what it is. We need to pull the sheets back on the
shameless practice of redefining wrong as right when we know full well it is a
contradiction. Wokeness has become the
practice of tolerance to the extreme; tolerance for the sake of tolerance where
anything goes. For fear of being branded unwoken, we too often fail to call out
injustice or nonsensical rhetoric and behavior.
We have forgotten the wisdom in the old saying… “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything”. Well, we have fallen pretty hard.
The
option of standing by in non-judgment and allowing individuals, within reason,
to think and act of their own volition has somehow been forfeited. In the current state of political
correctness, silence is opposition. Failure to openly and enthusiastically agree
with something that you might personally disagree with is the equivalent of
condemning it outright and branding it as improper. There is no tolerance for “to each his/her own”. There is no “gray area”. There is no
place for “honest disagreement”. There is only “victory at any cost”. The
goal is “absolute domination”. The quest is for a “monolithic world that preaches inclusion but practices persecution”.
I
am an Independent who tends to be conservative.
And even though I view the Republicans as conservative and the Democrats
as liberal, this ideological tilt does not filter my view of the GOP through a
rose-colored lens. The Republican Party
is not a bastion for correct policy and perfect principle. They are dysfunctionally bureaucratic and are
owned body and soul by big government concepts.
They have, however, managed to retain a faithful connection to a constitutional government and the
individual rights associated with that blueprint. The Democratic Party, on the other hand, has
gone nuts.
By
turning practical control of their Party over to the unions, the Black Lives
Matter organization, race hustlers in general, the entrepreneurial pirates of
the so-called Green Industry, and the lunatics of the far left…the Democrats
have allowed their Party to become detached from reality. They are on an apparent mission to redefine
our country through the inexplicable leveraging of a razor-thin majority in
Washington and a tide of irrational “anything
goes” mania that is sweeping across the land. The Democratic Party of today bears no
resemblance to the Democratic Party of President Bill Clinton.
Lest
you question my objectivity and catalogue me as a closet Republican, let us
take a quick trip through the land of current events. If you can read about this foolishness and
see it as anything less than the lunacy that it is; then you are tuning into a
frequency that is beyond my comprehension.
And for what it’s worth…I view Donald Trump’s insistence on remaining
center-stage as a large part of that crazy stuff I mentioned earlier. As long as the Donald is in the conversation,
he will be a convenient form of subterfuge for the Democratic idiocy and an
effective governor on any chance the Republican Party has of restoring some
balance to the ideological equilibrium of this nation.
I
realize that this is one looooonnnnng
post. But please read it. Take the
time to consider each article linked below.
Think seriously about how it squares with what you think and believe
in. Read it over several sittings. There are various sources and a lot of
factual reporting. Taken in total, this
is a fairly accurate picture of what is going on in America today.
So
open your eyes, kick your brain into gear, allow your common sense and reason
to seize control of your inner workings, and apply a simple test to these
stories: Where does this all lead us?
Can this be good for our nation?
Will this improve the lives of our children and grandchildren? Can we believe anything the Democrats or the
Media tell us? Are Republicans really as
stupid as they appear to be? And most
important of all…how do we get out of this?
We
must begin by recognizing deception for what it is. Hot is
not cold. Up is not down. If there is someone telling us that it is,
then they are not to be trusted. If
someone objects to a practice or a condition and yet prescribes some various form
of that same practice or condition as a solution to the problem…then there is a
good likelihood that they are the
problem to start with. Call out the rank hypocrisy that is being
crammed down our throats. Political
and entrepreneurial millionaires are screaming “eat the rich” while living a life of royalty and privilege. They practice “discrimination for me, but not for thee”. In their “upside
down world”, they will not only take the fruits of YOUR labor to create THEIR
vision; they will strive to indoctrinate you into their vision or else.
The “or else” part is when
they brand you as a disposable commodity, a throwaway interloper whose opinion
is worthless, and label you as a scourge of society who has the audacity to think
independently for yourself. They will
kick you off the train.
No…I
am not anti-Democrat. In fact, I have
written many times on this blog about the essential importance of a vibrant
two-party (maybe three?) system in
American politics. I heartily endorse a
robust debate between the right and the left that might result in a fiscally
conservative and socially moderate government.
Both sides needed to be pulled back from the extreme edges. But the plain and simple fact is that while
the Republican Party is certainly ailing and trying to find its own identity
while enduring its Trumpian crisis; the Democratic Party has lost its soul and
is careening out of control into a lala land of foolish virtues, hollow
platitudes, and simply irresponsible policies.
It is jumping off a cliff without thinking and taking America with
it. Are we all going to simply follow
these idiots off the cliff or are we going to stop and say…LOOK DOWN FIRST! Just as the
Republicans need someone to step up and knock Trump off of the pedestal upon
which he resides; the Democrats need someone to grow a spine and call out the
imbeciles that are running their Party.
This is not about winning or
losing. I’m talking
about people who are screwing things up so badly, they might not get
straightened out again. Be
objective. Be reasonable. Be sensible.
Take a stroll through the streets of America and across the globe and
ask yourself….Is this normal?
President Biden and the Democrats
are spending money like drunken sailors. They have lost all sense of fiscal
reality. There is a case to be made for
government programs; even when it requires deficit spending. But the Democrats have taken deficit spending
to levels that will no doubt threaten the
fiscal foundation of our nation in the foreseeable future. When we as private citizens throw money
around foolishly, we go bankrupt. When
the Democrats throw money around foolishly, they are supposed to be….what?...compassionate, caring, benevolent? Tell that to the generations to come that
have to deal with our national debt.
This is REAL money…YOUR tax dollars…and PERMANENT debt.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/bidens-budget-projects-u-s-debt-will-smash-world-war-ii-record-this-year/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/six-takeaways-biden-budget-proposal
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/give-clean-energy-a-hand-up-not-a-handout/
https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/sunepa-spending-phase-out-wood-burning-devices-while-congress
Not
to be outdone by the Dizzy Spending Dems,
the Republicans are part and parcel of this irresponsible federal gluttony;
they just throw our tax dollars at different spending priorities. This is a mutual embarrassment shared by both
National Parties. As usual, the Babylon
Bee hits the mark on this one: https://babylonbee.com/news/republicans-counter-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-with-fiscally-responsible-19-trillion-proposal
. As sad as it is, the fact is that the
Republicans in Congress are the only firewall between Biden Democrats and total
fiscal surrender.
Our journalistic community
continues to embarrass themselves with their lapdog attitude towards liberal
causes and the Democrats.
They are shamelessly biased, they edit the news to support their agenda,
and they cross the line into clear untruths…they
lie. They are pathetic. In addition to this media carnival, a handful of
incredibly rich yuppies are running big tech under an umbrella of legal
insulation that is permitting them to exercise expansive influence with extreme
censorship. Why are we allowing these
self-proclaimed “emperors of the internet”
to manipulate our freedom of expression and speech?
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/new-york-times-coverage-of-trump-and-biden-budget-proposals-differ-wildly/
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-media-cant-quit-trump-nearly-40-of-all-stories-about-joe-biden-mention-donald-trump
https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/29/hunter-biden-is-back-in-the-news-so-the-media-goes-again-for-the-scoop/
https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/27/facebook-people-will-now-be-allowed-to-discuss-whether-covid-19-originated-in-wuhan-lab/
https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/media-outlets-criticized-covid-lab-leak-theory-last-year-are-now-scrambling
President Biden and the Democrats
have filled our government with radical ideologues that have no regard for
civic responsibility or agency boundaries. They are wildly and openly pursuing their
liberal visions for our culture without regard to reasonable restraint. Joe Biden has put them on a generous
allowance and they can spend all of their time thinking about what color they
want to paint the sky in this universe. They
are like children with a new box of crayons and a big, new sketch pad. You and I are simply the stick people on
their pages.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/senate-confirms-kristen-clarke.php
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/david-chipman-anti-gun-nut/?utm_source=blog-landing&utm_medium=desktop&utm_campaign=continue-reading
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bidens-most-dangerous-nominee-waco-agent-david-chipman-to-run-the-atf
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/atf-nominee-sidesteps-question-about-confiscating-assault-weapons
Don’t
miss the next post….Just Google centerlineright
The race to the edge of liberal
extremities has totally infected our educational system. We drop our kids off at school in the
morning, assuming they are learning their reading, writing, and
arithmetic. NOT! Their textbooks and
teachers are filling their heads with social nonsense that has no place in our
schools. Higher and secondary education
is totally saturated with the woke, liberal agenda and shows no inclination
towards returning to any semblance of a reasonable, instructional balance
between fundamental skills, abilities, and differing philosophies. This
liberal lunacy has crept into all aspects of education….academics, sports,
global affairs…even extending to the revision of history and into our
children’s bathrooms.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-university-tenure-is-now-back-on-the-table
https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/27/brandeis-dean-declares-yes-all-white-people-are-racists/
https://www.newsmax.com/us/union-teachers-boycott-israel/2021/05/28/id/1023106/
https://www.dailywire.com/news/marc-lamont-hill-to-crt-critic-why-shouldnt-we-teach-kids-whiteness-is-all-negative-name-something-positive-about-being-white
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/book-of-the-week-a-dubious-expediency.php
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/usa-today-finds-the-word-male-to-be-hurtful/
https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/31/will-eliminating-standard-tests-really-reduce-racial-disparities-in-education/
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-removes-greek-latin-requirement-for-classics-majors-to-combat-systemic-racism/
The Biden Administration obsession
to obliterate all things Trump continues to take us in bad directions. Trump made lots of mistakes that need to be
corrected. He did a lot of things he
should be ashamed of. But Trump did a lot of good things through
policy choices that made us a stronger and better country…and made the world a
safer place. Biden and the Democrats
need to accept his accomplishments with gratitude, get over Trump, and move on
with their own set of policies. There is
one big chair in the White House and Biden sits in it. We all know where the buck stops.
https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/blog/craig-bannister/pres-bidens-message-republicans-blocking-jan-6-commission-eat-some-chocolate
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/china-wuhan-lab-covid/2021/05/26/id/1022825/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/bidens-lack-of-interest-in-investigating-the-origins-of-covid-19-is-troubling
https://nypost.com/2021/05/26/bidens-plan-for-diplomatic-mission-to-the-palestinians-violates-us-law/
The only thing about the Biden
Administration that seems to be as important as their “Trump” obsession is their “Race”
obsession. The Biden
Administration and the Democrats find race issues in every…single…aspect of our lives.
They cannot breathe, or eat, or sleep, or speak without somehow
connecting the activity with race. It is
has reached levels of maximum stupidity and begs the question….How can we ever hope to eliminate
discrimination based on race when all we do is emphasize the distinctions of
race?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/us-embassies-to-honor-george-floyd.php
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/biden-fuels-racial-divisions-with-blacks-only-debt-relief-for-farmers.php
https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/24/preference-or-prejudice-federal-court-finds-biden-administration-is-engaged-in-racial-and-gender-discrimination/#more-173550
https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/top-nyt-covid-reporter-said-lab-leak-theory-racist-offering-hints-papers-news
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/black-lives-matter-co-founder-real-estate
https://nypost.com/2021/05/29/mothers-criticize-blm-activists-for-profiting-off-their-dead-sons/
https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/biden-admin-gives-millions-grants-racial-equity-stem-education
https://www.dailywire.com/news/largest-u-s-hospital-group-will-require-conscious-inclusion-training-recommended-employees-read-white-fragility
Everything is a crisis! Pay attention to how
Biden and the Democrats go about attempting to implement their radical changes
to our government. Under the guise of “crisis”, they make the case for
extraordinary actions that in normal times would not even be considered. A perfect illustration of this is the recent
pandemic and the draconian measures taken to mitigate it. The Democrats breathlessly bleat about
climate change, poverty, racism, infrastructure decay, and a litany of other
liberal obsessions. To hear their
incessant crowing, one would be certain that the end of the world is upon us. Certainly there are problems in these areas
that need addressing; but do we have to
change the fundamental nature of our country to do so?
And
then…lo and behold, once the crisis
is past us, somehow the bulk of the emergency actions seem to remain. They are institutionalized; they become
permanent. And the obscene part of this
strategy is that in order to maximize their agenda, everything is in crisis all the time. Here is a perfect case in point: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-warns-democracy-itself-is-in-peril-during-memorial-day-address
.
I
find it shameful that our President
would seize upon a moment of memoriam to our fallen soldiers to brazenly
advance his social agenda. But then I
forget…the Democrats have no shame. To pollute the pure and complete
sacrifice of our fallen war heroes with partisan politics is pettiness beyond description. Here is what Memorial Day is all about: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/americas-honor-9.php
. Oh yes, and for what it’s worth, here
is Biden’s “wingperson’s” Memorial
Day message: https://www.nysun.com/editorials/duty-honor-and-kamala-harris/91527/
Senators
Schumer and Blumenthal have gone as far as to openly threaten the Supreme Court
of the United States if they did not rule in accordance with liberal
dogma. These people have no respect for
our Constitution and are striving in every way possible to rework our
government through extraordinary measures.
The clock of November, 2022 is ticking very loudly and they are hearing
it very clearly. Think about this: https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/31/supreme-court-prepares-for-major-rulings-as-blumenthal-issues-warning-to-conservative-supreme-court-justices-of-seismic-changes-if-they-rule-the-wrong-way/#more-173896
Enough!
If you have read this far and don’t get my point, there is no use in
continuing.
I haven’t even mentioned the
border crisis, the threat of inflation, abortion rights proliferation, restoration
of election integrity, the need for transparency in government, and our sleepwalking
Chief Executive. There is no sense going
there if you aren’t upset by what I have
covered. If you voted for Biden and the
Democrats and are not consumed with guilt, then you are generously gifted with
cluelessness. If you did so and regret your
choices, then wake up and pick better candidates.
And
if you did not help to put these social change clowns in WDC and are
truly concerned about the direction of our government and our nation; then wake
up, stand up, and speak up. Call out the
madness for what it is when it jumps up in your face. Don’t shrug it off; stoically thinking that
all things pass and we will get over this.
The damage that is taking place now…today…is
some serious stuff that might be
irreparable. This is the future…yours, mine, our children’s…that we are
discussing. We must …absolutely MUST…assert Reason
Over Woke.
