If a person lives long enough, they get to witness a lot of changes. Many of those changes are profound and shocking; oftentimes turning things around 180 degrees. I can remember the Vietnam War era and how much dissension it created in this country. It is somewhat odd that the face of America’s participation in that war was that of Richard Nixon and not Lyndon Johnson. Although there is abundant blame to allocate for the mistakes made by America and its leaders in that war, history shows us that the beginnings of that war and much of its story lay at the feet of Kennedy and Johnson and less so at the feet of Nixon.
Yet for most of the opposition to that war, the face of the American presence in Vietnam is Nixon. In a broader sense, the anti-establishment sentiment of America’s youth and counter-culture aligned along liberal and Democratic lines, while the intolerant and authoritarian label was affixed to the conservative and Republican segment of the political world. From that point to today, that general distinction has held fairly intact.
But as I said earlier, if you live long enough…you see some strange things. In our country today, a strong argument can be made that the more intolerant national Party is Democrat and the more diverse and tolerant Party is Republican. Now that is not what you might hear from the mainstream media and certainly not from the Democrats; but the fact is that it is the Democrats who are trying to stamp out ideological opposition to their liberal agenda. It is the Democrats who are trying to destroy the reputation and careers of any person of note that opposes their policy positions. It is the Democrats who want to alter the fundamental nature of our Constitution and the founding principles of this country and government. Today’s Democratic Party is tolerant only to the extent that your beliefs align with theirs.
As outlandish as it might seem, we might very well be at the beginning of a change in how the national parties are perceived by many youth and young adults. The liberal establishment in America, through their reliable organs of the Democratic Party, the Mainstream Media, and the Academic Community, have repeatedly and extravagantly overreached in their efforts to seize absolute control of our government. This over-the-top power playing has become apparent not only to the their natural political opponents, but also to many moderates and Democrats who have for years entertained some sympathy for their reasonable liberal positions on many issues of import.
Based on their actions and behavior since they assumed office and control of Congress, the Biden Administration and the Democratic Party are now the face of authoritarian and intolerant policies that are alienating many people. What once was has been turned on its head. The next three-plus years will be most revealing as this story plays itself out.
A quick survey of current events will lend some context to these remarks. Here are some examples of the liberal agenda at work:
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/green-a-slow-motion-train-wreck.php
https://amgreatness.com/2021/09/07/that-photo/
The covid pandemic has become so saturated in politics that it is nigh on impossible to separate the truth from the fiction, the fact from the propaganda, and the science from the quest for power. No sentient being who has been paying any attention whatsoever can deny that a large part of what has been going on with pandemic mitigation measures has much more to do with control than it does with the health of our population. In case after case, it is the Democratic Party and its allies who have continued to push and strive for more and more regulation…even when that pursuit has little basis in practicality or effectiveness. It is difficult to see much of it as anything other than the quest for more and more control.
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/few-of-our-covid-19-policies-make-any-sense/
https://nypost.com/2021/09/10/biden-knows-his-vax-mandates-are-unconstitutional-but-doesnt-care/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-incoherent-logic-behind-bidens-vaccine-mandate
Standing deep in a hole of his own making, President Biden has trouble putting the shovel down. In the midst of drowning in his own Afghanistanic stupidity, why does he continue to pick fights with Republican Party leaders? An even more pertinent question might be why does he try to say anything at all?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/the-tornadoes-of-your-mind.php
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At any point in time regarding any issue of national importance, there is an infinite set of statistics and facts floating around; enough so that if one wants to cherry pick, they can pretty much supply a credible basis for any supposition they might wish to promote. American employment/unemployment is one of those issues that is most susceptible to distortion due to this cherry picking. If you cobble together just the right facts, you can support most any theory.
In a general sense, there are apparently around 10 million jobs currently available and about 8.5 million people receiving unemployment benefits. Good luck making some sense out those numbers.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/president-bidens-war-against-work/
The countdown has begun for the Dobbs case before the SCOTUS. Abortion is an issue that has troubled most of us. The time is rapidly approaching when we will no longer be able to take a non-committal approach to our personal opinions relating to abortion. That is not to say that we must decide absolute rights and wrongs or become the premier judges of others’ actions and beliefs. It simply means that we need to come to some form of resolution about how we think America should deal with it.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/erickson-apocalypse-not
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/the-supreme-court-in-the-american-constitutional-order/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/supreme-court-gets-it-right-on-texas-abortion-law/
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-administration-to-sue-texas-over-heartbeat-abortion-law/
One of the more popular descriptions of Democratic Party economic policy has called it “tax and spend”. The taxing part will soon be revealed in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure heavy bill being worked through Congress. The spending part has been unfolding for the last several months. As bad as the Republican Party’s credibility is on federal fiscal restraint, that of the Democratic Party is multiple times worse.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/weimar-its-us.php
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/inflation-biden-style.php
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-for-businesses-hits-highest-rate-since-2010
Much has been written about the devolution (i.e. decay) of California; that iconic American state that is so richly blessed in natural resources and geographical advantages and yet so cursed in Democratic Party political rule. It has often been said that in order to predict the future of America, one need only to witness what is happening in California today. Based on the unexpectedly-catastrophic impact of Democratic state rule, California is perhaps rethinking its current political attitude. Based on the unexpectedly-catastrophic impact of the Biden Administration and Democratic Congress, perhaps America should take a similar approach to self-examination.
https://www.jewishworldreview.com/0921/hanson090921.php
Going back to the beginning paragraphs of this post, one of the leading dissident voices in that Vietnam War era was the popular songs of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Yeah...they were pretty rebellious even before adding Neil Young. One of their songs was about the perceived darkness that had enveloped our nation and how long we would have to wait for it to abate. In the spirit of what I previously mentioned about things turning around, I suggest you listen to this song thinking not about the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon, but instead dwell on the fact that the Biden Administration will be in power until January of 2025 and the Democratic Congress is in place until January of 2023. It is indeed a long, long time…before the dawn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS3l_TwPNRY
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