A Personal Politcal Mood

Tonight, I'm not in an optimistic mood, or having optimistic thoughts. I try to stay away from politics on the weekend, and think about things regarding my Faith, religion and culture, and what's going on in those realms. This weekend I had a bit of a tiff with some Statist friends. They believe the myth of FDR, that he handled the Depression well, even though all economic evidence, GDP, unemployment numbers etc. show his programs were an abysmal failure. (Current Administration is doing exactly the same thing with the same results.) As usual when challenged and can't support their argument, Leftists make the Ad hominem attack (insulting or belittling one's opponent in order to invalidate their argument). I responded, this was on Facebook, but took it down. I broke my rule of withdrawing when that happens. I have friends that have "unfriended" me, or hid me on other social sites because they don't want to hear any opposing view; it "upsets" them. This saddens me. I search out opposition, I want to know what others are thinking. These are personal friends in the real world, not cyber world.

Statists believe in the Keynesian economic model of borrowing and spending money to get out of a national recession or depression. It failed in the Soviet Union, China, Venezuela, Cuba, every African country that tried it, every South American country that tried it, every Middle Eastern/Islamist country, North Korea...the list goes on. Yet every time, people in this country that thrive from the foundations of liberty, law, tradition, religious principles, reject them for Stalinism, Leninism, Maoism, Fascism, Communism; willingly becoming useful idiots.

Resisting this, people that desire liberty, that desire to make their own decisions about how they want to live their lives, have a few radio talk show hosts, a cable news station that gives a platform for dissenters against the reign of Statism, and some bloggers, essayists, and think tanks.

The Statists, that even tell us what kind of toilets and light bulbs are acceptable, have all the major TV and Radio news outlets, all the major newspaper outlets, most governorships, state legislatures, Congress, the Executive Branch, most all judges in the Judiciary, the Arts, film and theater culture, and their endless lists of fascist groups that want to force the rest of us to live according to their dictates. Yet they still bitch they don't get their way. With the exception of a few "out" years, Democrats have controlled most of the political and economic agenda of the 20th century, and much of the first decade of this century. Their Stalinist propaganda machine is magnificent. We have Back Panthers intimidating voters, ACORN controlling votes, gender studies, the "New Left", Environmentalists, feminists (that only support Leftist women, are are most vile hateful misogynists if the woman is conservative), undocumented workers (undocumented Democrats), and all the rest.

These people are critical of non violent protest by middle class citizens against high taxes and profligate spending, yet give a pass to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. This is the same mindset that had Leftists in the 1930's denying Stalin's purges and the planned famine in Ukraine. Same thinking, and that terrifies me. Look at the paragraph above and how much influence and power they have, that they didn't have then. FDR laid the ground work for this.

For the five or six thousand years of civilization humankind lived under the tyranny of a king of some sort, a tiny political elite, and a couple hundred years ago our Constitution was written. The people on this continent experience more freedom, and as result more creativity in every life endeavor. Now the people in power have turned the rock foundation of America into the sand foundation of Amerika.

It's 114 days until election day. I hope and pray that enough of the people that believe that printing money, borrowing money, bribing fat cat capitalists, supporters of Islamofascism, and all the other useful idiots get thrown out before the most free, charitable, wealthiest nation ever in history sees its Roman fall.

Like I said, I'm not in too optimistic mood tonight. It may be because people I know, and that are smart, think Stalinism and Fascism are better than the capitalism and liberty they now enjoy.

Tomorrow, all bets are off, and I'll support truth telling, liberty loving people. Then I'll challenge again, until the inevitable Ad hominem attack of the useful idiots that support the destruction of liberty in this country; then try again the next discussion. These people must must must be defeated.

FDR & Obama- Two Views on War

FDR on War: "The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation. As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.

With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph — so help us God."


Obama on War: As President, I refuse to set goals that go beyond our responsibility, our means, or our interests. And I must weigh all of the challenges that our nation faces. I don't have the luxury of committing to just one. Indeed, I'm mindful of the words of President Eisenhower, who -- in discussing our national security -- said, "Each proposal must be weighed in the light of a broader consideration: the need to maintain balance in and among national programs."

Over the past several years, we have lost that balance. We've failed to appreciate the connection between our national security and our economy. In the wake of an economic crisis, too many of our neighbors and friends are out of work and struggle to pay the bills. Too many Americans are worried about the future facing our children. Meanwhile, competition within the global economy has grown more fierce. So we can't simply afford to ignore the price of these wars.

All told, by the time I took office the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan approached a trillion dollars. Going forward, I am committed to addressing these costs openly and honestly. Our new approach in Afghanistan is likely to cost us roughly $30 billion for the military this year, and I'll work closely with Congress to address these costs as we work to bring down our deficit."

The first had the attitude that the US should kill bad guys and destroy their stuff until they were all dead and all their stuff was destroyed or they surrender completely. The second is not setting goals to win against the bad guys and make them submit, he's worried about economic considerations that won't mean a damn thing under Sharia law and the destruction of Western Civilization. I personally know people that actually want Western Civilization to fail, capitalism to fail, and democracy to fail.
One that I see that wants these things, but don't know, is the President of the United States; and that scares the hell out of me.