Some of you dont get to read Douglas Gibbs post on FB but this one impressed me so much that I had to share it with all those who read my page here. Douglas teaches classes on the Constitution and is well versed on what is happening in America today. He has a blog called Political Pistachio which I recommend highly. You will find the link at the end of this article. Thank you for allowing me to share with each of you. POLITICAL PISTACHIO Monday, November 18, 2013 Fatalism On Both Sides By Douglas V. Gibbs As the presidency of Barack Obama has proceeded along its course I have increasingly experienced conservative republicans practicing the Woe Is We mantra. In my Constitution Class in Temecula one gentleman came to me and said, I appreciate what you are doing, and your optimism is nice to see, but dont you think what you are doing is an effort in futility? I half expect these folks to run out to the corner with a cardboard sign that reads, The End Is Near! These folks are planning for a collapse. They are storing food and ammunition, and have given up hope in the political realm. They dare not talk about religion and politics, except to their closest companions. They are watching us. They hear us. No place is safe. Meanwhile, as the launch of Obamas signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, flounders with a website that does not work, skyrocketing premiums, cancelled policies, and a President lying about his lies that even the media are beginning to point out, some members of the democrat party sphere of influence are proclaiming this could spell the end of liberalism. Big Government is in trouble, thanks to the foolishness of Barack Obama. Or as columnist Mark Shields put it, ...this is beyond the Obama administration. If this goes down, if the Obamac-- if health care, the Affordable Care Act is deemed a failure, this is the end -- I -- I -- I -- I really mean it -- of liberal government. Time and again, social programs have made the difference in this country! The public confidence for that will be so depleted, so diminished that I really think the change -- the -- the equation of American politics changes. Social programs have made a difference? I cant name a single one that has been successful. They all starve for funds, and create unintended consequences that send the puppeteers scrambling for more government in an attempt to fix it. As for the fatalism by conservatives and liberals, first of all, this is America. Liberty is in our souls. We will turn this around, and get America back on the right track. We are ready to. The cycle is in our favor. Second, we are dealing with liberalism. . . or better yet, a twisted American version of Marxism. Like the Terminator, and I quote from the character Kyle Reese, Listen, and understand. That terminator is out there. It cant be bargained with. It cant be reasoned with. It doesnt feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead. Liberalism doesnt stop, they dont quit, and they never die. Therefore, both sides of fatalism is full of crap. This is our country, and sometimes we gain ground, and sometimes we lose ground. And perhaps, someday, like Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Mighty British Empire, we too will disappear and become nothing more than a footnote in history. Perhaps. That time is not now. That day is not today. Our grandchildren deserve better. We will only starve our posterity of freedom if we do nothing, and allow the leftists to finish what they have started. Doing nothing is worse than being the leftists. Watching it happen without lifting a finger is what has allowed this to get this far in the first place. Oh, and I was not mocking those that prepare for survival, earlier. I have saved up food, water, and ammunition, too. I believe in hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. Besides, it is a wise thing to do. I live in earthquake country. Besides, I dont plan for collapse. To the contrary. I am planning for revival AND TO THIS I ADD AN AMEN! -- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Comment networkedblogs/Retm3
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:17:47 +0000
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