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“If there is to be trouble, let it be in my lifetime, so that my children may live in peace.” So wrote Thomas Payne in Common Sense, referring to the “trouble” that would erupt into the Revolutionary War. Now we are in a similar crisis, this time with the future of our country riding on sound economic decisions instead of military strategies, but still requiring that same sort of selflessness expressed by Payne. We should have dealt with this years ago. We should have made the hard choices long before they became this hard. But every day that we go on spending more and more borrowed money, the closer we get to the point of no return. Will we act like patriots? Or will we continue to greedily protect our own selfish interests to the detriment of our children and the future of our country? Will we do what HAS to be done if our children are to enjoy the same opportunities, safety, and prosperity that we have enjoyed? Or will we go on borrowing and spending money we don’t have according to outdated and disproved “stimulus” theories? And will we grovel and whine for every cent of “entitlements” that we can get out of Big Brother, knowing full well that we are betraying posterity?
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What IS really going on?
And now that you know what's going on, maybe you should consider, HOW BAD IS IT? Or, if you really have a strong stomach, check out HOW BAD IS IT, CONTINUED, which is about our debt crisis.
NEW!!!! For the most part, what we write in these pages does not come as news to most of our readers. But we do keep trying to find new ways to look at the issues - ways that perhaps will be understandable, or will strike a chord with those who may not yet have solidified their views on some subjects. This is our attempt to simplify the "stimulus" issue in a way that, we hope, makes a great deal of sense: WHY STIMULUS DOESN'T WORK
NEW (added Oct. 2011) Let's take a look at one important aspect of our situation that is often overlooked, or at least under appreciated. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEW!!!! A short article with a somewhat different perspective: IN DEFENSE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF SOCIALISM
Oh, and by the way, how's that HOPE and CHANGE working out for you?
And before you go calling us extremists, consider this: Who Are the Extremists?
Now let's look closer at exactly what those people mean who are calling for "GOING FORWARD" and for "COMPROMISE".
This is an addendum to the lead article here, discussing the criteria for deciding your vote in more detail: I Vote For the Man or Woman!!!
Clearly, this web page is intended for an intelligent and discerning audience. But I'm worried that the number who fit that description might be declining. Please see: THE VALUE OF AN EDUCATION
Usually, when people argue against socialism, they argue against the factual incorrectness of the underlying assumptions, and rightly so. Those assumptions are just plain wrong. For instance, you and I know that, in general and given the opportunity, people will choose the easier of two courses of action UNLESS there is some cost associated with the easier choice. But socialism depends upon that not being true.
But there is also a terrible illogic to socialism. While the logic may be more difficult to understand, it is easier to prove. Facts are refutable but logic is irrefutable. Unfortunately, even logic is not undeniable. If you try to talk logic to a “progressive” he will generally shut his eyes tight, poke his fingers into his ears up to the knuckles, and begin slowly to rock back and forth while chanting, “I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I CAN'T HEAR YOU....”
But for those of you to whom logic is a concern, here is just a little of it. We plan to add more on this topic later, as this is an area that deserves to be explored at length. But, for now, please read A Little Logic.
This is an editorial about those evil conservatives who hate everybody except the rich. Or, at least, it is about their surrogate, THE CONSERVATIVE STRAW MAN.
Please pardon my vulgarity, but I need to reference the old adage about opinions being like a__holes – everybody has one. Indeed, sometimes it is the a__hole who has the opinion. But, is it really true that I HAVE A RIGHT TO MY OPINION?
This editorial is about logic, but it is also about what appears to be a cultural phenomenon. The "could" vs. "should" dichotomy.
It has occurred to me that a lack of understanding of “causality” by the populace, and either a similar failing of our leaders – or else a deliberate exploitation of such deficiency in their constituents – presents a critical roadblock against our efforts to rectify our situation. So, here is our attempt to cure that: CAUSE AND EFFECT
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Lawrence Reed possesses one of the finest minds of this era on the subject of economics. He has postulated "Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy" that are about as close to axiom as one can get. These are listed here – under the “logic” section - since logic and axiom go hand in hand. If you can base syllogistic arguments entirely on axiom then, shazam, you have arrived at truth. We will be discussing this in more detail later but, for now, just read this very short list of propositions. What is there to argue with here? Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
If SOCIALISM is the enemy, then how do we know it when we see it? A friend of mine once tried to argue (before Obama became President Obama) that Obama is not a socialists - because he did not fit the dictionary definition, meaning that he did not advocate government ownership of the sources of production. Well, I question even that.
But, in any case, it is obvious that we need to better define what we should be on the alert for. We need a PRACTICAL definition. The following essay, I Know It When I See It, attempts a practical, useful definition.
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I have noticed a couple of variations of a “conservative pledge” on the Internet. It purports to be a pledge that all Republicans should take, on peril of being called a hypocrite, that they swear not to accept the benefit of any “socialist” programs, such as the military and homeland security, police protection, social security benefits, and such. While I'm sure that the pinhead who wrote this is quite pleased with himself at having perpetrated this “gotcha” on the Republicans while also having ended, once and for all, this nonsense about Democrat policies being socialistic, it is complete BS. But it does raise a question. It behooves us not only to say what socialism is, but to say what it is not: Drawing the Line
NEW!!!! We spend a lot of time and effort here trying to figure out the basic differences between conservative and liberal thought. This article boils it down to one simple key difference. Viva la Difference
NEW (added Oct. 2011) But is it REALLY socialism???
Let me digress for a moment. When we first started Freedomsite.US, we had some decisions to make. One of them was, what should we call the overspending, overtaxing, increasing government intrusion into every aspect of our lives, phenomenon that we are railing against? Some eminent commentators have argued that we should NOT call it “socialism” because that will only spark debates about whether that is the proper name or not, and divert attention from the issues themselves. Others, such as ourselves, argue that it is so clearly a slow slide toward socialism, that it just makes sense to call a spade a spade (absolutely no pun intended). We can support this with several arguments and facts, including that this is what the Fabians, themselves, call it. As usual, though, there is often no simple right and wrong – there are several ways of looking at the problem. Here is an article, with which we agree entirely, that sees the problem as an aspect of fascism rather than of socialism. Indeed, we did previously, in an article first published years ago, argue that it is often very difficult to distinguish these phenomena. But this article (not written by your humble editor here)provides a fresh, interesting, and useful perspective.
Note that there is one very important advantage to our understanding of our predicament that is provided by this article. That is, when we view present trends as a manifestation of fascism, it helps us to understand why so-called conservative politicians are often so easily persuaded to do the very things that "real" conservatives deplore - such as to increase, even more, the dominion of government over every aspect of our lives:
The FASCIST THREAT
We've taken our shots at the Democrats. Now it's the Republican Party's turn. Republican Bums
This may be the most important article on this web page. It points out, rather clearly, the fatal flaw in the “progressive” agenda. Taxed to Death
Are you tired of the bickering about whether a tax hike would increase or decrease revenue? I know I am. There are idiots on both sides of this. So, as a public service, I have written the definitive editorial to put this silliness to bed, once and for all: NET LOSS OR NET GAIN?
Guest Editor, Chris Wilborn, has some interesting insight on taxes, as well. A Taxing Life
Someday people will say in astonishment - the same way we today say, "Do you mean they really used to bleed people to try to make them well?" - "Do you really mean that they used to tax INCOME?" We have more than one tax problem in this country. The very quantity of taxes is one. But another - just as insidious - is our so-called "income tax" system, itself.
And while we are on the subject of taxes, how much do we have to increase taxes to balance the budget, anyway? Let's get rid of the Deficit!
Amid the storm of “facts” from Washington, how can we sort out the truth? Lies and Damned Lies
Misc. Ramblings
Being a place for some other interesting stuff. Misc.
Not being limited by the talents of our own editor and contributors, this is, by far, the most entertaining page on freeomsite.US. Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. HAVE FUN (and maybe find something to think about at the same time).
True Compassion
Apparently, some people have never heard of “tough love”. That would explain the behavior of a lot of kids today. But in the political arena, the need is for True Compassion.
In the lead article on this page we mentioned that “other issues” have to take a back seat in this fight against socialism. Here, we look a little deeper into how those issues tie back together – and how they don't in some cases. Tying the Issues Together
We will also specifically examine some of the "other" issues in more detail. Since the health care debate is currently on our minds, we have tackled this one first: Health Care
By the way, DID YOU KNOW: That, even though it was claimed that the Health Care Bill "won't cost anything", there is a little known "secret" provision in that bill that helps to insure that when the goverment does print masses of new currency to pay for it, then there will actually be the desired super-inflation. That is, a provision in the so-called Health Care Bill, requires everyone to self-report acquisitions of ANY gold valued at over $600 (on penalty of $10,000 fine and 10 years in prison). This means that the govenment can, like it did during the FDR administration, "collect" all the gold that people are holding as hedges against the coming inflation. Turns your stomach, doesn't it? So, I guess, it does have something to do with health care, after all. SOME of the details are discussed in this article from newsvine.com: Healthcare Gold
And if Obamacare is Constitutional, then what are the limits on government? Here is an external link that provides an interesting answer: Anything it wants!
Oh, and did you catch Nancy's reasoning as to why they went ahead and passed the healthcare bill, even though the vast majority of the American people were against it? Nancy's reasoning!
We are neither entirely anti-union nor entirely pro-union. But there is no doubt that there are a lot of questions surrounding Unions and how they relate to our efforts to dig ourselves out of this hole and proceed in the right direction. Some of those are addressed in this editorial by Dr. Tim Nerenz. (Submitted by our friend Dennis McAllister.) A MOMENT OF CLARITY
Why are we doing this? Is it a lost cause, or have we “only begun to fight”? Why We Fight!
You have all seen lists of famous quotations. I know that I never get tired of reading them, so I have put one together myself, ordered so as to tell a bit of a story. I should note that, since I put this list together, I have found out that some of them may not be fully accurate. Someday I will try to go through them and sort those out. An example is that Burke apparently didn't ever really say or write, “The only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. That is just a paraphrase of his philosophy. But I'll bet he wishes he had said it. Eric's List of Relevant Quotations
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Thank you for reading this. NOW GO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!! Something peaceful, of course, as losing decorum or reverting to violence or impropriety only hurts our cause. Please control the sense of urgency that you rightfully possess, and let the enemies be the ones that make asses of themselves in front of the nation. Now, off to your Tea Party!!!
Some of my friends will disagree with the content here – some vehemently. That is fine. Let me know what you disagree with. Such input is my main source for inspiration and ideas. Who knows, you might even persuade me that I'm wrong and socialism is great. Give it a try! Send questions and comments to: eric@freedomsite.us
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