Fozzy Bern say’s there’s a Difference…

Lenin would be smiling at Bernie Sanders’ attempt to draw a difference between Socialism and Democratic Socialism during the first Democratic Debate for President. For that matter even Stalin knew the benefit of putting a happy face on Socialism in order to draw more Useful Idiots to the cause.

But Bernie should be reminded that Vladimir Illych would have had Felix make Mr. Sanders quietly disappear had he made the same argument in private where it could be interpreted he actually meant it.

There is no difference between Socialism and Democratic Socialism.

For that matter… contrary to a number of articles I’ve had to suffer through as of late, written by the poorly educated and/or the simply useful, there are only minor differences between Socialism and Fascism. Yes Virginia, Nazi’s (National Democratic Socialists Party) are indeed the siblings of Democratic Socialists.

(And Yes you Liberal Leftist Progressive Fools… I know Stalin was not specifically funneling Jews into ovens. Instead, he busied himself burying three times the number of EVERYONE on the Steppes, just to make it ‘fair’. History is fun… if it were not so sad.)

Socialism is a Poison, whatever the flavor.

It’s a Poison that kills quickly or slowing depending on how much of it you take.  The Elitist A-holes that subscribe to it suckle at the teat of Western Capitalism, without which their countries would return to their Aristocratic and Monarchist roots. Without Capitalism, Socialism disappears, and the Blood of Kings would truly return. And Bernie, you wouldn’t be one of them… no matter how you like to dress up.

Even without the luxury of Holy Bloodlines, Socialism has killed over half a billion of its adherents… so far.

Speaking of Outdated Monarchies…

Bernie, regardless of what they do for their workers… your shining examples of Denmark, Norway and Sweden would never be able to survive as ‘Socialist’ countries if it were not for three very important things.

1. They live under the umbrella of NATO and do not have to field a military strong enough to defend themselves.
2. They have vast amounts of precious minerals which enjoy Global high demand.
3. Nobody wants to live there.

Capitalism provides them two of the above three.  Geographic ‘luck’ provides them with the third.

So No Bernie, we do not want to do what those countries do for their workers, because we cannot do what those countries do for their workers.

We’re too busy equipping, training and maintaining an Army to protect them, and too busy buying their rocks, to do so.

And Fozzy… people want to live Here.

So take your Happy Faced Socialism somewhere else.

We’re all Educated here.

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Democracy Kills.

Stop It! Stop It! Stop It!

Stop talking about “Democracy” as if it’s a good thing!

While this is a sin committed by seemingly everyone, it struck me after listening yet again to the President and the Secretary of State speak glowingly about Democracy being introduced to the Middle East (Which is melting down), and the resulting democratically elected leaders that we MUST deal with, it occurred to me that they were playing on the ignorance of the American people… yet again.

This is not splitting hairs… this matters and we all need to understand it.  Democracy is horrible.

Historically, when Democracy is present, populations (almost without fail) vote themselves into tyranny.  In other words they ask to be taken care of, and they get taken care of… just not the way they wanted.  Every Socialist Dictator claims to be, and most often has been, at some point “Democratically elected”…

Do you really want to help countries enjoy what we enjoy here is the United States?

Here are the ingredients, all of which are poisonous on their own;

A Judiciary, by itself is a collection of “priests” passing edicts upon the population by fiat.

A Congress, by itself is a tribal meeting of elites fighting for and protecting their personal interests.

An Executive, by himself is a dictator.

What is required to establish a Free Country is a mix of the above…

A recipe, or better yet, a Constitution specifically defining the checks and balances of each branch and limiting government to very specific responsibilities to protect the Individual and his property rights.  (Unenforced, is a “living, breathing” piece of paper and nothing more.)

Elections without ALL of the above, is Democracy.  Democracy, by itself is simply “legitimized” mob rule.  This is what is being promoted by the Progressive Left.

But combine the above with Free-Market Capitalism protected by Individual Property Rights and now you have a recipe for greatness.  You have what the United States should be…

However,

Democracy on its own… you have what is today the Middle East.  A region on Fire and Falling into Theocratic Oblivion.

The goal should never be “Democracy”.  And, contrary to what generations of poorly educated public school teachers think (and apparently the Obama Administration as well), we do not live in a Democracy.  The United states is the product of a finely tuned mixture of all the above.  We should know this, and understand it.  Democracy is only one part of a beautiful formula making our country unique from the rest of the world.  Now is the opportunity to contrast what we have, and why we have it, against a tapestry of violence and destruction.  If today’s examples are not good enough then let’s go back a little ways.  Lenin wrote profusely regarding “Democratic Socialism” and his wish for “Democracy” leading to the dictatorship by the Proletariat.  Mao added a class and proposed roughly the same thing.  The Socialists have always viewed direct “Democracy” as integral to their achieving their goals.  I could list a number of prominent Social Elitists who killed their own citizens in the name of Social Utopia, but for this post those two should suffice.

In case you didn’t know;

We proudly (most of us proudly…) live in a Democratic Republic… “if we can keep it.”

We work very hard at maintaining the integrity of our elections.  (Or at least we should.  The lack of prosecutions for election fraud is deplorable.  ref: Preserving My Right to Cheat.)  We also have checks and balances at every level of our local, state and Federal government with the hope we can keep it.

To make this simple, understand the words you use.  When you do, you’ll understand what others are saying to you.  And you’ll learn quickly that some things you think are “good” are actually “evil”.  (Like decaf coffee… who drinks this?  Do the same people drink non-alcoholic Beer?  What’s next, non-alcoholic Bourbon? Clearly there is evil in the world.)

Link: You can’t get here from there

(Originally posted 092112)

The Master Religion

We did the Master Race…
Over 12 Million Dead.

We did the Master State…
Over 80 Million Dead.

Now we find ourselves at War with the Master Religion.
How many will have to die before we take it seriously?

We are witnessing the Death of Reason.

Because of this, we are seeing the Intellectually Handicapped attempting to revive the First two Ideologies which wrought profound Oppression, Destruction and Death upon Individuals Worldwide.

And we have ‘Leadership’ in the United States adopting a “Those Who Must Not Be Named” Foreign Policy as a best effort to confront this latest iteration of the Global Domination Game.

Until we embrace The Individual as the Ultimate Minority deserving the Ultimate Protection…

We are Doomed to repeat the error’s of the past.

It’s so Simple, it makes it Impossible to explain to all those whose lives these Master Ideologies will Destroy.

“I’m sooooo confused.”

(A repost for Independence Day from 021012)

An interesting comment came across a couple of posts back from a person I happen to respect. I thought it was worth exploring because it seems to be a sentiment I hear often.
“I see little difference between the two men.”  (Romney… or Anyone vs. Obama)
What is basically being said here is “it doesn’t matter which person I vote for”.
Well, if you’ve visited many of my posts you know it matters to me… and I’m clearly not a Romney fan.

My response:

It comes down to the ideological direction of what I consider the greatest country on the face of the Earth because of the way we were founded.  We’re not the smartest, best or the magically chosen people…  it is our Constitution which limits government and our Bill of Rights which preserves the individuals right to property which makes us different from all the world.

It is understandable to “see little difference” between the two men running for President if you have a “media packaged” understanding of Socialism and Capitalism.  Do not assume the Media know what they’re talking about either.  Sans a teleprompter, many of the “smartest” news readers fall appallingly short of intelligent.  (Many of us confuse Fascism for Capitalism…  this is intentional on behalf of the Media.  They have even coined the term “Crony Capitalism” in the hopes of keeping you confused.)

I’m fully aware that I can lead the horse to the water…

But if one is looking for clarity…
Searching for knowledge is the only way. Reading for one’s self from the mouths of those who know, rather than allowing someone like me, or a talking head, tell you what they think is the course you must take.  Otherwise you become a Useful Idiot (Lenin’s words, not mine).

I do not like to suggest reading material. I truly believe a persons search for truth is his and his alone… but a nudge might be welcomed. May be not. We’ll see. This is now the third time I have done so. I promise to restrain myself. I swear.  (I also have a simple law I live by… never, never, never recommend a book you haven’t read.  I will not.)

In Regard to Our founding:

The Founding Documents

Common Sense with The Age of Reason – An atheist for those who think we were founded by a bunch of “stupid” Christians.  Paine’s atheism does not come through… but simple minds discount brilliance for simple reasons, so I thought I’d mention it.

In regard to Free-market Capitalism:
Capitalism The Unknown Ideal
Capitalism and Freedom with Free to Choose

In Regard to Socialism:
The Communist Manifesto

Google/Bing/Search any of Lenin’s writings on Social Democracy, Imperialism etc. Visit the websites of The Communist Party USA and The Socialist Party USA.  Pay particular attention to what they want and who they endorse.  This will give you a current snapshot of who they are.  I will not provide links… I’m sure you can manage this on your own.

On the War between the Two:
Conflict of Visions

Fatal Conceit

On Understanding tactics of the Left:

Rules for Radicals

On the insipid argument that “times have changed” and the founders never anticipated the problems we face today:

The Federalist papers

When you listen to others absent critical thought, you allow them to tell you what to think.  (This, of course, includes what I say as well.)  There’s nothing wrong with listening as long as you do not trust what you hear.  The responsibility to be educated is yours.

The above recommendations simply scratch the surface.  But it is a start.  Even if you make it through only one of these, you’ll be better for it.  If you know you’ll read only one, I suggest Conflict of Visions.

I assume many of you have limited exposure to much of this and if you have run across some of these it was probably when you had little basis to understand it paired with no one equipped to explain it.  (I recently went back and reread many of the “classics” I was exposed to in middle and highschool.  It was amazing.  While remembering many of these stories they took on an entirely new, and previously not offered, meaning to me as an adult.)

If you can make it through this little primer it will lead you to many, many more writings.  Notice who these authors reference… look at who they listen to.  Find the references and read them too.

From this point forward when you watch MSNBC and you hear Romney will lose… then you watch FOX News and hear Obama will lose (which I’ve yet to hear… but I digress.), you will hear much more than before and be able to read deeper into what is being said.

I make no promise that it will alleviate confusion, but it will go a long way to understanding what’s going on right in front of you.  And… the difference between men.

As the Russians put it, the real meaning is in the white spaces.

Cheers.

More Than Half of Russians want the Soviet Union back…

A Pew Poll, recently completed, reflects this desire.

I don’t know what else to say.

I’m simply Sad.

But when you offer only a distinction without a difference what do you expect?

We are no longer the shining city on the hill.

I’m keeping this short because I need to find my bottle of Bourbon.

The Individual is Lost.

Not even the Fed Chair can describe what Governing Theory we live under…  The Federal Reserve Chair…

I just don’t know what to say.

So I will drink on it.

May be cry a little… for what’s in store.

“Russia Lost 20 Million People…

During World War Two.” – This Statement Brought to you by the fine, Smarter then You, folks at NBC during their Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony Coverage 2014.

Holy Crap! Where Did They Go!?

(You might as well read this entire post as if I’m yelling…)

First:  The Russians didn’t lose anybody.  I Hate this… they were NOT LOST.  They were killed.  There is a Huge friggin’ difference.

Second:  The Russians at the time were calling themselves Soviets.  If you don’t know the difference please whip out your Googler… Seems too simple to be lost in translation.

Third:  The Soviets suffered War Casualties at the hands of the National Socialist Democratic Workers Party (NAZI’s) to the tune of 1.9 – 2.5 Million.  That is a very big number… outshined however by 20 MILLION.  For those of you playing at home… that’s a factor of 10.  10 x’s the other number.  10!

Inquiring minds, unlike those at NBC, might wonder what happened to the other 17.5 MILLION PEOPLE…

The Soviets killed them.

The SOVIETS killed them.

The SOVIETS KILLED THEIR OWN PEOPLE.

Socialist on Socialist Violence does not stop at Nation States.  In fact, it is always far more prevelantly practiced once the Socialist Paradigm of Governing is solidified within a Nation.  Always.

“Why?”, you (except those of you at NBC apparently) might ask?

Because resistance to the State MUST BE DESTROYED.  Simple really.  The State is the top of the pyramid and governs down.  In contrast to what America used to be like where the People governed Up.  Very, very different.  Had The Russians embraced a Governing Theory placing the Individual before the group… in this specific example 17.5 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LIVED!

I’m so appalled right now I can’t even address NBC’s declaration of Communism being a “PIVOTAL EXPERIMENT“… as far as I’m concerned it’s right up there with stating “Mengele’s “experiments were pivotal” in expanding the horizons of science.”” or “Jeffery Dahmer’s” PIVOTAL EXPERIMENTS took cooking to a Whole New Level…”

What makes it worse is the Elitists at NBC always had the option of keeping their Progressive Leftist Liberal Socialist Sympathizing pie holes shut.  They could have said NOTHING.

The only thing missing from this only slightly softer and gentler 1936 Olympic  reboot was the Internationale being belted out in Russian by a stadium full of standing “volunteers”.  Oh, and I thought the Hammer and Sickle was a nice touch…

Maybe the next time Germany has the Olympics they can proudly fly the Swastika and have NBC wonder what happened to 9 Million Jews who got lost…

My Struggle…

and yours too.

I’m finishing up Mein Kampf in a quest to understand why it seems so difficult for individuals to identify Evil.  I have had to read bit’s and peices of it over my lifetime but never beginning to end.  He named it appropriately whether that was his intention or not.

But to the point.

A common film cliché is the inevitable soliloquy offered by the Evil Mastermind outlining his Evil plan for the benefit of the Hero just prior to the Heroe’s anticipated demise.

This scenario, once identified, becomes genuinely funny.

The basic questions are 1.) Why does it matter? 2.) Why is the speech always to blatantly Evil?

Well, writers have long known that it is difficult for individuals to identify, let alone understand, evil when it is right in front of them.  We seem to have little ability to discern what is good from what is bad unless it is spelled out in the simplest terms.  Blame it on whatever you would like, but my experience is even those who have subscribed to a specific morality still fail to recognize evil when it is present.

My question started with “Why?”.  Why do we not see things for what they are?  Why aren’t Bad Guys so easy to spot?

My past has provided me exposure to Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Mao, Mussolini and of course Hitler.  I have added Hussein (Saddam), Galbraith, Keynes and a list of Fabians among others.

Wrapping up Hitlers vision of government built on racial elitism and a hatred of those he perceived to be responsible for all the evil in the world has yet again left me bewildered.  This book was not just some persons perception of Hitler… it was Hitler’s perception of Hitler.  In his own words he defines Evil without seeing it as such.

So why do many of these same ideas come back to haunt us?  Why are we still arguing the benefits of Socialist planning from the likes of Hitler, Marx and Mao?

Frankly its stunning.

The reason the film cliché is funny is because of the overt maliciousness of the bad guy’s plan for the rest of us.  In other words, even He knows it’s mean.  He knows it’s Evil.

The reason we can’t seem to recognize Evil when it’s right in front of us is because the “true believers” honestly think they have the best interests of the world in mind.  The reason Hitler was able to rise to power is exactly because he didn’t see himself as Evil which allowed many Americans and multitudes of others to also not see him as evil… though it was plainly in front of them should they have had the foundation, desire, or both, to assess it.

That’s really what it comes down to.  A lack of a solid foundation built upon a governing theory that does not require force.  Once you have that, the ideas of those with the best of intentions will no longer escape scrutiny.  The Marx and Engels of the world will no longer get a pass from those who consider themselves better educated, superior, enlightened or whatever adjective they choose to save themselves the effort of being intellectually curious… then intellectually honest, that is unless they see the value of these ideas in terms of the power provided to those in charge.  Socialism will always attract those in search of power over others.

I have long said “If your going to be a Socialist, then be the best Socialist you can be.  But know what that means.”  I take this position because I also believe that once you know what that means the majority of us are repulsed and disgusted.  As a single, simple reason I will refer you to Killer of Men.

It will serve you well to understand that our leaders will not identify themselves, or their ideas, as Evil.

They believe they have your best interests in mind when they propose to force you into a world they see as “fair” and “socially just”… as defined by them.

These people whose ideas should be immediately suspect are those who consider themselves the elite.  By their judgement they have attended the right schools, know the right people and know what’s best for you.  They will tell you right up front what they have in mind… until they realize you have no interest in supporting them.  Then they will work in the background to further their ideas.  Their righteousness drives them.  They feel that if you would simply do what you are told the world will be better for it.  The tragic history of those ideas will always be dismissed by a wave of a hand and the statement “They just didn’t do it right.” In reality,  it’s not about “doing it right”, rather it’s their desire for power over others which motivates them.

None of the individuals mentioned at the beginning of this post would have considered themselves Evil… nor would they have subscribed to the idea that any aspect of what they wanted to do could be construed as such.  The same is true of our leaders today… do not expect any one of them to “wake up” and see the Evil of their ways.

The Enlightenment brought us a group of men who saw Evil clearly over 250 years ago.  Because of that they attempted to establish a governing structure which championed the Individual and secured the concept of Private Property.  We are squandering this gift daily by not recognizing those who wish to destroy such a paradigm because it has no room for their ideas, let alone support for their thirst of control over men.

Speaking of thirst, it’s time for a beer.  Franklin was right… “Beer is proof that God loves us.”