tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post3489358934027341598..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: Kitchen Table PoliticsA Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-13031729395067403562019-11-06T11:31:45.097-07:002019-11-06T11:31:45.097-07:00We don't teach our full history anymore regard...We don't teach our full history anymore regarding the dangers of socialism/communism and the threat autocratic regimes pose to freedom. We don't require Civics class where the proper role of government, its composition, and the limits it must have are ingrained into the students. As my pastor puts it, today we talk about how we feel about something. We don't talk about what it is, whether it's right or wrong, simply how we feel about something. Very dangerous. The problem I see is that once the socialism is installed, it's like falling off a cliff. You can't back up and remove it. IMHO.TheRandyGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-23607706078317431672019-11-06T09:04:50.561-07:002019-11-06T09:04:50.561-07:00Randy, I alternate between great depths of pessimi...Randy, I alternate between great depths of pessimism and optimism. One of the few things that give me hope is that history often swings on a pendulum. From the late teens of the 20th century, to about 1938 or so, we had lots of folks, lots.........who believed socialism and/or communism was the answer to financial inequality. Then we turned toward the persecution of anyone who ever hinted at sympathizing with a communist manifesto. It remains to be seen whether the left inflicts enough pain to birth another conservative run.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-18887683172855331842019-11-06T08:57:34.794-07:002019-11-06T08:57:34.794-07:00But for how long? The younger generation is buying...But for how long? The younger generation is buying into the leftist mantra. I have 20 year old twin boys. One is conservative, one is liberal. The liberal parrots the line of society being unfair, that government has to fix it. When I ask him about the Constitution and what limits it places on government "fixing" things,he simply dismisses that as not being relevant to the problems (as he sees them). I point out the failure of socialism throughout history, he says "People need to be helped." This election may well be the last time our generation stops the march toward the elimination of what little is left of our liberty (and if you look at it, there really is very little remaining). Succeeding elections will not continue this pattern. We will throw it all away for the false promise of security.TheRandyGuynoreply@blogger.com