By Any Means Necessary

Over the last decade the political landscape has definitely changed.  How?  If you aren't sure how to, or can't, answer that question yourself, then you're either not aware of what's been gradually happening in the arena of politics, or you are inclined to agree with that shift going on.

I believe many Americans, especially the younger generations, don't realize the impact of what's going on.  Their perspective is one of normalcy; they've not lived long enough to have perspective of just how different things have become.  How accelerated it is, compared to, say, before they were born.  They've been exposed to conditions which convince them that this change is normal, if not an improvement that's making life in our country better.

What am I talking about? I'll put it this way...

I get emails regularly from friends sharing a collection of images with captions disparaging a political opponent; making fun of them. Alexandria Occasio-Cortez, the new "face of the Democrat Party" as the Media (D) likes to say.  Most make fun of her ignorance due to the many ignorant statements she's already made since taking office.

I get the point, but I can't help but wonder... how serious do those who distribute these humorous collections take her, or others?

Is she just a phenomenon?  A blip on the radar of the new face of politics? I think not.

But, I'll let you be the judge of that yourself by watching the video within this article.  Once you view it, you'll understand why I title this post the way I did.

As I've stated in my previous posts here, after seeing what was coming up through the ranks of students in my classrooms, and what they said, did, and believed, it's not surprising to me that this trend will continue to grow.

Don't agree with my prediction?  Have you not seen what Bernie Sanders is recently doing and saying on his campaign trail?

Here is an excerpt from the Atlantic online about his speech:

But the great differences among the movements and countries that have historically called themselves socialist also makes me skeptical about leftists who think that embracing this label is enough to explain what kind of future they want. Some members of the Democratic Socialists of America, for example, simply want to emulate the rich democracies that provide their citizens with a generous welfare state. But others seek to “abolish capitalism” or sing the praises of the Venezuelan dictatorship.

Here is the video of that speech, for those who missed it.

I rest my case!