A few years ago when the Affordable Healthcare Act was the focus of discussion for the nation, I was doing security work for an NFL team in their stadium. I would occasionally invite a befriended job associate to carpool with me from our area into the metropolis for a game. She was a single mother who had seen some hard times and I would gladly do what I could to support her by offering her a ride when our schedules synched. On the way up the freeway to the games, we would converse about various topics.
When it came to discussing healthcare, she would argue for it and I would do my best to point out how it sounded good, but was going to turn out to be a "boondoggle" for the country. She countered with the standard argument points that supported individuals like her for getting the healthcare she needed due to he inability to pay. We had a good discussion and maintained civility during our exchanges, but I couldn't get it across as well as I'd hoped that it would eventually create a negative situation for the whole country. Most specifically, I tried pointing out how it would be a system which would make everyone equally miserable under it.
Oh, how I wish I'd had this brief video to show her back then! Perhaps then, she'd more clearly understand just why Obamacare was a bad idea.
Now, years later after being implemented, that Obamacare has essentially imploded and is failing miserably across the country, the irony of getting it repealed is very revealing when conservatives have control of all three branches of our federal government, yet, we can't manage to get a true repeal of this mess. The "moderates" of the GOP who are in control - McConnell, McCain, Graham, et al - do NOT want to get rid of Obamacare and are successfully blocking any bills which would actually repeal and replace it. Instead, they are retaining the key provisions of Obamacare while the media is helping the liberals spout outright lies about how many people will "die" if it's repealed and replaced. Why? Ponder the word "lobbyists" for a while and you'll figure it out.
Notice, though, that the standard parlance about this topic uses two words; repeal and replace. Why should we replace such an atrocity with another set of government "fingers" in our healthcare? There's no need for us to have a replacement program if the government will take its hands off a sector of a private sector of 1/5th of our economy and remove the many government restriction to it - like insurance being allowed to cross over state lines - so that competition can actually provide both lower cost and high quality coverage.
The current moves by leftist's actions are clearly revealing just how fascist their views are.
Consider what this black, female, conservative millennial has to say about her personal experience of being a feminist, pro-choice, progressive who began to question assumptions about the contradictions of her views.
What you learn will most likely surprise you.
A quote from a WWII
veteran overhearing someone say that "You can't bomb an
ideology.":
"The hell you can't, because we did it. These Muslims are no different than the
[Imperial] Japanese; the Japs had their suicide bombers too. And we stopped
them. What it takes is the resolve and will to use a level of brutality and
violence that your generations can't stomach And until you can, this shit won't
stop.
It took us on the beaches with bullets, clearing out caves with flame throwers,
and men like LeMay burning down their cities, killing people by the tens of
thousands. And then it took two atom bombs on top of it! Plus, we had to bomb
the shit out of German cities to get them to quit fighting. But, if that was
what it took to win, we were willing to do it.
Until you are willing to do the same...well I hope you enjoy this shit, because
it ain't going to stop! Back then, we had leadership, resolve, resources and
determination. Today we're afraid to hurt people's feelings....and worry about
which bathroom to piss
in!"
The argument put forth in CBS's recent Sunday Morning show is a perfect example of just how out of touch with the reality of things are with the left today.
Let's see if I can articulate it adequately...
A history of its origin is provided, then we're told its use by conservatives is intended to be an insult to liberals. Then, we're told we should view this label as a "badge of honor" and it actually correctly identifies just how unique and special everyone is.
Wait a minute!!! This explanation has got it all wrong, folks! The use of today's term "snowflake" by conservatives about liberal millennials is to describe the coddled, narrow-minded, immature, inexperienced to the realities of the world, slanted and biased mindset of liberal ideology which says, "My way of viewing things is correct and you're just a bigoted, homophobic, racist, sexist white male xenophobe.", reveals to us that they actually have no clue about which they're claiming others are. It's that simple! They just want their immature way, and that's all there is to it when this term is given to them. (I suggest viewing the previous post titled, "Straight Out of Harvard" for understanding the mindset of which I am referring to.)
And to cap it all off, she tells us at the very end of her presentation that this reminds us all of how much we need "climate change, in politics". If this doesn't explain clearly enough how ridiculous her attempt at providing her viewer/listeners an understanding of just how stupid this is, then you've drunk the kool-aide!
I received the following message from a friend. Just watch it - see link below - and see for yourself, then decide.
Given the type of garbage - and by "garbage" I mean faux creations which are staged and intended to elicit a viral impact on the Internet - that is put out by so many these days, I am a bit dubious to believe that this is an actual selfie recording of what happened to someone. If this is the case, which I strongly suspect it is, then cudos to her acting, because it's very convincing.
However, because this very attitude, which was demonstrated by some of my former students when I was still teaching, I am inclined to believe this illustrates the core mind-set of the left's youth - a.k.a. millennials - to a "T".
I got this type of attitude from some students who demanded a "B" on a test they got a "D" or "F" on because they felt they deserved it. So, this is actually no surprise to me and causes me to doubt that it's a "set-up" production.
If this video is merely a faux one, then she performs it to perfection. For me, this is a great way of illustrating the massive divide between Ivy League colleges and the world of business which exists today.
A small town MICHIGAN NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL:
Small town newspaper letter to the editor hits nail on the head . . . priceless!
Editor,
Has America become the land of the special interest and the home of the double standard?
Let's see: if we lie to Congress, it's a felony and if congress lies to us it's just politics; if we dislike a black person, we're racist and if a black person dislikes whites, it's their 1st amendment rights; the government spends millions to rehabilitate criminals and do almost nothing for victims; in public schools you can teach that homosexuality is OK, but you better not use the word God in the process; you can kill an unborn child, but it's wrong to execute a mass murderer; we don't burn books in America, we rewrite them; we got rid of the communism and socialist threat by renaming them progressives; we are unable to close our border with Mexico, but have no problem protecting the 38th parallel in Korea; if you protest against President Obama's policies you're a terrorist, but if you burned an American flag or George Bush in effigy it was your 1st amendment right.
You can have pornography on TV or the Internet, but you better not put a nativity scene in a public park [or square] during Christmas; we have eliminated all criminals in America, they are now called sick people; we can use a human fetus for medical research, but it's wrong to use an animal.
We take money from those who work hard for it and give it to those who don't want to work; we all support the Constitution, but only when it supports our political ideology; we still have freedom of speech, but only if we are being politically correct; parenting has been replaced with Ritalin and video games; the land of opportunity is now the land of hand outs; the similarity between Hurricane Katrina and the gulf oil spill is that neither president did anything to help.
And how do we handle a major crisis today? The government appoints a committee to determine who's at fault, then threatens them, passes a law, raises our taxes; tells us the problem is solved sit they can get back to their reelection campaign.
What has happened to the land of the free and home of the brave?
Ken Huber
Tawas City
Where Is Tawas City, MI? It is on Lake Huron and has a population of just over 2,000!!
Having been a career educator in a public school system (I'm including colleges & universities), I can completely relate to this excellent video which explains succinctly why our school system must be reformed. I've learned that over the last century our public schools were gradually taken over by the progressive leftists who - through the clout of their union - has managed to create an indoctrination system for their agenda; class envy and social unrest.
If you've been paying attention to what's been going on in our nation lately, you know what I mean when I say this. While they are keen to come across like they're all for "inclusiveness and equality" that sounds good, they really are working toward socialistic equity that makes everyone as miserable as everyone else; less prosperous by their standard of equality. Their results of education are proof of this!
