Posted by
Steve on Friday, October 23, 2009 4:45:59 PM
One thing that bothers me is the constant redefinition of words by the left. Words have meanings and that should stay relatively constant throughout a 50-100 year period. When the left is involved, word meanings can change on a dime, if they perceive that their old meaning can help the left.
I was reading the book “The Forgotten Man” and in the 1940 Presidential race, Wendell Willkie was complaining that the word “liberal” had lost its meaning. The left had changed it to mean someone who supports big government. That had not been the previous meaning. So, Willkie tried to restore the meaning of the word liberal during the campaign. As we all know, he failed in that bid. Democrats were too strong to overturn their word changes, even in the 1940’s.
The word “Progressive” used to mean that the person was looking forward to making progress of some type. The left has confiscated the word and now “Progressive” means that you want to return to the big government that was around for thousands of years before anyone thought of a Republican form of government. That is not progressive, that is regressive.
A friend of mine got an email with a video on it. The video was for kids to show them about our form of government. We watched it to make sure that it was appropriate for our kids. It was appropriate for our kids, but I learned from it as well. The video put things into perspective that I had been gathering and pondering on for some time.
In the video, it said that there were 5 possible forms of government. The video then went through the 5 forms until it was left with only 2. The 5 were: Power vested in a single individual, power concentrated in a select few (Oligarchy), a democracy, a republic and anarchy. Anarchy is a temporary condition because everyone in a situation where anarchy is being practiced wants a government to step in and restore order. Power in a single individual is temporary as a group usually gets involved quickly making it an Oligarchy. A democracy is more permanent than either of the others. It has lasted for long periods when it has been tried, but it always ends up in violence and bloodshed leading to an Oligarchy. That leaves just two permanent types of government, the Oligarchy and the Republic.
We live in a Republic. The Founding Fathers set it up that way. They did not want a democracy because it always ends up in a disaster. They did not want a King as that always ends up in tyranny. They put us on the path of a Republic. Those who want to keep us on that path should be supported and promoted. Those who would change our system to something else should be thrown out of office on their ear.
Democrats never want people to know what they are really doing. That is why they always co-opt a word with a good meaning to describe their bad intentions. Abraham Lincoln is frequently quoted as saying that you can fool some of the people all of the time. And you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. That is the game the Democrats like to play. The Democrats are constantly trying to fool you into believing that they want a limited, smaller government with a strong military. So, they use language that would make people believe that their intentions are in that direction. Then, when they get into office, they go in exactly the opposite direction. They still use soothing words that say they are not doing what you see them doing.
Well, most of the people got fooled in the last election. Barack Obama told us what he was going to do. He just did it in such a way that people did not believe it. That way he fooled most of the people into voting for him. What did he do when he got into office? He did exactly the opposite of what he said he believed in during the election season. Some of them have realized that they made a mistake. Some are still enthralled with the soothing words coming from Mr. Obama’s mouth. They fail to see the actions that Mr. Obama has taken to destroy the greatest nation the world has ever seen.
We need someone who will tell us the truth, whether good or bad. I am reading a book about Ronald Reagan and how he caused the Soviet Union to disappear. One thing that friend and foe alike said about Ronald Reagan is that you can believe what he says. If he says he will do it, he will. If he said he will not do it, he won’t. Even my parents, who were die hard left wingers, always said that you can believe what Ronald Reagan said he will do. They did not like the things Mr. Reagan said he would do, so they voted against him. I thought that it was refreshing to have a politician that says what he means, so I voted for him. That is the type of politician that we need today. We do not need one that will try and pander to this group or that group. We need one that is true to his/her convictions no matter what group is in front of him/her. In my humble opinion, that would mean a return of a Ronald Reagan. That is someone I could support completely.