Posted on 11/17/2009 6:06:43 AM PST by Kaslin
the 1970’s....been there, done that.
Why do we have to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again?
Great article.....now if MORE of the American people will take the blinders off and realize what deep doo-doo we as a country are in, then there IS hope.
Because each new generation has to live under socialism for a while to rediscover how awful it is?
I hardly see it as a “silver lining”. Undoing what these socialist nutjobs are doing will take years, if not decades, and the general populace has the attention span of the average mentally challenged titmouse. Combine that with a liberal-infested, America-hating MSM, and you have little chance of righting the multitude of wrongs that are only NOW being recognized and acknowledged. Following 9/11 we were “unified as a country”... how long did that last? Two weeks?
****Most Americans are preoccupied with their lives and, unfortunately, with what is on television***
Indeed. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is NOT power until awareness kicks in.
Our survival instincts are about to get a royal kick in the arse. We can find our survival skills....first, pray that we remember where we put them.
Ask yourself what percentage of today's voters were of voting age in 1980 and you will have your answer.
Each generation must learn history's lessons anew.
Ronald Reagan said it very well:
“Freedom is never more than one
generation away from extinction. We
didn’t pass it to our children in the
bloodstream. It must be fought for,
protected, and handed on for them to
do the same, or one day we will spend
our sunset years telling our children
and our children’s children what it was
once like in the United States where
men were free.”
BUMP for clarity.
Excellent question, but there are always some who will never learn.
How true, How true.
It doesn't happen. Social Security is still with us. So is MediCare. Iran is still a disaster, as are Zimbabwe and South Africa. We gained a respite in Nicaragua, but look at Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. China and Russia still threaten a peaceable world. The EPA and the Department of Education continue to rampage against private property in the name of enriching wealthy stockholders. Gun rights, despite the spread of RKBA, are more tenuous than ever.
Yeah, just look at Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, etc, etc
When the left came to full power and destroyed all industry there, the good citizens of those cities rose up and threw out all the LIberals and now all have Conservative governments.
Oh wait
CS101 says: "I hardly see it as a 'silver lining'."
In the context of Dennis' piece? It certainly can be interpreted as a 'silver lining' insofar as the very dark storm cloud enveloping the USA, today.
"Undoing what these socialist nutjobs are doing will take years, if not decades..."
Precisely why it's so critically important we have solid bonifide Conservatives representing us as opposed to the "Sears" versions, who once elected go immediately into the business as usual mode. My main beef with Bush II was while he did have a national emergency to deal with, he neglected advancing the Conservative cause. To me advancing a CC translates to reversing decades of Liberal-Socialist bullcocka. He didn't. ;^)
"...and the general populace has the attention span of the average mentally challenged titmouse."
A mentally challenged titmouse??
BBWWWHHHHHAAAAA!!
Probably a *tad* less, truth be known. LOL
"Combine that with a liberal-infested, America-hating MSM, and you have little chance of righting the multitude of wrongs that are only NOW being recognized and acknowledged."
You really need to follow the forum's #1 watchdog of all quisling media & their mediots. Namely forum citizen "abb"s Dinosaur Media DeathWatch threads.
You'd understand the Lamestream media are as we correspond in the process of being detoothed, and this coming from the most unlikely sources/forces, too. ;^)
Your comment is very valid, no doubt; but, it's changing and that's the salient point.
"Following 9/11 we were 'unified as a country'... how long did that last? Two weeks?"
Ever research the public mood before Pearl Harbor and after? Many similarities. Meaning, some things never change; moreover, reinforces the import of having a strong, solid leader making the critical decisions. Unlike the buffoon we have now?
Bottom line: People needed to be awakened, and awakened they are.
Watch. 2010. LOL
No, this is not the left, it is the Democrat Party.
There are too many people willing to forgive the “moderates” or “Blue Dogs” in the party as not liberal.,
Hogwash.
These people vote an insane lib like Pelosi into power and vote on radical agendas like Global Warming and Healthcare.
If you support the leadership, you are complicit.
Because those ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Look at the majority of voters these days: what do they know about history or the 70’s?
Dont’ misunderstand... I agree with Prager, but reversing the liberal idiocy of the last few years will take time, and I’m just saying that the general public (aided by the lamestream media) will be clamoring for “changes” and improvements in minutes or days, versus years and decades.
The majority of the populace either didn’t care or wasn’t concerned about the 50 years of liberal incrementalism, but once it begins to adversely effect them, they will want it eliminated “tomorrow”. The ability to blame Pres__ent Zero for the obvious damage he has brough upon the country, will soon result in a call for yet another “change”... enter the libtard, “smarter and better” crowd once again, and the cycle repeats itself in perpetuity.
The choir already clearly believes. How about ginning up some controversy and talking about Article II eligibility, Dennis?
There's an issue that could use a little clarity! As far as the majority of voters coming to their senses ... we now all know that the Republicans will stage a comeback of some sort in 2010. Let's talk about which Republicans.
Now THAT’s an opening paragraph.
All you wanna-be bloggers out there, look at Prager’s writing. Stop beating around the bush, and get to your point. Then support your point, show the consequences, and recommend changes.
But start with the THESIS so we don’t all get bored looking for what you mean, and quit reading before we get to it.
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