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Revolution as a Mental Disease
american thinker ^ | Peter Dempsey

Posted on 11/26/2019 7:37:18 AM PST by bitt

People are gradually getting used to living in an inverted world. For the first time in our history, the upcoming elections are not about a better standard of living or more freedom. They are about secular pietism, a collective devotion to an apparently noble cause, which leads to less affluence and freedom.

Illegal immigration has a negative impact on the labor market, especially low-income Americans, by keeping wages down. Nevertheless, half of our fellow citizens believe that any action taken against illegals is tantamount to sending them to concentration camps. Medicare for all would lead to long waiting times, with the problem being compound by the coverage provided to an undetermined number of illegals. In a country where 85% of people have access to quality health care, this would represent a major downgrade. Socialism is another major electoral theme, and rejecting it in an affluent society would normally be a matter of common sense. However, part of the secular pietist mission is to fight inequality, even if that leads to worse living conditions for the majority, provided that the object of their envy is also harmed.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: liberalism; socialism

1 posted on 11/26/2019 7:37:18 AM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 11/26/2019 7:37:34 AM PST by bitt (You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook. Harry Truman)
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To: bitt

Thus proving the success of modern Liberalism in changing the American Culture.

Liken it to a slow growing Cancerous Tumor than someone can live with without needing Medical intervention, up until the time it becomes inoperable and consumes its Host.


3 posted on 11/26/2019 7:41:37 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: bitt

Excellent article. It’s gut-wrenching watching this happen to this country.


4 posted on 11/26/2019 7:46:38 AM PST by bluejean (I'm becoming a cranky old person. It really annoys me.)
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To: bluejean

Bloomberg

Wants to reverse everything President Trump has done and get the country back on track.

ENEMY OF AMERICA!

How can you see what Trump has done and think it is bad.

ENEMY OF AMERICA!


5 posted on 11/26/2019 7:52:03 AM PST by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: Uversabound
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. - Voltaire

Truth be known, I think that is where Bloomberg is coming from.

6 posted on 11/26/2019 7:56:27 AM PST by RatRipper
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To: bluejean

It’s never going to get better by re-electing the same Bush League Republicans who have helped cause this mess.


7 posted on 11/26/2019 7:59:27 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: bitt

Trump is the first president in a long time who cares about the country, and wants it to be great again. He has increased job opportunities for Blacks. He recognized the threat from *slamic fundamentalists. He will not do anything to favor the spread of abortion.

For this the left hates him with a passion and is doing everything to get him kicked out of office. They are proposing marxists who will open the borders to m*slims and let them do as they wish.

This truly is insanity.


8 posted on 11/26/2019 8:00:52 AM PST by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: bitt
half of our fellow citizens believe that any action taken against illegals is tantamount to sending them to concentration camps.

They are being sent home, where they have friends and family, where they know the language and culture, and have always lived.

The same countries thousands of Americans go to retire.

9 posted on 11/26/2019 8:03:22 AM PST by marron
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To: bitt

My tagline says it all.


10 posted on 11/26/2019 8:09:02 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Everyone who favors socialism plans on the government taking other people's money, not theirs.)
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To: bitt
Revolution as a Mental Disease

Has been on their front burner since at least the time of Woodrow (One World) Wilson.

11 posted on 11/26/2019 10:17:47 AM PST by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: bitt

A “noble cause” is all a True Believer needs...


12 posted on 11/26/2019 10:20:34 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: RatRipper

Ya gotta wonder how close the one worlders are to pulling out the stops.

PDJT is pressuring them significantly, and us rabble are broadcasting a lot of chatter.


13 posted on 11/26/2019 11:20:10 AM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

My tagline says it all.


No! Mine does! :)


14 posted on 11/26/2019 11:23:36 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: polymuser

I have wondered that myself. I would think this is really the first time someone has cut into their cash flow to any significant degree.


15 posted on 11/26/2019 11:30:20 AM PST by RatRipper
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To: I want the USA back
m*slims

Why the asterisk? Why not just call them what they are "moslems"? Not "muslims" as that word is not accurate.

"Muslim" sounds like the Arabic word for "follower of God"
"Moslem" sounds like the Arabic word for "evil person"

I've read their scriptures. They are moslems.

16 posted on 11/26/2019 11:54:25 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: bitt
provided that the object of their envy is also harmed

There it is, the left wants to punish the non-believers.

Someone suggested years ago that gun control was not at all about safety, but about punishing firearm owners, widely seen as hated conservative.

17 posted on 11/26/2019 1:33:15 PM PST by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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