First, I must preface this by explaining a fundamental ideology that pretends at freedom but has nothing to do with it, “modern” liberalism. One of the most noble political ideologies of history is liberalism. Thanks to the modern “liberals,” it must now be referred to as “classic liberalism.” It was, and is, focused on private property, limited government, the free market, and peace. Ludwig von Mises wrote a brilliant description in “Liberalism: The Classical Tradition.”
The only thing modern liberalism has to do with the classical version is its focus on government. Not limited government, but relatively complete governmental control. Our Founders referred to this as “statism,” the very thing The Declaration of Independence decries. And control over which our Constitution was produced to protect.
Which brings us to the topic at hand. Few will disagree with my claim that freedom, be it religious or secular, is humanity’s top priority. Debate, nevertheless, is rife and arises when we attempt to define freedom. Despite the debate, the most important factor is that freedom is a two-sided coin: Independence the head, and responsibility the tail. You cannot have one without the other. The challenge modern liberalism introduces is the attempt to eliminate the responsibility side of the coin, which equals the elimination of freedom. Thus, they sell the concept that it is things rather than people responsible for everything. Get rid of guns and we’ll be rid of murder. Get rid of drug laws, and we’ll be rid of drug problems. I know, I know, ridiculous.
Here’s where the religious/secular aspect comes to light. Modern liberalism has worked on selling the absurdity that morality issues should face no judgment. That God’s law is repressive and judgemental, which, of course, it is not. Judeo-Christian ideology holds and demonstrates that God’s law is designed to implement happiness in this life and reward in the next. Whether there will be a next is irrelevant. As to the life we are living, despite the rhetoric being spewed by leftists, ignoring those laws, rather than leading one to freedom, leads to a broad range of negative consequences. Despite the invention of contraceptives and antibiotics, promiscuity still leads to problems. For example, in a year, 2 out of every 100 women using “the pill” precisely as instructed will still become pregnant. So over a lifetime, 38% of women will experience an unplanned pregnancy. No problem, kill the unborn child! Over a million unborn children are killed every year! pRESIDENT Biden promoted American taxpayers funding abortions worldwide! Beyond this is the sad reality that sexually transmitted diseases have become both more common and more deadly (AIDS).
Another majestic and ironic lie has been the war on poverty. Liberals linked a wonderful idea to one of their original motivations, racism. After the advancement of the civil. rights movement, which they fought against tooth and nail, racist LBJ came up with the Great Society program which was largely responsible for the breakdown of Black families in America. It is said that LBJ stated, “I’ll have those n—ers voting Democratic for 200 years.” The result has been a literal breakdown of the American Black family. The irony here is the demonstrable fact that poverty is much less a threat to people who grow up in a two-parent family. The Great Society program was specifically designed to break down Black marriages. “The black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and discrimination, began rapidly disintegrating in the liberal welfare state that subsidized unwed pregnancy and changed welfare from an emergency rescue to a way of life” ~Thomas Sowell. Thus, the liberal war on poverty was a highly successful war on family, specifically Black families. Although it is slavery of a different sort, it is the liberal attempt to restore Black America to the service of the Demonicrat party.
For humanity, throughout history, freedom has been a rare, and usually short-lived commodity. Throughout history, the natural state of humanity has been one of tyranny and misery. We see the ebb and flow of freedom going on all around us, i.e. Chile and Venezuela. The entirety of Europe is suffering from a similar decline fueled by factors ranging from insane government spending to the pretense of acceptance, in this case, of Islam. Islam teachings do go on about freedom, but the freedom they speak of is the freedom of being a member of the cult. No other freedom is recognized. Of course, this is denied but all one has to do is open one’s eyes to see the truth. Islamic Terrorists have carried out more than 44,459 deadly terror attacks since 9/11. “Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.” Quran 9:29. “Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not” Quran (2:216). “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority” Quran (3:151). “There is no such things as “Islamic terrorism,” because terrorism differs from Islam. There’s just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term “Islamic terrorism” has become widespread ~Bashar al-Assad. In America, as we watch the demonstrations on our college campuses, demonstrations in support of Hamas (terrorism), How far behind are we?
It all comes back to the original premise, freedom is a two-sided coin. Although they’re trying, liberalism in the demonicrat party can’t eliminate the responsibility side and maintain the independence side. John Locke, the father of liberalism, proposed the primary role of government being to protect life, liberty, and property, this last being modified by Thomas Jefferson to “pursuit of happiness,” incorporating concepts well beyond property ownership, such as the right to marry or the choice of a country club. Leaving us with a defined concept of freedom, which can only exist hand in hand with full recognition of the responsibility of the individuals. Thus, in a truly liberal society, the government’s responsibility is to restrict the potential of the violation of the rights and liberty of the citizens, this depending upon the citizens upholding the responsibility not only of respecting the rights of others but of defending themselves from the activity of criminals, including government, to oppress those rights.
Which leads us to the core problem with modern liberalism, the battle against responsibility. Liberals wishing to place the burden of responsibility entirely in the hands of governmental authority. All of which may have some value were it not for the exclusive history of governments destroying almost everything they touch. For example the demonicrats began the Department of Education in 1980, at which time our education system was rated at #1, we are now down to somewhere between 24 and 40, depending upon which report you read. The FBI devolved from a premier law enforcement community to a demonicrat political tool. Our military is being infected with DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) unconstitutional absurdity. This absurdity infects services both governmental and private, across the country, including the notable increase in plane crashes, which the rigged search engines are hiding quite ineffectively. Thousands of agents were added to the IRS staff. Why? Whatever!
Now we have what Americans have long been wishing for: DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which has already saved American taxpayers over 60 Billion dollars, and that’s just the beginning. Guess who is not pleased? Exactly, the demonicrat party. The rigged search engines are spewing lies while the population is looking at lowered taxes and perhaps even rebate payments!
The bottom line is the literal blessing we are experiencing as a result of the election of Donald Trump. It’s going to be a windy, wavey ocean for a while. Logic and reason are completely gone from the liberal rhetoric. Yet freedom is being restored! The dishonesty of political representatives, on both sides, is being exposed, and consequences are being meted out for the injustices we’ve been experiencing. As a topping for this desert, we are seeing the promise of great things to come. A flat tax? No property tax? Control of education returned to the states?
“There in her place she did rejoice, / Self-gather’d in her prophet-mind, / But fragments of her mighty voice / Came rolling on the wind.” ~Alfred Lord Tennison, from “Of Old Sat Freedom on the Heights.
~Bacon
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