Greece - The Dumbing of a Nation

As I watch the incredibly destructive behavior going on in Greece, I see a precursor to what will soon happen in America. The impeachment of O.O. (osama obama) must happen immediately.

Look at Greece. For decades they have been promised 'the land of milk and honey' by lying politicians who only goal was to win their elections. There was never, ever, a way to PAY for these lovely promises, but who cared. The politicians promised it, didn't they?! So...it MUST BE TRUE, right?!

Greece was once the heart of intelligence in this world. But ancient, decaying buildings, laying in ruins around that beautiful country indicate, the intelligence is gone. What led to that downturn and 'dumbing down' of Greece? Well, two world wars during the last century didn't help, and maybe, escalated the downfall of that country.

Socialists and Communists love the kind of chaos that surrounded many European countries after WW I and WW II. These sneaking, conniving, slime balls are cultivated in Communist environments, then transplanted to countries emerging from major chaos. They inculcate themselves into the regular populations, then work tirelessly to create trouble within that country. The 'regular' folks of those countries only know that they are miserable. They've lost everything and like most lost souls, need some positive bolstering. In walk the destructive "community organizers" (ring a bell?) and lying politicians. These morons 'sell' hope by making promises that cannot be kept in any nation. "Socialism is the way to go"...."we, the collective, can rebuild a better nation for ourselves". But they obfuscate the fact that, sooner or later, the price for such promises must be paid by that same collective.

The first thing the locals see is the creation of a distinct split between the political 'haves', and the rest of them, 'the have nots'. To keep the 'have nots' under control, well, even more promises are made. Promises that cannot ever be fulfilled. Of course, the 'haves' continue to prosper. The 'have nots' do not.

As far as Socialism is concerned, Margaret Thatcher defined it perfectly. ..."the trouble with Socialism is that, sooner or later, you run out of other people's money...". The people of Greece don't appear to be able to grasp this fact. Why? Because they are constantly being stoked to madness by, what else?...COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS. If Greece doesn't re-educate itself on the merits of a true democracy, well, they are lost, as will be the European Union, already teetering on the brink of collapse. Is this what they really want? I don't believe so. But fantasies are difficult to remove from people who choose to live in a constant state of self-delusion.

God Bless this Wonderful Country...America!

What do you want America to stand FOR

I read the columns & blogs of both left wing and right wing writers every day. Frankly, it gets confusing.

As the old saying goes, I was born a liberal, but became educated and became a Conservative. There used to be a different ending: ...and I will die a Conservative...

Because of the mess our political system is in right now, it's hard to take an educated, thoughtful stand. Note, I said educated and thoughtful.
Today, America has "hard Liberalism", "hard Conservatisim", Libertarians, Tea Parties, and God knows now many subversive groups who cry "anarchy" at every street corner.

Hard Liberalism is now the "Ubber-Left", and Hard Conservatism is the "Ubber-Right". OK, I understand that, and you can read my early posts to see how I define those groups for my own sanity. Sometimes I question my beliefs. It's a good thing to do, because that's how one grows. Not my "core beliefs" which I may modify from time to time for better clarity. If you don't strive to clarify your beliefs, then over time you become spiritually separated from yourself. Ref: the born/died saying above. We change as we grow and we define and redefine our values, our purpose.

For instance, I think it would be reasonable to define teenagers values and goals as those requiring a salt-peter patch about the size of a dinner plate. Not all teenagers, of course. Some had powerful parental influence and acquired their parents/extended family values. This doesn't mean they don't rebel when they reach college age. But, their rebellion appears to be in line with those early learned family values.

Now, though, America is polarized. Our college and even high school aged children are being force fed Ubber-Liberalism, fed through a 5 inch fire hose. Why is that? Kids leaving home want to "be free", and rebellion should be no more that making ones own choices, and enjoying or suffering through the consequences of doing so.

But, the anarchists who are slowly taking over our school systems are becoming more and more defined as poster children (adults, actually) of terror, hatred, violence, and, sadly, confused thinking. Some do little harm and make it safely past our corrupt education system, but many do not. They form little sub-terrorist groups that burn construction sites, car dealerships, and other, what they discribe as symbols of corruption and "capitalism" (there's that "C" word, again).

These little babies forget that it was Capitalism that brought them their nice cars, nice clothes, Ipods, Ipads, Laptops, etc. It is Capitalism that grants them access to well paying careers. Think not? Travel down to Cuba and talk to the Phd's, the doctors, lawyers, etc. that make an average of $400/month, if they are lucky enough to even work in their chosen professions. Is this the society you really want? Remember all that hate and animosity you spit out at Conservatives? They are simply attempting to protect the very way of life you now enjoy. But, hey, if you really want Communism as a way of life, then emegrate to Cuba, or Venezuela, or China. You can do that, you know. Then, let's see what happens when you start spouting off about the issues those citizens have to deal with. Oh, I forgot, doing so may result in your early death. But, at least you will have died while living in a country whose leaders embrace the kind of life you long for, right? Because these countries are also socialistic, you'd even get a free cremation (burial is much too expensive).

I am beginning to realize that there is a small  portion of our population that simply gets off on HATE. They hate everything!: School, Conservatives, Sara Palin (???), their jobs, "the system" (whatever the hell THAT means), Whities, Righties, etc, etc, ad nauseum. But, this IS America, and you can do that. It's boring. It keeps you from growing as an individual. It stunts your spiritual growth (oops, sorry, I forgot, you hate God, too).

The above group also tends to be wildly naive when it comes to running anything, from a family to a state, to a Federal economy. Why? Because they are stuck in the stupid belief that all they have to do is sit on their collective behinds and demand stuff and it will suddenly appear, right next to them (remember, they are sitting on their lazy behinds). It's true! The Ubber-Left wingers tell them it's true, so it must be.

We currently have a mad man; a crazy idealogue, who has convinced himself that, he is indeed an American Citizen, when he will not produce his father's birth certificate application; who believes he is a grand potentate because he: recklessly spends taxpayer dollars on hundreds of campaigning trips that are advertisers as "getting to know the people of America better", who sends himself and his family on lavish vacations at taxpayer expense, who plays coach as other countries fall into anarchy; who plays basketball as our allies are threatened; who decides erroneously that HE can arbitrarily decide what laws are to be defended; who decides that he doesn't need a Cabinet (at least one he actually meets with or speaks with); who "hangs out" with criminals, thugs, past anarchists and murderers...oh, I can go on a long, long time.

Remember that peanut farmer nutcase? He went around giving away American possessions while his closest advisors were "robbing the bank". When asked (rarely), he simply brushed the questions off as being beneath him. Well, we've got another maniac in thye White House who's even more damaging to this great country. If young people would simply start looking at what he does, vs what he says, they'd realize that this man HATES America! He's got a bone to pick with this country, and he lied through his teeth, supported by, get this RICH, no SUPER RICH anarchists and terrorists, who also want to destroy the very base beliefs on which this country is founded.

Hey, do you hear me? I said RICH Anarchists, and Terrorists. What are you thinking? You, dummy, profess to HATE THE RICH! Oh, not all the rich. If some rich people also hate America, then that's OK with you. See why I'm confused? I'm confused by how you are acting, confused. That tells me that you have been force fed this gibberish since, when, high school? You are acting out, like robots who are melting down. Neither rhyme nor reason to your actions, just HATE, HATE, HATE.

What? You say you don't want to move to those Communist or Socialist countries? Where, then will you move when America is destroyed and turned into a Socialist country is there is no money to pay your schooling (oh, your children's schooling); your housing (because you will be receiving about 25% if your paycheck...the rest goes to pay taxes to support, well, Communism/Socialism.

MORE CONFUSION

I'm still confused. I raised two daughters, I have 4 grandchildren. I see the lack of interest they exhibit in what is happening to this wonderful country, being torn apart by political extremes. I often read about what I see every day, "get more..."; "buy this..."; "You must have this (gizmo)...": in other words, buy, buy, buy, ie, consume.
That said, here comes my WHY?
Why do the far left wing "Wing Nuts", want to give all their hard earned money away in excess taxes or "wealth sharing" with people who do not want to work for a living.
If the reader is one of these folks, well, then, what motivates you? You continue to vote politicians (Pelosi and Reed to name a few) who want your "extra" money to buy votes to keep them in office. I can more understand Rep Bernie Sanders of Vermont, he declared himself a Socialist. But to what end?
If the reader is still in college, let me suggest something: Go up to your professor and ask that your "A" grades be cut down to "Cs", and failing students in class be given the two extra grades so they can pass. If you like the Left Wing Nut policies of spreading things around, then giving your high grades away should be perfectly OK, right?
After all is said and done, that's the same scheme the Left wants to do with money made by people who knock themselves out, working 70-80 hours a week to provide well for thier families and themselves.
That idea is so unAmerican it is simply mind boggling.

There is a solution, built right into our tax code. All those who want to give their hard earned money away to people who'd rather do nothing can do this simply. Write the IRS or Treasury Department and ask them to take an additional 20-30 % of your paycheck each month to be applied toward even more social programs that do not work. Treasury will be happy to do so, and you can have whatever sense of accomplishment this act will give you. But Do Not Demand that I or my family do the same. It's not your money to redistribute. Left wing nuts always try to confuse you into believing it is unAmerican not to "help those who cannot help themselves". I worked in the business world, I worked in mental health, I was a crisis counselor. The kind of thinking preached by the far left is pure BS. Most of those "poor people" who want your money, wouldn't take a job if it was handed to them. What they want is 'freebees" so they can go back to being dependent, but not working for a living. Social Services today revolves around getting these folks "entitlements". Wow, what a name! and who gave the freebees the name "entitlements", the left wing nuts, of course. (Read my previous posts to confirm what area(s) of the political spectrum the Wing Nuts hang out at).

Ask yourself this. Where did these kinds of ideas enter my thinking? Do I want to live in a small apartment when I am married and starting a family, barely getting by, or do I want to earn a increasingly better living every year so I can save for the higher standard of living that I desire for my family?
If you answer the first part "I got my wealth giving ideas from my teachers, then sit down and ask yourself if you really agree with these ideas. Probably not, and the longer you are away from college, the less these kinds of hair brained ideas will make sense to you.

If you are in college, hearing this manure from narcissistic professors and teachers, you, my friend, are being brain washed by members of the Socialist or Communist Party. Think not? Ask the educators who espouse these ideas to state exactly how many years they worked in the private sector. No, not as consultants,  but actually worked, as employees. You will find if you stick to your research, that the Socialist brain washing you receive is inversely proportional to the amount of time you educator has spent working in the private sector. I can go into detail, but you are bright. Think about it. If you have a Eureka moment, keep pushing. Education, especially at higher levels, is supposed to be two way. Do not simply take what the educator says as the truth!