Condolences
I would like to send out my condolences to the military families who lost loved ones at Ft. Hood. Whether they lost their lives in active combat or here at home under the same hand they were fighting against is irrelevant. They're still heroes and they're in my prayers!
What is Classical Liberalism?
"Prior to the 20th century, classical liberalism was the dominant political philosophy in the United States. It was the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and the signers of the Declaration of Independence and it permeates the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers and many other documents produced by the people who created the American system of government. Many of the emancipationists who opposed slavery were essentially classical liberals, as were the suffragettes, who fought for equal rights for women." John C. Goodman National Center for Policy Analysis
Featured Quote
"We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name--liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names--liberty and tyranny." Abraham Lincoln, 1864
I would like to give a shout out to Tammy Bruce and Mark Levin! I love the music they use on their radio shows. "What Is Love", "Release Me", and "Call on Me" in the playlist above are from their shows. Hat tip guys!
Featured Video
I would like to thank Tammy Bruce and Pat over at TammyBruce.com for finding this video. This is an excellent speech that we should be hearing from more Republicans and Conservatives.
December 17, 2009
We Had to Reach This Point...Why?
This video, not to mention the other lies that have been exposed about global warming, are precisely the reason why I have denigrated, demeaned, and refused to join in with anyone even remotely promoting this silliness over the last decade. Business owners have fallen for it by joining with governmental legislation rather than rejecting it. Simply stated, business owners have no balls when it comes to standing up to governmental stupidity. If business owners would join together in a massive effort to reject the government sticking their noses into their businesses in the first place--we wouldn't need to get to this point.
If I had my way--every business owner in this country would be required to read and learn about Objectivism and "Atlas Shrugged" before even being allowed to open a business.
There's a huge difference between common sense care of the environment and promoting (whether by your silence or deliberate acceptance) collectivist, communist, fascist policies as promoted through the government. The only place all of this silliness is going to lead all of us is down the road to the poor-house.
The fools on the Left hate capitalism--because in their little minds they envision a world covered in concrete, parking lots, and massive retail stores--where no green grass ever shows its head again. Any person with an ounce of sense in their brain understands that capitalism, when left-alone, will inevitably find ways to be environmentally friendly on it's own. We can already see this in the rise of the internet and the ability to do our shopping online rather than running out to your nearest mall. Eventually--this my even take away the need for physcial stores all together. Not only that--but, travel by car will be limited to those malls as well! Oh...those evil exhaust fumes!
Governmental bodies and agencies can't tell developing nations--not to develop.
The only thing Leftists do by promoting their war against capitalism is forcing the market to take that much longer in making those things better--which is why Leftists--are idiots.
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December 4, 2009
Gay Marriage: What Does the Gay Community Want Anyway?
I think it is high time we start answering that question. Yesterday, GayPatriot posted an entry asking this very same question...and the discussion that followed, I felt, was quite productive and enlightening. Myself, B. Daniel Blatt of GayPatriot, and ThatGayConservative (Steve) from GayConservative.org jumped into the discussion along with a number of others. I wanted to re-post this because I think it is important for this conversation to be read, considered, and analyzed if our community wants to make gains. Of course, maybe we don't, in an underlying way, want to make gains and are sabotaging ourselves...as you'll see when reading the exchange.
Why Gay Groups Need New Leadership
I truly believe that the gay community, rightly so due to some of the attacks that have come from the right over the decades, have taken a hands off approach to the issue of faith, however, our Founders understood faith was an important element of freedom. If the gay community wants to make in-roads that are not based in Marxist philosophy and the destruction of the very society they say they want recognition from--then it's time we pull our heads out of our butts.
Why Gay Groups Need New Leadership
I truly believe that the gay community, rightly so due to some of the attacks that have come from the right over the decades, have taken a hands off approach to the issue of faith, however, our Founders understood faith was an important element of freedom. If the gay community wants to make in-roads that are not based in Marxist philosophy and the destruction of the very society they say they want recognition from--then it's time we pull our heads out of our butts.
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December 3, 2009
Obama Ecstasy Pills Hit the Streets!
Obama Ecstasy Pills Hit the Streets! *
Obama Zombies--are you tired and worn down. Is your Obama buzz beginning to wear off? Has he started to disappoint you that we're not out of Afghanistan and Iraq? Are you bummed that Obama hasn't sent you your check from the money he confiscated from those evil rich people? Still sitting in your parent's basement wondering where you next joint will come from? Are conservatives killing your Statist buzz with all of their talk about personal responsibility and capitalism? Are you tired of conservatives constantly making a fool out of all your ideas that were dreamt up out of a stoned haze and you know, if just given the right amount of dictatorial power, you could bring about that Utopia that is just out of reach? Is Sarah Palin just irritating you to no end with all of her "common man" appeal?
Well...do we have a pill for you! Take one of these little suckers and we'll have you back up and buzzing in no time! This...will...completely...lay you out baby! That's right! Take one and you can retreat back into the deep dark recesses of your Utopian mind! Our little pill will have you feeling so good and in such an Obama buzzed state that conservatives will never be able to kill your buzz again!
*See your local drug dealer for details. Obama Ecstasy Pills are not responsible for losses of jobs, sanity, or freedom...and we're legally stacked for lawsuits...so, don't try it!
Obama Zombies--are you tired and worn down. Is your Obama buzz beginning to wear off? Has he started to disappoint you that we're not out of Afghanistan and Iraq? Are you bummed that Obama hasn't sent you your check from the money he confiscated from those evil rich people? Still sitting in your parent's basement wondering where you next joint will come from? Are conservatives killing your Statist buzz with all of their talk about personal responsibility and capitalism? Are you tired of conservatives constantly making a fool out of all your ideas that were dreamt up out of a stoned haze and you know, if just given the right amount of dictatorial power, you could bring about that Utopia that is just out of reach? Is Sarah Palin just irritating you to no end with all of her "common man" appeal?
Well...do we have a pill for you! Take one of these little suckers and we'll have you back up and buzzing in no time! This...will...completely...lay you out baby! That's right! Take one and you can retreat back into the deep dark recesses of your Utopian mind! Our little pill will have you feeling so good and in such an Obama buzzed state that conservatives will never be able to kill your buzz again!
*See your local drug dealer for details. Obama Ecstasy Pills are not responsible for losses of jobs, sanity, or freedom...and we're legally stacked for lawsuits...so, don't try it!
December 2, 2009
Shhh! Never Criticize Another Republican!
Ummm...sorry. This classical liberal / conservative doesn't play that game.
It becomes more and more clear to most Americans that the Democrat Party has been taken over by the psychologically disabled and unabashed Marxists. I know that's rather redundant since Marxists are psychologically disabled...but, I digress. This leads me to finally say, "I TOLD YA SO!"
No...seriously. I will criticize Republicans. Hell, they have the biggest opportunity in ages to squash the Democrat Party and all the fool-hardy bullshit coming out of it and thus far--they haven't taken it! The entire Tea Party movement, 9/12 Project, and the numerous other organizations haven't been organized by the Republican Party and they have completely sprouted from Americans themselves. The pathetic Republican Party led by Michael Steele can't even claim responsibility for that!
I, for one, have huge expectations should conservatives be able to get hold of the Republican Party again (as opposed to the Marxists Progressives that have poisoned it). I expect, at a minimum, the following efforts:
1) Restoration of Federalism--state's rights.
2) Work towards a complete separation of the state and the economy with the educated movement to back up that separation and a complete explanation of why the Left uses the divisive tactics of class warfare. I know longer will accept the inter-mingling of the economy and the government. Capitalism is what it is and needs no help from politicians to work--it works quite well on it's own--when left alone. Ayn Rand's economic ideas need to become the basis for America's future economic policies.
3) At some point, a full audit of the Federal Reserve. I'm not so sure I wouldn't like to see the complete elimination of the Federal Reserve--but, barring that--I'll settle for the audit.
4) A movement towards term limits on all Senators and House Members. I'm tired of looking at Barney Frank's puss...and he's an idiot who gives a bad name to gay men and women with two brain cells to rub-together. Our Founders never meant our politicians to make a career out of government. The whole purpose of getting our leaders from the private sector and then sending them back when they were done was precisely so they wouldn't start legislating things that they themselves were not subject too. I mean really? Isn't that why we ultimately fought the Revolution? We now have a political class who have replaced the King of England!
5) A massive cut of all unessential bureaucracy and a concerted effort at either eliminating them entirely or at the very least making them more efficient and transparent so the public can make sure the politicians aren't playing ponsi-scheme games with their money.
6) I want our leaders to abide by the same laws they create for the rest of us. If this healtchare debacle bill isn't good enough for the Bolshevik bitch in charge of the House--then its not good enough for the rest of us either. Yes Nancy! I'm talking about you--you psychotic nut-bag!
7) I want the Federal Government out of the school system. Schools should be funded only by the very people who are using a particular school. Get the federal government out and allow them to be controlled by the States. What's good for a student in California is not necessarily good for a student in Maine.
8) An effort at eliminating all federal funding for scientific progress that has serious ethical considerations attached to it. Citizens of good conscience should not be forced to have their tax dollars funding something they disagree with from a moral and ethical perspective. Let these scientists figure out other ways to get their research funded.
9) A concerted effort at eliminating entangling alliances with organizations such as the U.N. and other entities that don't have our best interests at heart.
10) Border enforcement and a new or revised immigration policy that works. No more illegals. If the Democrat Party needs to get more votes and slaves by pandering to people who don't even live in this country they'll have to find them somewhere else. Yes, I know--the Republicans tried to cram amnesty down our throats too...but, you get my point.
I'm not naive enough to believe all this will happen overnight. But, I want Republicans to start promoting the above, speaking about the above, staying connected with Americans on how to make all of the above happen. I want my leaders on the right side of the aisle to promote all of the above with the same zeal with which the Left promotes socialism and communism. If you don't--I will criticize you and I will work to throw your asses out of office. I'm tired of conservatives and classical liberals not promoting our ideas as voraciously as the Left promotes their "so-called ideas". I will no longer accept Republicans who, for the purposes of getting re-elected, create more programs to make more people dependent. Dependency and slavery is the Left's hallmark. Freedom is the Right's hallmark. Start acting like it!
Americans will stay behind you if you do the right thing and continue to do the right thing! There must somehow be a massive slash of the size of the government as it now stands--so that people actually get to FEEL what the restoration of that freedom is like--almost immediately! If they don't feel it they will remain in their ignorance!
It becomes more and more clear to most Americans that the Democrat Party has been taken over by the psychologically disabled and unabashed Marxists. I know that's rather redundant since Marxists are psychologically disabled...but, I digress. This leads me to finally say, "I TOLD YA SO!"
No...seriously. I will criticize Republicans. Hell, they have the biggest opportunity in ages to squash the Democrat Party and all the fool-hardy bullshit coming out of it and thus far--they haven't taken it! The entire Tea Party movement, 9/12 Project, and the numerous other organizations haven't been organized by the Republican Party and they have completely sprouted from Americans themselves. The pathetic Republican Party led by Michael Steele can't even claim responsibility for that!
I, for one, have huge expectations should conservatives be able to get hold of the Republican Party again (as opposed to the Marxists Progressives that have poisoned it). I expect, at a minimum, the following efforts:
1) Restoration of Federalism--state's rights.
2) Work towards a complete separation of the state and the economy with the educated movement to back up that separation and a complete explanation of why the Left uses the divisive tactics of class warfare. I know longer will accept the inter-mingling of the economy and the government. Capitalism is what it is and needs no help from politicians to work--it works quite well on it's own--when left alone. Ayn Rand's economic ideas need to become the basis for America's future economic policies.
3) At some point, a full audit of the Federal Reserve. I'm not so sure I wouldn't like to see the complete elimination of the Federal Reserve--but, barring that--I'll settle for the audit.
4) A movement towards term limits on all Senators and House Members. I'm tired of looking at Barney Frank's puss...and he's an idiot who gives a bad name to gay men and women with two brain cells to rub-together. Our Founders never meant our politicians to make a career out of government. The whole purpose of getting our leaders from the private sector and then sending them back when they were done was precisely so they wouldn't start legislating things that they themselves were not subject too. I mean really? Isn't that why we ultimately fought the Revolution? We now have a political class who have replaced the King of England!
5) A massive cut of all unessential bureaucracy and a concerted effort at either eliminating them entirely or at the very least making them more efficient and transparent so the public can make sure the politicians aren't playing ponsi-scheme games with their money.
6) I want our leaders to abide by the same laws they create for the rest of us. If this healtchare debacle bill isn't good enough for the Bolshevik bitch in charge of the House--then its not good enough for the rest of us either. Yes Nancy! I'm talking about you--you psychotic nut-bag!
7) I want the Federal Government out of the school system. Schools should be funded only by the very people who are using a particular school. Get the federal government out and allow them to be controlled by the States. What's good for a student in California is not necessarily good for a student in Maine.
8) An effort at eliminating all federal funding for scientific progress that has serious ethical considerations attached to it. Citizens of good conscience should not be forced to have their tax dollars funding something they disagree with from a moral and ethical perspective. Let these scientists figure out other ways to get their research funded.
9) A concerted effort at eliminating entangling alliances with organizations such as the U.N. and other entities that don't have our best interests at heart.
10) Border enforcement and a new or revised immigration policy that works. No more illegals. If the Democrat Party needs to get more votes and slaves by pandering to people who don't even live in this country they'll have to find them somewhere else. Yes, I know--the Republicans tried to cram amnesty down our throats too...but, you get my point.
I'm not naive enough to believe all this will happen overnight. But, I want Republicans to start promoting the above, speaking about the above, staying connected with Americans on how to make all of the above happen. I want my leaders on the right side of the aisle to promote all of the above with the same zeal with which the Left promotes socialism and communism. If you don't--I will criticize you and I will work to throw your asses out of office. I'm tired of conservatives and classical liberals not promoting our ideas as voraciously as the Left promotes their "so-called ideas". I will no longer accept Republicans who, for the purposes of getting re-elected, create more programs to make more people dependent. Dependency and slavery is the Left's hallmark. Freedom is the Right's hallmark. Start acting like it!
Americans will stay behind you if you do the right thing and continue to do the right thing! There must somehow be a massive slash of the size of the government as it now stands--so that people actually get to FEEL what the restoration of that freedom is like--almost immediately! If they don't feel it they will remain in their ignorance!
December 1, 2009
Conflicted by Their Own Hand
Hello everyone!
My apologies! I was away for a couple of weeks with no access to a computer. Heee's baaaack! (a la Poltergeist). I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Rich Lowry discusses Obama's conflicted troubles in his latest article.
"Barack Obama, Conflicted Commander-in-Chief"
A friend of mine on Facebook said to me recently (and I'm paraphrasing) that he has noticed that many of the liberals he had spoken with before 2008 were demanding our troops be pulled out...NOW! They said we were breeding more terrorists. Obama ran as an anti-war candidate and now that he's in office the same people are telling my friend that we can't just pull out now--it would be chaos if we left. If we left then these countries would turn into breeding grounds for terrorists.
My friend observed that now that their guys in office--suddenly there is a terrorist threat; they're so committed to not being wrong that these liberals are willing to trade in their "principles".
I told my friend that this shouldn't be surprising. It should be no surprise that Obama is conflicted. It should be no surprise that any liberal is ever conflicted. My friend understands Leftism very well--he's Libertarian. However, I told him that they really weren't trading in their principles--Leftism has no principles.
Even with the abortion debate you can see it. Now...I'm not for legislating morality, however, you hear from Liberal Lefty women all the time, "Well, of course no one WANTS to have an abortion." Okay--so, you're admitting this isn't necessarily a healthy thing to do both emotionally and physically--but, you'll still get up in arms when Conservatives would like to do even just minor things that would help young women from finding themselves in that position in the first place?
The Left is truly intellectually vapid and void of any reason. I truly do believe, as some have stated, that its a mental inversion. And Leftism really isn't based on any "principles"--it's based on emotion and like little kids they throw temper tantrums when confronted with facts that break down those emotional walls.
I always say there are deliberate Leftists (those who know what they're doing--and do it intentionally) and Leftists who just don't honestly know any better and if they did---wouldn't be Leftists.
You see the same thing with the Deathcare debate too. For decades Leftist women told our government to keep their hands of their bodies. Now though--it appears when the goverment tells them when to get a breast exam or a pap smear--possibly delaying things long enough to be harmful...it's okay! There is just no intellectual consistency with these people.
As you can see--liberals have only themselves to blame for being conflicted. It is their own misunderstanding of history, the nature of humanity, and the ever present desire to bring about Utopia on earth that hinders their own hand. But, they never learn...do they? What kills me is...they can learn--because I did! I wasn't always a libertarian conservative. They just refuse to learn. Education is the Leftist's worst enemy.
My apologies! I was away for a couple of weeks with no access to a computer. Heee's baaaack! (a la Poltergeist). I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Rich Lowry discusses Obama's conflicted troubles in his latest article.
"Barack Obama, Conflicted Commander-in-Chief"
A friend of mine on Facebook said to me recently (and I'm paraphrasing) that he has noticed that many of the liberals he had spoken with before 2008 were demanding our troops be pulled out...NOW! They said we were breeding more terrorists. Obama ran as an anti-war candidate and now that he's in office the same people are telling my friend that we can't just pull out now--it would be chaos if we left. If we left then these countries would turn into breeding grounds for terrorists.
My friend observed that now that their guys in office--suddenly there is a terrorist threat; they're so committed to not being wrong that these liberals are willing to trade in their "principles".
I told my friend that this shouldn't be surprising. It should be no surprise that Obama is conflicted. It should be no surprise that any liberal is ever conflicted. My friend understands Leftism very well--he's Libertarian. However, I told him that they really weren't trading in their principles--Leftism has no principles.
Even with the abortion debate you can see it. Now...I'm not for legislating morality, however, you hear from Liberal Lefty women all the time, "Well, of course no one WANTS to have an abortion." Okay--so, you're admitting this isn't necessarily a healthy thing to do both emotionally and physically--but, you'll still get up in arms when Conservatives would like to do even just minor things that would help young women from finding themselves in that position in the first place?
The Left is truly intellectually vapid and void of any reason. I truly do believe, as some have stated, that its a mental inversion. And Leftism really isn't based on any "principles"--it's based on emotion and like little kids they throw temper tantrums when confronted with facts that break down those emotional walls.
I always say there are deliberate Leftists (those who know what they're doing--and do it intentionally) and Leftists who just don't honestly know any better and if they did---wouldn't be Leftists.
You see the same thing with the Deathcare debate too. For decades Leftist women told our government to keep their hands of their bodies. Now though--it appears when the goverment tells them when to get a breast exam or a pap smear--possibly delaying things long enough to be harmful...it's okay! There is just no intellectual consistency with these people.
As you can see--liberals have only themselves to blame for being conflicted. It is their own misunderstanding of history, the nature of humanity, and the ever present desire to bring about Utopia on earth that hinders their own hand. But, they never learn...do they? What kills me is...they can learn--because I did! I wasn't always a libertarian conservative. They just refuse to learn. Education is the Leftist's worst enemy.
November 12, 2009
Two Gay Men from HillBuzz Apologize to President Bush
I would like to thank Tammy Bruce for bringing this blog post to my attention. It was written by the two owners who happen to be two gay men.
Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura
They do seem to write a bi-partisan blog. Even though my own blog is written from Conservative and Classically Liberal viewpoints I vehemently criticize the Republican Party when it becomes necessary to do so--as it so often is these days. The party lost its way under President Bush and it needs a good Conservative kick in the ass. While I always praised President Bush for his leadership after 9/11 and for making it known, unapologetically, where he stood on Islamo-Fascism--he grew the government and was too damn Progressively liberal which in turn led to this Marxist disaster we now have in the White House. John McCain would have been better perhaps on foreign policy issues, however, he still made it known that he believed in the same government growing, wealth-redistribution policies such as the global warming fiasco that the rest of the Marxists embrace.
I have read some praise of the Clintons on their blog. I have never understood the defense of these two people. President Clinton only censored himself because he was forced to after the Republicans took control of the Congress two years into his administration. Prior to that, and for reasons which I can't figure out, people seem to forget the Clintons were trying to ram the same health care disaster down our throats. If Hillary had won this last election with this same Democrat Congress I am convinced she would still be trying to get socialized medicine passed. She would try to be slightly less obvious about it--but, she would still attempt to do it. That is what Progressivism is. It is the slow push of our society down a collectively Leftist road--which is completely unacceptable and anti-thetical to individual freedom. All of the collectivism which has been forced onto our Constitutional limited government since Wilson and F.D.R. not only needs to be fought against vehemently--but, needs to be reversed and undone. And, I'm sorry, but the Democrat Party seeks to continue their assault and I simply will not support it in any fashion.
So, while I disagree with the assumption that the Clintons wouldn't be doing the same thing in a less obvious fashion--I DO agree with these gentlemen on their apology.
Thank you both!
Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura
They do seem to write a bi-partisan blog. Even though my own blog is written from Conservative and Classically Liberal viewpoints I vehemently criticize the Republican Party when it becomes necessary to do so--as it so often is these days. The party lost its way under President Bush and it needs a good Conservative kick in the ass. While I always praised President Bush for his leadership after 9/11 and for making it known, unapologetically, where he stood on Islamo-Fascism--he grew the government and was too damn Progressively liberal which in turn led to this Marxist disaster we now have in the White House. John McCain would have been better perhaps on foreign policy issues, however, he still made it known that he believed in the same government growing, wealth-redistribution policies such as the global warming fiasco that the rest of the Marxists embrace.
I have read some praise of the Clintons on their blog. I have never understood the defense of these two people. President Clinton only censored himself because he was forced to after the Republicans took control of the Congress two years into his administration. Prior to that, and for reasons which I can't figure out, people seem to forget the Clintons were trying to ram the same health care disaster down our throats. If Hillary had won this last election with this same Democrat Congress I am convinced she would still be trying to get socialized medicine passed. She would try to be slightly less obvious about it--but, she would still attempt to do it. That is what Progressivism is. It is the slow push of our society down a collectively Leftist road--which is completely unacceptable and anti-thetical to individual freedom. All of the collectivism which has been forced onto our Constitutional limited government since Wilson and F.D.R. not only needs to be fought against vehemently--but, needs to be reversed and undone. And, I'm sorry, but the Democrat Party seeks to continue their assault and I simply will not support it in any fashion.
So, while I disagree with the assumption that the Clintons wouldn't be doing the same thing in a less obvious fashion--I DO agree with these gentlemen on their apology.
Thank you both!
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November 9, 2009
Hasan & Gyrations of Deceit
The Fort Hood tragedy has brought to the forefront discussions of political correctness and the damaging effect it is having on Western Civilization...and more specifically, America. For anyone interested in the origins of political correctness I suggest reading Political Correctness by Philip Atkinson or visit the blog Atlas Shrugs for a comprehensive video called The History of Political Correctness.
I have always defined political correctness as the Left's attempt to control free speech and, hence, the discussion. It is, as some have called it, cultural Marxism. They know they can't win legitimate debate. They must engage in force or deception of some sort to create what they need to get their agenda passed. It is the deliberate blurring of what Ayn Rand called "objective reality"; that which is...is. A is A. She outright rejected the notion that an individual or groups of individuals can invent or create a reality of their own making without coercing other individuals which we know is the definition of tyranny. She was also an atheist since she rejected religion as an obstacle put in front of an individual that prevents them from seeing or dealing with reality as opposed to some spiritual realm. I personally do not believe it is necessary to be an atheist to embrace her philosophy, however, that is a discussion for another time.
Indeed, objective reality is why conservatives are conservatives. We use history as a learning tool. The Left rejects the lessons of history--if they didn't they wouldn't keep pushing Marxist philosophy. We recognize the policies, successful and destructive, of civilizations from the past that have either enhanced or destroyed those societies. We see reality for what it is and we don't engage in deliberate distortions for the sake of trying to win arguments. That is what the Left does. You can tell they do it if you watch their behavior from a distance and during debates. Politicians are another matter entirely--being what they are they lie to get or keep their jobs and that is a phenomenon that infects both sides of the aisle. But, from a philosophical perspective conservatism embraces the truth and reality as it is...not what we would like it to be, hence it rejects tyranny in all of its forms.
This is why I have always stated that this is precisely the reason the Left's assertion that those from the extreme Right of the political spectrum are "Nazis". It is a form of derision in order to intimidate people into shutting up. It could be stated that some...not all...religious conservatives are Theocrats. And then there are, of course, Anarchists who would like to see no government. Neither are in the same category as Nazis. The Nazi Party was the National Socialist Party. It was a Leftist philosophy as all forms of tyranny are (aside from the aforementioned Theocracy or Anarchy). It was entirely on the Left side of the political spectrum. Genunine conservatism is the rejection of ideology; it is not an ideology in and of itself. It can't be. That is an antithetical statement. What it can be is the preservation of liberty and the civil society through constitutional limited government. Even within that philosophical framework social issues such as women's rights, civil rights, and gay rights can be discussed. The Conservative doesn't necessarily reject change. They reject bad change. Leftism is bad change. Leftism is what has infiltrated fully the Democrat Party and to a lesser degree the Republican Party.
Gyrations of all types are being created by the press and by the Left in an attempt to analyze why Hasan did what he did. "Oh my! What did we to do him? It's George Bush's fault. It's the Right's fault. It's society's fault. It's religious intolerance of Christians towards Muslims"...and on and on. The list is endless. For the Left it is always the fault of someone or something else. Never is responsibility to be placed where it belongs--on the person who engaged in the behavior. How about...he did it...because he believes in his religious extremism and wants to ram the religious beliefs he holds down the throat of Western Civilization and will kill us if we don't accept it? But, see that would mean he's bad...simply because...he's bad. And the Left just can't accept that--because that is precisely what tears asunder their worldview. There is an excellent article over at Real Clear Politics entitled Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness.
Isn't it curious how the Left denounces all sorts of religiosity from people of faith...accept the people of the Islamic faith? That simple fact is the mind of someone who doesn't see that "A" is "A". It is a purposeful invention of their own minds in order to prevent what they view as discrimination. Discrimination is the ability to be able to analyze that something is better or worse than something else. We always think of discrimination as against someone of another faith or of another skin color; as something inherently bad. In its purest form discrimination is simply analysis--the ability to study ones surroundings and come to a rational conclusion. To the Left--discrimination of any kind, in other words critical thought of any kind, is a willful act of discrimination. So, they choose to just completely turn off their minds.
Accept--discrimination is human. It is a natural process and something that is entirely necessary. Discrimination is what prevents one from going down that dark alley at midnight. It is what prevents one from placing a hand on the hot stove. It is what prevents the girl from going on another date with the gentleman she was just out with because he "gave her a bad feeling."
In some cases, willful Leftists know this and they understand what they're doing. Much of the class warfare, racial politics, and divisive attitudes are purposeful in order to further build walls between people and groups of people for the sake of creating divisions the purpose of which is to destroy the constitutional society so they can rebuild it in what they believe to be a Utopian society...which is impossible because humans are imperfect. It is the same mind game which dictators have used throughout the ages to take over their countries. In other cases there are Leftists who have never thought this deeply and if they did they would outright reject that which they have been doing. In some cases it really is just a matter of education. Hence, the domination of our schools by Leftists. They know an educated society remains a free society. Education is the Leftist's biggest enemy.
In conclusion, we as Americans must simply wake up to what is going on and start to reject this willful brainwashing of the Left on ourselves and our children. If it is allowed to continue our society, our freedom, and our civilization simply will not last. Thus far, we have allowed them to drag us entirely too far down this road. All the mechanisms of the Left are the tools they use with which to infiltrate our society whether it be the global warming myth or socialized medicine (which is Marxism). If we value our freedoms and society I suggest we put aside all the nit-picky things with which the Left has been using to divide us over and join together to beat this effort back. It is imperative for our survival.
I have always defined political correctness as the Left's attempt to control free speech and, hence, the discussion. It is, as some have called it, cultural Marxism. They know they can't win legitimate debate. They must engage in force or deception of some sort to create what they need to get their agenda passed. It is the deliberate blurring of what Ayn Rand called "objective reality"; that which is...is. A is A. She outright rejected the notion that an individual or groups of individuals can invent or create a reality of their own making without coercing other individuals which we know is the definition of tyranny. She was also an atheist since she rejected religion as an obstacle put in front of an individual that prevents them from seeing or dealing with reality as opposed to some spiritual realm. I personally do not believe it is necessary to be an atheist to embrace her philosophy, however, that is a discussion for another time.
Indeed, objective reality is why conservatives are conservatives. We use history as a learning tool. The Left rejects the lessons of history--if they didn't they wouldn't keep pushing Marxist philosophy. We recognize the policies, successful and destructive, of civilizations from the past that have either enhanced or destroyed those societies. We see reality for what it is and we don't engage in deliberate distortions for the sake of trying to win arguments. That is what the Left does. You can tell they do it if you watch their behavior from a distance and during debates. Politicians are another matter entirely--being what they are they lie to get or keep their jobs and that is a phenomenon that infects both sides of the aisle. But, from a philosophical perspective conservatism embraces the truth and reality as it is...not what we would like it to be, hence it rejects tyranny in all of its forms.
This is why I have always stated that this is precisely the reason the Left's assertion that those from the extreme Right of the political spectrum are "Nazis". It is a form of derision in order to intimidate people into shutting up. It could be stated that some...not all...religious conservatives are Theocrats. And then there are, of course, Anarchists who would like to see no government. Neither are in the same category as Nazis. The Nazi Party was the National Socialist Party. It was a Leftist philosophy as all forms of tyranny are (aside from the aforementioned Theocracy or Anarchy). It was entirely on the Left side of the political spectrum. Genunine conservatism is the rejection of ideology; it is not an ideology in and of itself. It can't be. That is an antithetical statement. What it can be is the preservation of liberty and the civil society through constitutional limited government. Even within that philosophical framework social issues such as women's rights, civil rights, and gay rights can be discussed. The Conservative doesn't necessarily reject change. They reject bad change. Leftism is bad change. Leftism is what has infiltrated fully the Democrat Party and to a lesser degree the Republican Party.
Gyrations of all types are being created by the press and by the Left in an attempt to analyze why Hasan did what he did. "Oh my! What did we to do him? It's George Bush's fault. It's the Right's fault. It's society's fault. It's religious intolerance of Christians towards Muslims"...and on and on. The list is endless. For the Left it is always the fault of someone or something else. Never is responsibility to be placed where it belongs--on the person who engaged in the behavior. How about...he did it...because he believes in his religious extremism and wants to ram the religious beliefs he holds down the throat of Western Civilization and will kill us if we don't accept it? But, see that would mean he's bad...simply because...he's bad. And the Left just can't accept that--because that is precisely what tears asunder their worldview. There is an excellent article over at Real Clear Politics entitled Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness.
Isn't it curious how the Left denounces all sorts of religiosity from people of faith...accept the people of the Islamic faith? That simple fact is the mind of someone who doesn't see that "A" is "A". It is a purposeful invention of their own minds in order to prevent what they view as discrimination. Discrimination is the ability to be able to analyze that something is better or worse than something else. We always think of discrimination as against someone of another faith or of another skin color; as something inherently bad. In its purest form discrimination is simply analysis--the ability to study ones surroundings and come to a rational conclusion. To the Left--discrimination of any kind, in other words critical thought of any kind, is a willful act of discrimination. So, they choose to just completely turn off their minds.
Accept--discrimination is human. It is a natural process and something that is entirely necessary. Discrimination is what prevents one from going down that dark alley at midnight. It is what prevents one from placing a hand on the hot stove. It is what prevents the girl from going on another date with the gentleman she was just out with because he "gave her a bad feeling."
In some cases, willful Leftists know this and they understand what they're doing. Much of the class warfare, racial politics, and divisive attitudes are purposeful in order to further build walls between people and groups of people for the sake of creating divisions the purpose of which is to destroy the constitutional society so they can rebuild it in what they believe to be a Utopian society...which is impossible because humans are imperfect. It is the same mind game which dictators have used throughout the ages to take over their countries. In other cases there are Leftists who have never thought this deeply and if they did they would outright reject that which they have been doing. In some cases it really is just a matter of education. Hence, the domination of our schools by Leftists. They know an educated society remains a free society. Education is the Leftist's biggest enemy.
In conclusion, we as Americans must simply wake up to what is going on and start to reject this willful brainwashing of the Left on ourselves and our children. If it is allowed to continue our society, our freedom, and our civilization simply will not last. Thus far, we have allowed them to drag us entirely too far down this road. All the mechanisms of the Left are the tools they use with which to infiltrate our society whether it be the global warming myth or socialized medicine (which is Marxism). If we value our freedoms and society I suggest we put aside all the nit-picky things with which the Left has been using to divide us over and join together to beat this effort back. It is imperative for our survival.
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"The Essentials of Objectivism" as outlined by Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand name her philosophy "Objectivism" and described it as a philosophy for living on earth. Objectivism is an integrated system of thought that defines the abstract principles by which a man must think and act if he is to live the life proper to man. Ayn Rand first portrayed her philosophy in the form of the heroes of her bestelling novels, The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957). She later expressed her philosophy in nonfiction form.
Ayn Rand was once asked if she could present the essence of Objectivism while standing on one foot. Her answer was:
1. Metaphysics: Objective Reality
2. Epistemology: Reason
3. Ethics: Self-interest
4. Politics: Capitalism
She then translated those terms into familiar language:
1. "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed."
2. "You can't eat your cake and have it too."
3. "Man is an end in himself."
4. "Give me liberty or give me death."
The basic principles of Objectivism can be summarized as follows:
1. Metaphysics: "Reality, the external world, exists independent of man's consciousness, independent of any observer's knowledge, beliefs, feelings, desires or fears. This means that A is A, that facts are facts, that things are what they are--and that the task of man's consciousness is to perceive reality, not to create or invent it." Thus Objectivism rejects any belief in the supernatural--and any claim that individuals or groups create their own reality.
2. Epistemology: "Man's reason is fully competent to know the facts of reality. Reason, the conceptual faculty, is the faculty that identifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses. Reason is man's only means of acquiring knowledge." Thus Objectivism rejects mysticism (any acceptance of faith or feeling as a means of knowledge), and it rejects skepticism (the claim that certainty or knowledge is impossible).
3. Human Nature: Man is a rational being. Reason, as man's only means of knowledge, is his basic means of survival. But the exercise of reason depends on each individual's choice. "Man is a being of volitional consciousness." "That which you call your soul or spirit is your consciousness, and that which you call 'free will' is your mind's freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom. [This is] the choice that controls all the choices you make and determines your life and character." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of determinism, the belief that man is a victim of forces beyond his control (such as God, fate, upbringing, genes, or economic conditions).
4. Ethics: "Reason is man's only proper judge of values and his only proper guide to action. The proper standard of ethics is: man's survival qua man--i.e., that which is required by man's nature for his survival as a rational being (not his momentary physical survival as a mindles brute). Rationality is man's basic virtue, and his three fundamental values are: reason, purpose, self-esteem. Man--every man--is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself; he must work for his rational self-interest, with the achievement of his own happiness as the highest moral purpose of his life." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of altruism--the claim that morality consists in living for others or for society.
5. Politics: "The basic social principle of the Objectivist ethics is that no man has the right to seek values from others by means of physical force--i.e., no man or group has the right to initiate the use of physical force against others. Men have the right to use force only in self-defense and only against those who initiate its use. Men must deal with one another as traders, giving value for value, by free, mutual consent to mutual benefit. The only system that bars physical force from human relationships is laissez-faire captialism. Capitalism is a system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which the only function of the government is to protect individual rights, i.e., to protect men from those who initiate the use of physical force." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of collectivism, such as fascism or socialism. It also rejects the current "mixed economy" notion that the government should regulate the economy and redistribute wealth.
6. Esthetics: "Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgements." The purpose of art is to concretize the artist's fundamental view of existence. Ayn Rand described her own approach to art as "Romantic Realism": "I am a Romantic in the sense that I present men as they ought to be. I am Realistic in the sense that I place them here and now and on this earth." The goal of Ayn Rand's novels is not didactic but artistic: the projection of an ideal man: "My purpose, first cause and prime mover is the portrayal of Howard Roark or John Galt or Hank Rearden or Francisco d'Anconia as an end in himself--not as a means to any further end."
Ayn Rand was once asked if she could present the essence of Objectivism while standing on one foot. Her answer was:
1. Metaphysics: Objective Reality
2. Epistemology: Reason
3. Ethics: Self-interest
4. Politics: Capitalism
She then translated those terms into familiar language:
1. "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed."
2. "You can't eat your cake and have it too."
3. "Man is an end in himself."
4. "Give me liberty or give me death."
The basic principles of Objectivism can be summarized as follows:
1. Metaphysics: "Reality, the external world, exists independent of man's consciousness, independent of any observer's knowledge, beliefs, feelings, desires or fears. This means that A is A, that facts are facts, that things are what they are--and that the task of man's consciousness is to perceive reality, not to create or invent it." Thus Objectivism rejects any belief in the supernatural--and any claim that individuals or groups create their own reality.
2. Epistemology: "Man's reason is fully competent to know the facts of reality. Reason, the conceptual faculty, is the faculty that identifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses. Reason is man's only means of acquiring knowledge." Thus Objectivism rejects mysticism (any acceptance of faith or feeling as a means of knowledge), and it rejects skepticism (the claim that certainty or knowledge is impossible).
3. Human Nature: Man is a rational being. Reason, as man's only means of knowledge, is his basic means of survival. But the exercise of reason depends on each individual's choice. "Man is a being of volitional consciousness." "That which you call your soul or spirit is your consciousness, and that which you call 'free will' is your mind's freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom. [This is] the choice that controls all the choices you make and determines your life and character." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of determinism, the belief that man is a victim of forces beyond his control (such as God, fate, upbringing, genes, or economic conditions).
4. Ethics: "Reason is man's only proper judge of values and his only proper guide to action. The proper standard of ethics is: man's survival qua man--i.e., that which is required by man's nature for his survival as a rational being (not his momentary physical survival as a mindles brute). Rationality is man's basic virtue, and his three fundamental values are: reason, purpose, self-esteem. Man--every man--is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself; he must work for his rational self-interest, with the achievement of his own happiness as the highest moral purpose of his life." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of altruism--the claim that morality consists in living for others or for society.
5. Politics: "The basic social principle of the Objectivist ethics is that no man has the right to seek values from others by means of physical force--i.e., no man or group has the right to initiate the use of physical force against others. Men have the right to use force only in self-defense and only against those who initiate its use. Men must deal with one another as traders, giving value for value, by free, mutual consent to mutual benefit. The only system that bars physical force from human relationships is laissez-faire captialism. Capitalism is a system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which the only function of the government is to protect individual rights, i.e., to protect men from those who initiate the use of physical force." Thus Objectivism rejects any form of collectivism, such as fascism or socialism. It also rejects the current "mixed economy" notion that the government should regulate the economy and redistribute wealth.
6. Esthetics: "Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgements." The purpose of art is to concretize the artist's fundamental view of existence. Ayn Rand described her own approach to art as "Romantic Realism": "I am a Romantic in the sense that I present men as they ought to be. I am Realistic in the sense that I place them here and now and on this earth." The goal of Ayn Rand's novels is not didactic but artistic: the projection of an ideal man: "My purpose, first cause and prime mover is the portrayal of Howard Roark or John Galt or Hank Rearden or Francisco d'Anconia as an end in himself--not as a means to any further end."










