*Editor’s Note* – This is a very respectable article that appears in the American Thinker about the failures of liberalism. Which brings me to the point of my note. It should be pointed out that this author when referring to liberalism, should more accurately qualify it as Modern Liberalism or a collective ideology of several left-leaning ideologies. Ancient Liberalism contains many great qualities many of which both conservatives and liberals agree on. But not to lose the point of the piece.
It has often been stated that liberalism is a disease. This becomes obvious to those whose ideology is quite different. But Liberalism is not interchangeable with “Leftism,” “Progressivism,” or the Democrat Party.
The Modern American Liberalism version of ideology has been well-hijacked by the Left and the progressives. Leftism, progressivism, and liberalism are not the same and shouldn’t be used interchangeably. As an example, liberalism was never opposed to Capitalism. The differences in ideology between liberals and conservatives on Capitalism is who should control that show – one believing the government should control it, the other leaving it to a free enterprise/individual effort. Leftism opposes Capitalism and most think this is a liberal perspective.
In likewise fashion, liberalism shouldn’t be interchanged with Progressivism. Progressivism is the promotion of making every aspect of our lives “modern” often in disregard of long-held moral and religious reasons as well as disregard for the rule of law or the interpretation of long-held laws, rights, and policy. We all suffer from progressivism to some degree.
The Democrat Party is a mish-mash conglomeration of anyone thinking the party supports and promotes their values. This is the same with the Republican Party. Party politics is a completely different animal and yet the use of the terms are incorrectly lumped together.
Perhaps it might even be more understandable if it was stated that a combination of some or all of the ideology of Liberalism, Leftism, Progressivism, and the Democrat Party that has created failed policies referred to in this article, as they may pertain to public safety, gun-free zones and the right to keep and bear arms.
“Liberalism is largely a process of adopting illogical and factually invalid positions and then artificially placing blame on its opponents when policies based on those positions inevitably fail. For the blame to bear fruit, it is necessary for people of good conscience to be fooled into believing that their actions and beliefs are bad for society and have brought about shameful consequences. At the same time, it is necessary for people whose consciences have already been deformed and co-opted by the faux morality of liberalism to be conditioned to think fellow citizens, who have caused no actual harm but hold contrary views, are evil.”<<<Read More>>>
Schults, Hillary, Schumer – Caught Off Guard
Another distraction! “Can you tell me what the difference is between a democrat and a socialist?” It seems that the Media is getting “tingles” (think Chris Matthews) over the notion that the chair of the Democratic National Convention couldn’t or wouldn’t or can’t make the distinction. Hilarious Hillary was asked the question and the response was the same. And now, Chris Matthews asked Chuck Schumer to tell his listeners the difference between a democrat and a socialist. He refused to engage, but did reply with, “Oh, it depends how you define each one, doesn’t it?”
Oh, it certainly does!
Before I explain, let me remind readers that I don’t recall anyone in Media asking anybody the differences between republican and democrat, or independent and republican, independent and democrat. Nor have I heard the question asked as to the differences between libertarians and republicans or libertarians and democrats. I could go on.
Perhaps those asked the question were caught off guard. I contend that if a similar questions was asked of members of another fake political party, they would react much the same way.
I hold these truths to be self-evident! What I mean is that these political clowns, these pond scum, the cream of corruption, the perpetrators of all things evil, the authors of psyops and the perpetrators of the lies about democrats, republicans, left and right, liberal and conservative, themselves believing that the differences are self-evident, that there should no longer be a need to explain or define differences in any label of political persuasion. The brainwashing in that area is complete in the minds of idiots like Wasserman-Schultz, Hillary Rodham and Chucky Schumer. Therefore, there is no need to ask for a difference. By now people must remember the bullshit they have been taught. Answering this question may somehow reveal shortcomings in the systems of mind control, propaganda, psychological operations and outright brainwashing.
I am sure the Media did not intend to “trip-up” those they asked the question to. They thought it was benign. Those being asked weren’t prepared because, well, who would ask such a stupid question, the answer to which is self-evident…to a brainwashed subject/slave.
But…don’t go look!