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1984 and the
Liberal Left Mindset
Just after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the New York Times printed a piece titled
“Why 1984 is a 2017 Must Read,” by
Michiko Kakutani [1/26/17], George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel [my
company, HBJ, used to publish the
American version] nearly 70 years old, had just hit Amazon’s bestseller
list. Kakutani argued that it was
because of the perceived dangers of totalitarianism under a President
Trump. Actually, it was the left’s
promotion of 1984 that made it a
bestseller.
Kakutani compared questionable
administration accounts of the size of the inaugural crowds to the ‘Ministry of
Truth’s” efforts in 1984 at ‘reality
control.’ 1984’s Ministry of Truth is
actually a department of lies, controlling citizens’ minds and perceptions of
reality by publishing false facts as news [much as Obama did in regard to
Benghazi].
“Not surprisingly, 1984
has found a nervous readership in today’s post-truth era,” Kakutani continued –
as if the previous eight years were the ‘truth era.’
I for one agree this book
is a must read and at one time distributed copies liberally to friends but not
for what it tells you about President Trump, but what it reveals about the
mindset of the liberal progressive left.
The practices Kakutani
accuses the Right wing of are actually more common among the left-leaning
politicians and media which support them: manipulating facts, redefining terms,
rewriting history [even tearing down statues], bullying and intimidating. And their basic solution to every problem for
decades has been MORE government and to throw MORE money at every problem
without ever examining the underlying cause of a problem all of which has been
leading to a more regressive, suffocating authoritarian government control of
every aspect of our lives with less individual freedom.
LUST FOR MORE POWER
The liberal left supports
more open immigration. They applaud
sanctuary cities to harbor criminals.
They provide welfare benefits to illegal immigrants even when it puts a
strain on existing programs [often at the expense of citizens such as our
veterans] and it is leading to bankrupt cities in the case of California for
example.
Why should we prioritize
illegals over American citizens? They
have even harbored illegals who are criminals including murderers. Some argue the reason they go to such lengths
to protect illegals is increase their power as by doing so they gain more
votes…they even grant them drivers licenses along with welfare benefits to
non-citizens!
As I write this, a news
article appeared:
600
migrants arrived in Tijuana by a caravan bus from Central American hoping to
cross into America despite warnings from Border Agents to stay away and orders
from Washington not to attempt a border crossing…
One of the most chilling scenes in 1984 comes near the end when a
high official from the Ministry of Truth, named O’Brien, is reeducating the
book’s protagonist, Winston Smith, using horrendous torture. Winston naively believed “the Party” took
control of the government because people cannot govern themselves. O’Brien sets him straight. After giving him a painful shock to punish
him for his wrong idea, he states, “The Party seeks power entirely for its own
sake. We are not interested in the good
of others; we are interested solely in power.
Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness; only power, pure
power…Power is not a means; it is an end.”
This thinking is consistent with the actions of the left in
America today – just watch CNN if you need proof.
61 more illegal
Immigrants were caught this week after getting deep into Arizona. One suspect
was a member of the dangerous gang MS-13. He attempted to avoid deportation by
claiming he was a... Read
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For example, they use ‘climate change’ to justify incredible
expansion of government power, imposing economy-crushing regulation to a nation
already strangling in red tape. Obama
made major decisions by executive order, far beyond any of his predecessors,
taking powers not allowed by our Constitution to pursue a bipartisan,
market-based solution to climate change…But if Congress won’t act soon to
protect future generations, I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive
actions we can take, now and in the future…”
Former President Obama used this tool to sidestep Congress to give
orders regulating the energy industry [one of the reasons why your electric
bill is now higher] delaying the deportations of illegal immigrants,
restricting gun sales, forcing lenders to loosen standards for refinancing
mortgages, creating special protections for homosexuals, and other issues.
Our nation is becoming conditioned to accept executive orders;
actions meant to circumvent the legislative process, the same as rules and
regulations issued by federal agencies without benefit of citizen or political
oversight AND those have become a danger to society. We are now the most heavily regulated nation
on earth…the deep state which issues these mountains of entangling red tape
answers to no one and is crushing the life blood of our nation.
There are some un-thinking, left-leaning “scholars” that believe the
Constitution is outdated and should be discarded [as in the case of our 2nd
Amendment right to bear arms].
Essentially, the regressive left is calling for a revolution against a
system of government that paved the way for the U.S. to become the shining
example for the world where millions of people aspired to emigrate to. They want to adopt socialist and even
communist ideals…after all, no one ever seizes power with the intention of
relinquishing it.
Hitler and Stalin did just that and they started by ending the
right for citizens to own arms and by revising history and wiping out certain
classes of citizens, denying free speech [as is the desire among certain groups
here in the USA…tearing down statues, ripping down flags, attempting to ban all
guns, banning certain speakers on college campuses, etc.].
Controlling
Minds
It all begins with our young people and schools. Children are being arrested or thrown out of
schools for wearing what is deemed politically incorrect T-shirts or drawing
stick figures of guns or even bringing plastic knives in lunch boxes to cut a
sandwich!
Sidebar:
Grassfire
learned today that a high school in Florida confiscated 80 Gadsden flags
from students who were counter-protesting National School Walkout Day last
week. According to WTLV-TV, a student objected to organizations using the day
to protest for gun control, so she brought 101 of the "Don't Tread On
Me" flags to school and handed them out to classmates.
"All of a sudden, I noticed there were administrators going around picking up flags from students," she explained. "I was shocked."
In response to the outcry over the apparent violation of these students' First Amendment rights, a representative for Clay County District Schools released the following statement:
"All of a sudden, I noticed there were administrators going around picking up flags from students," she explained. "I was shocked."
In response to the outcry over the apparent violation of these students' First Amendment rights, a representative for Clay County District Schools released the following statement:
Fleming Island High School staff collected flags from
students on April 20 because they were not aligned to the expectations and
protocols outlined for the planned event, the flags were a disruption to the
learning environment, and students were using the flags in an inappropriate and
unsafe manner, which could have caused injury to others.
The tactics used by the state in 1984 in 1984 to control people’s
thoughts have an ominous familiarity today.
In that same torture scene, O’Brien commands Winston, under duress of
pain, to say that two plus two equals five.
Winston is baffled. “How can I
help but see what is in front of my eyes?” he asks. “The answer is four.”
“Sometimes, Winston,” O’Brien responds, “Sometimes they are
five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.”
Think of the coercion the left is using to force society to accept
that if someone feels he or she is
the opposite sex, then that is reality.
They want us to feel all men are potential rapists or we must eliminate
all stereotypes that stifle our girls, or that two plus two are five all in the
name of tolerance…yet, in reality, the practice INTOLERANCE for anything they
consider dissent. They will force their
views and agenda on the nation until everyone becomes a “true believer” and
will use the courts if necessary to jam it down our collective throats when
legislation doesn’t work!
Ever since they lost the 2016 election the LEFT has called for a
revolution, they want to impeach Trump, reclaim power and have become more
lawless in their attempts to undermine our nation.
Schools and media have become a breeding ground for socialism and
new surveys indicate that as a result of indoctrination by such teachers,
acceptance of socialism among those under 24 has reached new heights during the
past decade and books by Marx are starting to sell in higher numbers – despite
the fact socialism has always failed.
Perhaps this why homeschooling continues to grow in popularity.
Orwell understood what can happen when the wrong people seize
power. Any country seized by rebellion
make for easy picking by a dictator…history has made that mistake repeatedly.
Bruce, the Poor
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3 comments:
Hopefully, enough people will stand firm against the deep state and their socialist stooges despite their dominance in schools and the media.
Well said-you can bet no left wing professor will be including this in their class notes :)!
It's been a sorry road we've been on & I'm tired of watching so many victims of the far Left poison.
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