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"If there is hope . . . it lies in the proles" (George Orwell-1984)
Good for her! Such a tragic scandal that is just covered up and hushed up from the White House and the shameful media that's in their pocket. Also, you have big corporate influence over the media and the lack of true unbiased investigative journalism that should be there to keep the powerful; whether government or Big Business, their feet need to be held to the fire by true journalism. She had enough and so would I!!
This is one of the best articles on Obama's failures and how his lack of "there" there; his whole presidency is based on baseless rhetoric and false promises.
He is leading this country off the edge of the cliff because of his Marxist beliefs, which effect government spending and government intrusion. Intrusion leads to more regulation and bureaucratic aggrandization.
He promised hollow hope based on an unclear and unproven record. Read the article to see what Mr. Root says about the Facebook comparison. Obama's "bromance" with Zuckerberg actually speaks volumes to how similar they are and how both have created a disaster.
I couldn't resist. This picture was so true and hilarious. :)
One more thing regarding Mr. Root. He is a great American patriot who champions and fights for liberty and limited government while promoting Libertarian ideals. Please check out his website and read his articles.
Plato wrote a most wonderful work that you can read with your
children called, The Republic. That is of course
complete hyperbole and purposefully placed sarcasm. Research The Republic and see for yourself some
of the more adult themed topics discussed. This book is where the noble lie originated. The
Republic is a Utopian-minded progressive's dream of a
"perfect" society controlled by an "elect" of
intellectuals. These "philosophers" control all facets of life
including providing for each individual in the society. It's not voluntary but
coerced. The Republic was anti-individual and
pro-collective. Of course, what Utopian society upholds the individual? A
socialist-Utopian style of government whether Fascist or Communist, strips the
individual of his/her humanity and individual desires, and replaces it with a
dehumanized collectivist body. The collective becomes more important than the
individual. You become a number or object for use by the Central
government. Coercion or force becomes the "necessary" and
"noble" tool to force the individual to cooperate and help the
collective whole.
In order to control the individual and coerce them to do what they
want, the government tends to rely not only on force but also on a lie-not just
any lie but a noble lie. In short, a noble lie is a myth
manufactured by the ruling elite to convince the people that what they are
being coerced to do is just. The myth is that the collective whole will be
better off if everyone is forced to take care of the collective whole.
Rob Peter to pay Paul.
This article is the first in a series about various noble lies
that our government have been manufacturing.
Welfare and other entitlement programs have been enforced by the
barrel of a gun along with promoting them with a noble lie. This compassion
that comes at the barrel of a gun is a complete contradiction that ends with
undesirable unintended consequences. For a great article that goes into depth
on this issue check out this link http://studentsforliberty.org/blog/when-compassion-comes-at-the-barrel-of-a-gun/.
Again, the lie is that if you don't subsidize activity for the
collective whole then you are a selfish barbarian who contributes to the
problem and creates success off the backs of the other less fortunate. As
Bastiate explains in The Law:
When we oppose subsidies, we are charged with
opposing the very thing that it was proposed to subsidize and of being the
enemies of all kinds of activity, because we want these activities to be
voluntary and to seek their proper reward in themselves. Thus, if we ask that
the state not intervene, by taxation, in religious matters, we are atheists. If
we ask that the state not intervene, by taxation, in education, then we hate
enlightenment. If we say that the state should not give, by taxation, an
artificial value to land or to some branch of industry, then we are the enemies
of property and of labor. If we think that the state should not subsidize
artists, we are barbarians who judge the arts useless.
This is also the logic fallacy of "zero sum." If
someone is creating success on their own, then someone else is losing. If you create
wealth then it is being taken away from someone else. This is wrong and an
utter fallacy of reason. Milton Friedman, one of the greatest economists of the
20th century, spoke and wrote dispelling this myth of zero sum. Here
is a short clip of him discussing this fallacy, Milton Friedman on Slavery and Colonization . Thomas
Sowell, another brilliant economist, wrote Economic Facts and Fallacies and
began with the "four core fallacies;" which, zero sum is one of the
them. He pointed to the opposite and correct logical conclusion that
"voluntary economic arrangements are 'positive-sum.'" Let me give you
an example. And I will use the Ipod, since most people today know and can relate.
Apple may spend $50 for the parts (just an estimate for the example, not an
accurate one). The Ipod is then available for purchase at $200. You the
consumer or purchaser voluntarily enters into a transaction for the Ipod. Now,
you estimate the total value of the Ipod based on your entertainment and
overall time and enjoyment of the product at $500. This involves all the time
you are going to spend on it with downloading music, apps, and other
entertaining things. You purchase the product for $200 while profiting $300.
Simultaneously, Apple profited $150 off the purchase. Apple did not increase
wealth while someone decreased and made a loss. It was a positive-sum.
The noble lie in regards to force used to facilitate compassion
and giving is a perfect example of the anti-liberty and anti-reason activities
of Big Government. Basic economics proof that there is no zero sum and in fact
there is a positive sum with voluntary transactions. No wealth is gained while
someone else loses. Hence, the noble lie of forcing people to give money to
redistribute to others that are losing while those whose money is taken have
made their wealth off their backs is just that, a lie. This lie does not accomplish
anything good. The premise is flawed and also the conclusion that compassion is
created through force is equally flawed. Compassion and giving is true and
better when voluntary through individual choice. The poor will always be with
us as the Bible, economics, and common reason tells us. Furthermore, the poor
are not created by those who create wealth. And you can't force compassion with
the barrel of a gun. The end result is more poverty, resentment, less
liberty, bigger government, and dehumanization of the individual to form the
collective whole.
Have you ever wondered why so many Americans joke about Politicians being nothing more than lying charlatans? What is a charlatan? Well, they were deceptive salesman who promised that their products, commonly medicines, would cure ailments or do something good for the body. You guessed it, they usually were lying. Not just usually, charlatans always lied. When you think of politics, think that politicians need to sell themselves to get elected and will promise many things. They will promise the voters that their ideas and policies will cure all the aliments of society. As Thomas Sowell so wittily put it in his article "Random Thoughts: On the passing scene", "How long
do politicians have to keep on promising heaven and delivering hell before
people catch on, and stop getting swept away by rhetoric?"
Well, I'll be plain with you. It's because they tend to lie. In fact, PolitiFact lists all the "promises broken" by Obama; which being interpreted from nice words, means lies. It's not one page, just keep clicking on each "next page" to see all 4 pages of lies...oops, I mean..."promises broken."
How about the two Bushes. Daddy Bush Sr. once said during the election of 1988, "Read my lips, NO NEW TAXES!" Well, he raised taxes. How about his son, Dubya Bush. He alarmingly said back during the 2000 election,"I'm not so sure the role of the United States is to go around the world and say, 'This is the way it's got to be.'" He went on to use Somalia as an example that turned into "Nation building." Ya I know, he actually spoke out against military intervention in other countries and nation building. The same guy who bombed Iraq and sent in troops back in 2003. Furthermore, the nation building has been going on since then. The nation building is occurring in Afghanistan.
Former President Lyndon Johnsonran an ad invoking that if you voted for Barry Goldwater then little girls picking daises would get nuked. What is more, if you voted for Goldwater then America would be drawn into a war that would endanger American lives. However, history proved that Johnson was lying because he lead America into the devastating Vietnam War.
There are so many examples of politicians in history promising things like not going to war, not raising taxes, not-this-or-that, but delivering the opposite and at times more harmful alternatives. Approval percentage for Congress is at 13%. Maybe that's because when they promise and then act more harm is done. Thomas Sowell elaborates in his article:
Have you noticed that what modest economic improvements we have seen occurred during the much-lamented "gridlock" in Washington? Nor is this unusual. If you check back through history, doing nothing has a far better track record than that of politicians intervening in the economy.
Yes, I love that idea, Mr. Sowell. Doing nothing is what should be done. Because either they lie and never do it or when they "accomplish" their policies the harm is too great. Entitlements and Welfare are perfect examples of doing more harm. You see the title of this article? It is promising heaven and delivering hell. Lies of politicians are not just harmful. What is even more harmful, is their policies that have hurt this economy, further impoverished the poor, reduced liberty; and have brought into question now more than ever with the Tea Parties and the Occupy movements, "What has the Government created?"
Thomas Sowell rightfully philosophizes, "People who believe in evolution in biology often believe in creationism in government. In other words, they believe that the universe and all the creatures in it could have evolved spontaneously, but that the economy is too complicated to operate without being directed by politicians." He continues, "With all the talk about people paying their "fair share" of income taxes, why do nearly half the people in this country pay no income taxes at all? Is that their "fair share"? Or is creating more recipients of government handouts, at no cost to themselves, simply a strategy to gain more votes?" They promise to "spread the wealth" to create more "freedom." However, Sowell explains the following:
When politicians say, "spread the wealth," translate that as "concentrate the power," because that is the only way they can spread the wealth. And once they get the power concentrated, they can do anything else they want to, as people have discovered -- often to their horror -- in countries around the world.
" They create more dependents, they create more concentration of power to the government which further restricts liberty, they create more debt, they create more inflation, and they create more problems rather than solutions. Not only do we keep getting hell when heaven was promised because of fallacious ideas of government, but also the "Appearances, rhetoric and emotions are what get them elected." Sowell then reminds us that "Reality is what the voters and taxpayers are left to deal with, as a result of electing them."
The "Reality is what the voters and taxpayers are left to deal with, as a result of electing them" is the sad truth of it all. If politics keep producing failed policies and harm, then what does it "reward?" Sowell teaches us the following:
In politics, few talents are as richly rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that largesse to losers does not reduce their hostility to society, but only increases it. Far from producing gratitude, generosity is seen as an admission of guilt, and the reparations as inadequate compensations for injustices -- leading to worsening behavior by the recipients.
This man that writes these words was at the forefront of when Welfare and the anti-Liberty "Entitlement Society" was at the beginning and being debated about. It is the supreme example of harm done by good intentions, promises, and lies. Watch this four minute video of clip of Thomas Sowell debating on the destructive affects of the program and also the fallacies of these promises based on false rationale.
You may be thinking, "Well, there is no difference between the Parties and each politician will do more harm than good, so why even vote or do anything?" I would counter with the mere fact that we must stand up and fight for Liberty, limited government, fiscal responsibility, and a more reasonable foreign policy. One way to fight is to vote. Furthermore, write, speak, debate, and continue to read to educate yourself to fight the good fight. We can change things. We are the government, well, we are supposed to be. Let's start showing that we are. I encourage you to read Sowell's articles, check out his videos on Youtube, and check out his website and affiliated websites.
I wonder what Lucifer promised the other angels to support him to challenge the omniscient, omnipotent incumbent, God. Well, whatever he promised, he most certainly delivered hell, literally. We may never get "heaven" on earth but we sure as hell can resist "hell," no pun intended...well, it was intended.
