redistribution of what?

Obama’s image of America is practically opposite from the reasons She was founded. The Constitution was set up to apply to government more so than citizens. Like most liberals, Obama lacks impulse control in the macro sense. In other words, most liberals go along with helping hand ideas because they are compassionate, and want to display empathy for anyone needing help. This, of course, gives them the moral high ground to argue their position. Wouldn’t the world be just wonderful if everyone were as compassionate as them etc.?

This is a short term feel good solution that everyone should be on board with. “How can you take food away from a child?” Obviously, it can’t and shouldn’t be done. But why was the child hungry in the first place? Was it due to choices made by the parent? Or is it because the parent has suffered a debilitating circumstance? Or, is it that without help from the government that child would go hungry?

Let me offer a perspective from Benjamin Franklin.

“I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.”

Conservatives look past the feel good result of the impulsive solution. The feel-goodness only applies to those issuing the helping hand. The attitude of those receiving it is more like “could you spare it?” It certainly doesn’t make the receivers feel good. It obligates them. And the politicians know it.

What are the long term results of the helping hand policies? What ended up being the unintended consequences of them? I’m convinced that it turned out perfectly for the progressive movement and for the progressives pushing the policies. The more people dependent on government, the more power can be amassed, all in the name of helping hand and fairness.

As to the fairness part of this, it’s perceived as getting even with those who have more than others. What a big trap this has become. It’s class warfare waged on anyone marginally successful. How dare they become successful outside of government control. Wealth then needs to be redistributed.

Yeah! All right! Stick it to ‘em!

So, as part of the redistributive legislation, let’s take a look at who was helped.

Bear Stearns 2008 JP Morgan Chase and the federal government bailed out Bear Stearns when the financial giant neared collapse. JP Morgan purchased Bear Stearns for $236 million; the Federal Reserve provided a $30 billion credit line to ensure the sale could move forward.

$30 billion

Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac 2008 On Sep. 7, 2008, Fannie and Freddie were essentially nationalized: placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Under the terms of the rescue, the Treasury has invested billions to cover the companies' losses. Initially, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson put a ceiling of $100 billion for investments in each company. In February, Tim Geithner raised it to $200 billion. The money was authorized by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

$400 billion

American International Group (A.I.G.) 2008 On four separate occasions, the government has offered aid to AIG to keep it from collapsing, rising from an initial $85 billion credit line from the Federal Reserve to a combined $180 billion effort between the Treasury ($70 billion) and Fed ($110 billion). ($40 billion of the Treasury’s commitment is also included in the TARP total.)

$180 billion

Auto Industry 2008 In late September 2008, Congress approved a more than $630 billion spending bill, which included a measure for $25 billion in loans to the auto industry. These low-interest loans are intended to aid the industry in its push to build more fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly vehicles. The Detroit 3 -- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- will be the primary beneficiaries.

$25 billion

Troubled Asset Relief Program 2008 In October 2008, Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which authorized the Treasury Department to spend $700 billion to combat the financial crisis. Treasury has been doling out the money via an alphabet soup of different programs

$700 billion

Citigroup 2008 Citigroup received a $25 billion investment through the TARP in October and another $20 billion in November. (That $45 billion is also included in the TARP total.) Additional aid has come in the form of government guarantees to limit losses from a $301 billion pool of toxic assets. In addition to the Treasury's $5 billion commitment, the FDIC has committed $10 billion and the Federal Reserve up to about $220 billion.

$280 billion

Bank of America 2009 Bank of America has received $45 billion through the TARP, which includes $10 billion originally meant for Merrill Lynch. (That $45 billion is also included in the TARP total.) In addition, the government has made guarantees to limit losses from a $118 billion pool of troubled assets. In addition to the Treasury's $7.5 billion commitment, the FDIC has committed $2.5 billion and the Federal Reserve up to $87.2 billion.

$142.2 billion^[i]

These don’t represent any sort of wealth redistribution. The bailouts are redistribution though. Redistribution of poor decisions. Redistribution of bad mistakes - big ones. Redistribution of mismanagement. Redistribution of failures.

So, these are examples of redistributive legislation. All of it passed because of some emergency. No one was prosecuted or sued.

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^[i]  http://www.propublica.org/special/government-bailouts

Wealth envy=Schadenfreude

Incitement to class warfare Or at least class envy.
I also think a growing number of people realize the outright instigation of class warfare. Forget for a moment (for those who care) the tenth Commandment:
'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.' Then there is what's known as The Golden rule: "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." (Matthew 7:12, see also Luke 6:31) The common English phrasing is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". If you have less than someone else and you covet what they have to the extent that you vote into office a politician who will legislate the taking from said folk and redistributing it to you, keep in mind, you are not the only one getting redistributed to. Besides, two things: first it boils down to nothing more than schadenfreude (okay, it means the delight in another’s misfortune) and second: how much will that really benefit you? After everyone else gets a few pennies, you'll get your few pennies. yay.
Now, follow the model down to those with less than you. They're looking at what you have with a dribble of spittle appearing from the corner of their mouth...Get it? It will never end. The bar will continue to change levels until everyone fits the system.
What I find reprehensible are the ones who wish to wield this power of redistribution, pointing out and embellishing differences in people and groups of people instigating and agitating this envy because that's what will get them elected. Examples of this abound in the media. Most recently agitation took the form of calling income earners of 250K millionaires and billionaires.
Putting aside the fact that individuals in the 250K category are mall shop owners, franchise owners, two income families, gas station owners, otherwise small business owners. I can't think of very many positions where someone else will put someone on payroll at 250K compared to the number of 100K or 150K payroll positions. That's why the categories with income of 250K or more contain the word owner. This title comes with responsibility and risk. Those two items need to be rewarded. Also, it’s nobody’s business how much anyone makes. Any amount set to divide the so-called rich and poor is an arbitrary one. Meddlers.
Other examples are references to "fat-cat bankers" (Obama). What about the media outrage over the big three auto execs flying in private jets to testify before congress. They were so emasculated that they then all carpooled squished into a hybrid for the next visit. The point of this is the incitement to envy and covet. Does pointing out what someone else has compared to what you have really accomplish anything? Other than, making a few feeeeel better? aaahhh....
Emotion… (Again)

Schadenfreude (Again)

SchadenfreudeAppealing to the lowest emotions is the easiest way to garner support and get votes.
It's a little more work, but the opposite can be accomplished also by changing the frame of the issue.
For instance: Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built. Abraham Lincoln

In other words, Rich people can inspire that others may also be rich. However, demonizing and demoralizing the rich makes it less desirable to become rich in a sense. Not that being rich isn't the best revenge, but the opinions of others undulate and agitate creating discomfort amongst peers.
Other ways higher emotions can be appealed to, is by presenting successful (which needs to be defined on an individual basis) people and describing the level of self-discipline it took to get there. Combine self-discipline with passion and the ability to make decisions (as well as the ability to learn from incorrect decisions) and very literally, anyone can become successful. The people on the Left want to live in a consequence free society.

Islam does NOT mean "peace"

Islam does NOT mean peace
That's right boys and girls, Islam doesn't mean peace.
Salam means peace. Maybe us westerners cannot be bothered enough to differentiate. After all, Salam kinda sounds like Islam.
So, what does Islam translate to you ask as you lean forward in your seat? Eyes wide? Heart pumping? both knees jumping up and down at a hundred miles an hour?
Well …
Islam, means submission. Submission to Allah. Submission to Sharia law. These two items are virtually one and the same. If you fully submit to Allah, you are bound by all the rules set by Muhammad who got them from Allah. If you submit to Sharia … then you're all set with Allah.
I noticed the media will trot out Muslims, after a terrorist attack of some sort, who will go on and on about how Islam is a religion of peace. "Islam means peace." They just leave off the rest of the sentence. Islam means peace acquired through submission to Allah.
They know deep down it's a lie of omission because first: A Muslim will never speak ill of another Muslim.
Second: as long as no Muslims were killed, they don't disparage another's jihad.
Third: They are forgiven that lie due to the law of "Kithman" or the principle of "taqqiya".

Oh! What’s this?!
That's right! Any lie told knowingly is forgiven so long as said lie perpetuates and assists the spread of Islam.
Keep this in mind the next time you see a Muslim on American Media saying that Islam is a religion of peace.
Propaganda is its own form of jihad. See, jihad is not inner struggle, as one of those fibbers put out there when that word first became a household word.
There are so many forms of jihad. In fact, anything that furthers the cause of Islam or otherwise brings the world closer to caliphate, or global Islamic rule.
Deception, coercion, terrorism, influence peddling, the end justifies the means. And there is no shame because caffirs (that's us) don't need to be bargained with. We don't need to be reasoned with. You don't reason with your dog, you just train it. To the hard line Muslim, we are second-class citizens, unworthy of having traits like honor or honesty wasted upon.

Caffir means simply: non-believer.

The Straw Man

I, for one, am not dazed or sucked in by soaring speech rhetoric. I have personal experience with the term, “We’ll see what we can do,” (said to Jorje regarding McDonald’s benefit pkg). That phrase in particular means (to any that have used it) nothing can be done but I want you to feel better and I want you to remember who made you feel better about this.

I played in a few small club bands years ago, and one of the determining factors as to whether or not your band was great and whether or not your band sucked was the ability to handle requests. I had to learn this the hard way. If a patron approached and made a request that was unknown to the band and you told him that, well, you sucked out loud all night. Moreover, that patron would tell everyone how and why your band sucked. Conversely, and I have seen this work magnificently countless times, where, if you told the patron we’ll see what we can do… The patron left with the full expectation of hearing their request. They would then continue to drink and party all the while yelling out about how much this band rocks! Then, if they make the request a second time, you tell them we’ll get there… The patron continues to party and drink and before you know it, we’ve run out of time and we’re very sorry but we’re sure to get to it next time we play this room. Everything is fine. The only difference is that the patron had no idea that we did not ever intend to perform their request.

The same goes for phrases like I’ll do everything I can or I’ll continue to fight for you. Listen for them and know.

#22-33 of the "45 stated goals for the communist takeover of the USA"

I'm putting this up from the chapter I wrote on communism because there's a cute story about my dad and one of my kids.

.....45 stated goals for the communist takeover of the USA.....

This is an excerpt from a book called "The Naked Communist" by Cleon Skousen. 1913-2006

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms." -The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution is presenting a yuletide showing of such images as an ant-covered Jesus, Ellen DeGeneres clutching her breasts, naked male genitalia — and a painting the Smithsonian describes as "homoerotic" in its catalogue.
Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010

 23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."
[My dad accompanied my wife and our two kids to the local art museum. My wife tells it where she was across the small room from my dad and our oldest son who was nine years old at the time. The two gentlemen were contemplating an abstract of some sort. The museum was respectfully quiet as museums tend to be, with the exception of my wife and a museum attendant whispering about a piece. The quiet was broken by a male voice, not loud, but not a whisper either. It was my dad. After several minutes inspecting the painting, my father asked my son who was beside him also looking at the abstract, "You know what that is?" My son looked up at my dad, unsure if he were actually being asked to identify what the painting was, answered that he didn’t know. My dad supplied the answer. He said "That’s crap that’s what that is." Obviously, he wasn’t fooled. Yay dad!]
24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.
25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
They didn’t know of the internet back then but look at the rest of it.
26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy." Just take a look at Will and Grace, Two and a Half Men.
27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch." (What was Rev Wright’s church?)
28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."
29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis. (It’s now referred to by those who don’t agree with what’s in it as "a living, breathing document". This way, the Constitution can be pulled and twisted and mutilitated and morphed into whatever is necessary to push anything anti-American.)
30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man." (They’re referred to as slave owners. Therefore, they were too rich to have come up with a document that would address the needs of all)
31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over. Don’t forget the reference he made in his own book to the Marxist professors that Obama bragged about hanging out with.
32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus. (Trace back the political correctness movement. It was installed to accomplish this one without laws, congress, or legislation, using public opinion or mostly perceived public opinion through using editing, ridicule, and influence peddling)

Chapter 2 socialism

How many people would want to live in a socialist society? Well guess what? You kinda are. And they're not done. Every time Obama refers to the work his party has done, he always makes a point to say that there’s a long way to go. Or he talks about how much work remains. What is he talking about? It’s vague on purpose. You fill in the blank. In other words, whatever you think the government should be responsible for, then that’s exactly what they have left to do. If you were presented with what we now have (as the end game) as an agenda, you wouldn't go for it. They know that. That's why Obama didn't run on the socialist party ticket.
There is one.
He could have.
Obama knows that wouldn't get him elected. He also knows that (and the people around him do too) people will reject things changed by revolution or rapid change. That is why we are the frog that has been put into cold water and cooked. Seriously, who has the time to keep up with all this stuff when there's work and family and life in general? Oh sure, once in a while an issue comes up that gets you hot and you pay attention, maybe even make a call to the congress, but it soon fades. I'm glad there are people who do punditry for a living.

This is also the reason behind writing the book.

Stay Mad and VOTE!

P.S.

Regarding the "frog" analogy, I've noticed a serious acceleration and increasing boldness regarding the agenda as if Obama-as-president is the "checkmate" move....I'm not dead yet!

Introduction to "Stay Mad! Observations of a Proletarian"

Introduction

This is not a call for violence or revolution.

This is a litany of things that happened in my country before I was paying attention.

Ultimately, I guess it was 911 that jarred me from my slumber. I became a news junkie. It took a few years, but I began to realize that the news agencies were more like "views" agencies. (Dwight Schultz)

I slowly began to realize that history has not stopped. It is constantly evolving and writing itself. I also realized the power that some in this world have tapped into with the will to change the course of future history. As I researched, I also began to realize there are those (and have been for a long time) in this world who are so completely narcissistic that they would like to take over or somehow control the way the world exists. Those people are pretty close to their goal.

For me, Hitler was ancient history. But he’s not. There are people alive today who suffered under his tyrannical rule. People voted for that! Well, in fairness, there were very few who actually knew the endgame and wanted it. But the point is if we don’t remember our true history, this can all happen again.

Just remember, history was "right now" for those that lived it. We have our own "right now" now.

My point in writing this book is to show how far and how fast things can be turned upside down from your daily routine.

I use the title: STAY MAD! Only to get people mad enough to vote. Anger at where this country has been brought in two short years of President Obama’s Administration is what got great numbers of people to actually vote in the 2010 midterm election.

One problem with us is that when things are going smoothly, we get caught up in our daily routines. Things are going well; we lose interest and take our freedoms for granted.

This book identifies in my own way – the way I finally understood things – a lot of what contributed to the election of a Marxist to the Presidency.

Yes, I think both Bushes were clear contributors.



Republic V Democracy

Code Words

Just remember, code words for socialism: Economic justice, social justice, (the newest one is food or nutritional justice), water justice, environmental justice, democracy, democratic citizenship, open society, global citizenship, global warming, global cooling. Most code phrases have the word justice, global, or equality, and now to disguise it even further, the word democracy. Egalitarian society or classless society sounds so sophisticated but it just means equal outcomes for all, no matter the degree of input. Socialism.

What they don’t get is that right now in America, if someone wants to work a little bit harder than the next person, then they can earn a little more than the next person. Socialism holds that back by removing the financial incentives for entrepreneurship, ingenuity, inventiveness, cleverness, smarts, good ideas, on and on. That’s not even getting into the rest of the liberties forfeited in the process.
A republic is a more disciplined system than a democracy. That’s why democracy or democratic is now used as a codeword for collectivism. (Socialism or Communism)
A Republic:
Its purpose is to control The Majority strictly, as well as all others among the people, primarily to protect The Individual’s God-given, unalienable rights and therefore for the protection of the rights of The Minority, of all minorities, and the liberties of people in general.A Democracy:
Rule by Omnipotent Majority. In a Democracy, the Individual, and any group of Individuals composing any Minority, have no protection against the unlimited power of The Majority. It is a case of Majority-over-Man.A Republic is a few layers removed from the raw emotion of an electorate. In other words, in the Republic, with democratically elected representatives, it will take time and offers cooling layers to issues that are highly emotional.
There are popular speakers who can whip large numbers of people into a highly emotional state. If they all voted to take a vote immediately on an issue, then all voted emotionally, you have what is known as a lynch mob.

Freedom isn't free

How many times have you heard this one?
Used frequently as an excuse for war, or to justify it, soldiers dead or dismembered, well it's true, freedom isn’t free.
The soldier has chosen that line of work and it's always in the back of their head. Believe me; many of us are extremely grateful for those who do choose to serve.
This, however, is not the only price for freedom. Blood, I mean. No, there is an equally high price demanded of people who don't choose to enlist or otherwise serve to protect this Nation.
Responsibility and education. That might loosely boil down into awareness but that excludes necessary action.
What do I mean by that? I mean your vote. Your educated vote. That vote comes with the responsibility of educating yourself at this point. Hopefully, awareness to what’s really going on will stir folks to action. Obviously, the so-called ruling class would much rather a sleeping electorate. You need awareness and knowledge. This is the best way to thank those who enlist and otherwise serve to defend your rights. It’s a symbiotic relationship and the soldiers are getting the short end of the stick due to our apathy.

Freedom isn't Free
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