Musings
Musings on the
Week
January 25, 2020
Liberty - “Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has
always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of
limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.” Woodrow Wilson.
Politics – Moral relativism is
the core of social sciences
(sociology, anthropology, psychology, and political science) corrupting judges, opinion-makers, policymakers, and decisionmakers.
Politics – Democrats are
perpetually unhappy, only
focused on life’s shortcomings assigning blame to President Trump and never acknowledging Democrat complicity in its failure.
Politics – After successfully electing a
“race card”
president, with disastrous results, Democrat use of the
“gender card” is no longer valued since ideas and
likeability matter much more.
Politics – The new
"law" in America,
according to our ruling class, is that if you are a
Democrat candidate for president, even if you have committed crimes and
indulged in corrupt acts, you get a free pass from
investigation or accountability.
Politics – Bill Clinton was charged with separate felonies and impeachable offenses, while Donald Trump has been charged with zero felonies and 2 non-crimes.
Politics – Democrat strategy for the Senate impeachment
trial is to turn it into a never-ending Senate
investigation, since the House failed to manufacture any impeachable offenses.
Politics – The House
impeachment was a sham investigation, so now the Senate should conduct a sham trial resulting in a quick dismissal of all so-called “charges.”
Politics – Democrats are proud President Trump has been “impeached forever,” yet they
don’t realize that the real legacy is Democrats
will forever be known as “political
hacks.”
Politics – Unless something drastic is
done, Democrats have successfully redefined Impeachment as a mere
vote of no confidence and it will become a rank political
ploy for years to come whenever an opposition party gains a majority in the
House.
Politics – “See this impeachment charade as the farce it has become: a
last gasp effort by an opposition party desperate to minimize, vilify the
successes of the last three years.” William Parrot.
Media – Anti-establishment conservatives have used the internet to break the
mainstream media’s control of the national conversation, winning
over a critical mass of ordinary Americans and dealing a deathblow to
traditional gatekeeping.
Media – Senator McSally
has been criticized for calling a CNN reporter “a liberal hack,” but
hopefully this is the first of many Republicans
who reject liberal media as partisan opponents.
Government - “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not
an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a
President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters
of this country.” Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Economy - As of January 2020, more than 158,000,000 Americans are employed, the stock
market is reaching new highs, and consumer confidence is at the highest in
decades.
Manufacturing – Since
Trump’s first month in office, more than 480,000 manufacturing jobs have
been added, more
than anything achieved by the Obama or Bush administrations,
Immigration – The
president slowly has been inching toward fulfilling his campaign promise to
reduce illegal migration, both with policy changes and a wall at the
southern border.
Environment – Nature
self-regulates forest growth with naturally caused fires, burning off undergrowth and
fallen trees, but forest management has been able to interrupt this cycle.
Environment – Sweden, home of Greta Thunberg,
polled taxpayers and found that spending on climate (change) is regarded as the worst waste of tax money in 2019.
Gun Control – Despite the Governor’s
best efforts to manufacture a violent confrontation, gun
rights supporters peacefully demonstrated their rejection of Virginia gun
control efforts.
Civil Rights - The cultural Left’s intersectionality crusade has separated the country into
different corners: White people are not permitted to
address racial issues, and men are forbidden
from speaking about women’s matters (i.e. abortion).
Family – The welfare
state is a poor replacement for a community where everyone knows and
supports each other, since government services can
never replace a two-parent family.
Education – Howard Zinn,
author of A People’s History of
United States, reinterprets history to support
Leftist narrative scrapping exceptionalism
replacing with class warfare ideology.
Education – Children today are not taught the objective process of critical thinking, but
instead are taught to embrace the progressive
conclusions with unquestioned acceptance.
Feminism – Women’s March
2020 marched around demanding everything they already have: abortion, freedom of
speech, workplace equality, and a voice in government.
Elections – Seattle is collaborating between the
county, nonprofit, and technology firm to pilot voting in local elections via smartphones
testing security and access.
Abortion – Fifty-eight percent
of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the nation's policies on abortion, a new high in Gallup's
trend with Democrats changing the most since 2017.
Abortion – Progressive abortion decisions are no longer simply about whether a mother wants to keep her child, but also
about whether her child is good enough to keep.
Religion – Pope Benedict XVI
abdicated, lamenting the liberalism that had seeped into the Church after
Vatican II,
watching seminaries and convents closing and liturgy trivialized.
Peace - “I have never advocated war except as
a means of peace.” Ulysses S. Grant.
GWOT – A Declaration of War is
directed at another nation, while the Global War on
Terror is directed at the Islamist ideology wherever they exist, irrespective
of national borders.
United Kingdom – Both
Houses of Parliament approved the final EU Withdrawal Agreement, who are
now planning on punish Britain for having the temerity
to break off the relationship.
David Coughlin
Hawthorne, NY
http://www.returntocnnbbommonsensesite.com/
