Susan Olsen “…the attraction of socialism is easy to understand. In effect, it offers the promise of taking wealth from people who, by and large, have earned a lot of it and giving the proceeds to people who have not. Because the latter group vastly outnumbers the former, the mass appeal is obvious.”
“Movement is not necessarily progress. More important than your obligation to follow your conscience, or at least prior to it, is your obligation to form your conscience correctly. Nobody — remember this — neither Hitler, nor Lenin, nor any despot you could name, ever came forward with a proposal that read, ‘Now, let’s create a … Read more
“I’ve also thought, for a long time, that the left is pretty coherent in goals, if not in philosophy. They do not have consistent philosophical reasons for their demands, but all of their demands are perfectly consistent in this sense: All of their demands boil down to using government power to take money or freedom … Read more
‘The Democratic party’s dramatic slide into naked authoritarianism – voting in the Senate to repeal the First Amendment, trying to lock up governors for vetoing legislation, and seeking to jail political opponents for holding unpopular views on global warming, etc. – has been both worrisome and dramatic. The Democrats even have a new position on … Read more
“Obama is the pilot of the plane called America. We, the People, are the passengers. We can’t see the captain, but his periodic announcements tell us that he’s up there in the cockpit. Suddenly, we become aware of a disturbance on the plane. We look anxiously at the speakers above our heads, waiting for Captain … Read more
” If angry political rhetoric bred violence, America would look something like Syria – awash in genocidal conflict. “
“The will of the people and federal policy are approaching a fully inverse relationship”
“I believe, as you know, that the left is a cult, and is chiefly engaged in the mode of primitive, magical thinking.” Some things are best read in their entirety.
“…These ignorant men who level their guns at the gift of life and at the freedom of movement and expression of the world’s great cities; who detest the urban spirit as much as they do the underlying spirit of laws, rights and peaceful autonomy of people freed from ancient subjections; who could benefit, if only … Read more
‘“F*** you, you filthy white f***s!” “F*** you and your comfort!” “F*** you, you racist s***!” The desire to side with self-described victims is rooted in a spirit of charity. But the habit of doing so even when every ounce of evidence suggests that we ought not to amounts to a total forfeiture of our … Read more
Clinton security has NH SOS Gardner searched before entering his own office…. H/T DJ Bettencourt ,Tony Schinella
“2016 on the left. GOP on the right.” H/T Ace
“1984’s world was obsessively serious. Our 2015 social tyranny is absurdly trivial. It’s a world whose leaders is always looking for goofy photo ops while he violates the last remaining shreds of the law. Every crime is buried under a thousand shrieking viral headlines that alternate between fake empowerment and fake outrage.”
““First of all, the fact that there was even a need for a law such as this demonstrates just how far off the beam we’ve gone as a country. The actions of several liberal enclaves around the nation and the permissive attitude of the White House toward them has brought us to the point where … Read more
Heh. H/T Jody Swett
Translation of the Democrat debate transcript…courtesy Daniel Greenfield Anderson Cooper: Can anyone find Syria on a map? Hillary Clinton: Well Anderson, as a woman… Anderson Cooper: Can you find Syria on a map? Hillary Clinton: As a woman… Anderson Cooper: Syria on a map. Can you find it? Hillary Clinton: As a woman… Read the … Read more
“What the leftist does best is teach self-hatred. It is the main course in our educational system today. Its students are taught to despise their family, their culture, their religion, their way of life and their nation for failing to live up to the tainted ideals of the left. And to gain their self-worth through … Read more
Maggie’s heir apparent…