Yet, here we are on the brink of a complete collapse of everything that The Declaration of Independence stood for. The founders of this great nation, and subsequent generations of immigrants for the next century, saw this country as a beacon of freedom where individuals could pursue their own best interest without interference from an oppressive government. Over the course of 233 years, we have gone from a nation that reveled in the successes of the individual to vilifying those same successes. Truly successful individuals, whether alone or as part of a business venture, are now regularly subjected to violations of their 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Amendment rights while we collectively look the other way under the assumption that they must have been doing something wrong. Most of this devolution has occurred within the last hundred years as the propaganda machine of the so-called Progressives has slowly eroded the dream of The Founding Fathers.
Those of you who subscribe to the Progressive agenda will accuse me of being an “ideologue”, to which I must reply with a simple “thank you”. At some level you acknowledge that this is a debate of ideals, not just public policy. The root of the disagreement is that there is no “right” of anyone to the product of another individual’s effort. It doesn’t matter how successful the victim is, or how destitute the claimant is, it is slavery to force a successful individual to subsidize another. If one chooses to assist another with the product of his labor, it is called charity, if it is via government mandate, it is a clear violation of the 13th Amendment. Section 1 of the 13th Amendment states;
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
The language is very clear, yet we have massive entitlement programs that violate the involuntary servitude clause and most of the country accepts this as “the price of a civilized society”. The fallacy is that a civilized society does not allow for slavery either.
At this point, I must give credit to the Progressive movement. They have succeeded in long range planning on a scale that is truly impressive, whether they realize it or not. By permeating the education system, the press, and all levels of government over the course of a century, they have slowly set the stage for what we see happening today. The slow but steady march, moving off of the main stage when necessary, is truly impressive. Seventy years ago we were propagandized with an “Economic Bill of Rights”, and the country accepted it. It sounds nice, but it is fundamentally flawed and is the basis of the aforementioned violations of the 13th Amendment. Forty years ago, we were handed “The Great Society”, which also sounded good, until you realize the premise behind it.
Realize that this is not a Republican condemning Democrats, it is a believer in the limited government defined by The Constitution condemning all Progressives, regardless of party affiliation. If one takes the time to do a little reading about the American political landscape from 1875-1910, one will find an ideological split in the Democratic Party between the Progressives and the Bourbon Democrats. The Bourbon Democrats were firm believers in limited government and the rights of the individual to live their lives as they saw fit. They lost control of the Democratic Party in the early 20th century. The Republican Party has not had a clear split similar to this, but has slowly migrated away from its limited government roots and acquiesced to the Progressive agenda.
There will be individuals that claim to be looking out for your best interest when they are promoting socialist agendas, and they honestly believe what they are saying. Shock them into reality and invite them to move to a socialist country and leave this one alone. If the European countries that they promote as justification for their point of view are so great, why don’t they move there? I know why I don’t move there; I do not want to have 60% of my earnings going into the public fund for distribution by some bureaucrat. I want to live where I am allowed to succeed or fail based on my own ambition and ability. I was lucky enough to be born into this country, but if you would like real insight into the greatness of this country, talk with someone who emigrated here during their adult life and became a naturalized citizen. They understand and appreciate the founding principles of this country better than most who were born here.
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