E-Newsletter No. 95 November 2021
Tyranny: Cruel and oppressive rule by the government
Coercion: The practice of “persuading” someone by using force or threats
Mandate: An official order to do something (or else)
Similar words. Similar evils.
Last month we stated the undeniable fact that tyranny has happened in many places around the world and throughout human history. The birth of our country came about in 1776 because our Founders decided they could no longer tolerate the tyranny of King George.
As we revisited those complaints against King George, we realized that nearly all of those “trespasses” have re-arisen within our country once again. Granted, there are a few complaints from 1776 that aren’t applicable today. We are not being forced to quarter large bodies of armed troops, and King George isn’t plundering our seas or ravaging our coasts. However, it is a fact that BLM and Antifa are burning some of our cities and destroying the lives of those residents.
Conservatives tend to agree with Thomas Paine, and we recognize that the only legitimate role of government is to protect our lives and protect our rights. (Everything else should be handled by civil society). The definition of tyranny is when we are subjected to cruel and oppressive rule, including those instances when our unalienable rights are being attacked and/or constrained by the government. “Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.”
But, c’mon man, are things today truly that bad? Conservatives would answer that question with a resounding “YES.” Let’s start with the complaint about the Immoral Left. But first, let’s discuss the definitions of Morality and Altruism. Morality addresses values and principles of conduct and the distinction between right and wrong. So, is Morality a subjective term? We would answer “yes and no.” There is no doubt that an atheist can be a moral individual, even though he / she might not share all of the values and principles of a religious person. So, what is right and what is wrong? Again, it comes down to values and principles.
The definition of Altruism is “Feelings and behaviors that show a desire to help others.” Interestingly, one of the definitions in the Merriam Webster dictionary is “Behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself, but that benefits another of its species.”
One of the goals of the Immoral Left is to attack Conservatives’ Freedom of Religion in their attempts to institute a secular society. John Adams wrote, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” The religion of the Left is Big and Bigger Government. This is why the Radical Left opposes “In God We Trust” and would like to strike the phrase “One nation, under God” from our Pledge of Allegiance.
The ”Build Back Better” legislation that has recently passed the US House of Representatives contains many immoral provisions. There is no doubt that most of this spending is directed towards counter-productive objectives that are not beneficial and may be harmful to the country as a whole. It represents a laundry list of special interest spending, with the primary goal of buying people’s votes with other people’s money. $1.75 trillion represents approximately $5,300 of spending for every man, woman and child in our country. Many of us believe that we could spend that amount of money much more efficiently than the federal government.
A well-known Libertarian mantra is “Taxation is Theft.” (Please refer to the Eighth Commandment). We don’t go quite that far, because we do believe that (limited) government has a proper role in society, and it must be funded. However, the Immoral Left has perfected the theft of funds from future generations (our children and grandchildren) who do not yet have the right to vote. The Congressional Budget Office has determined that even with all of the proposed tax increases in this bill, it will add hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal government’s debt, which continues to head in the wrong direction, even without this new spending.
Which brings us to the upcoming key date of December 3rd, which is the date to which Congress kicked the can to deal with the “debt limit problem.” We are now facing our annual “debt crisis” and possible federal government shut down. Unfortunately, if our country didn’t have so many people totally dependent on the government, a permanent total shut down of the government (except for the military and the judiciary) might be the best answer.
US Debt Clock – – October 1st – $86,640 per citizen / November 1st – $86,915
Who knows what this amount will be at the end of December??