BTW I often say "Leftists" and absolutely refuse to say "Liberals".....this is why.

I excerpt the following from an essay by Mark Alexander. In it he explains, as a result of what he says, why I call Leftists......Leftists and not Liberals.


Tyranny v. Liberty (16" x 20" poster available at PatriotShop.US)



"Given that bit of history as a backdrop, consider the lexicography of our current political ideology.

On the dark side of the spectrum would be Leftists, liberals and tyrants.
EDIT: Emphasis mine--(Sidebar: One should not confuse "classical liberalism" with "contemporary liberalism." The former refers to those, like Thomas Jefferson, who advocated individual liberty, while the latter refers to those, like Barack Hussein Obama, who advocate statism, which is the antithesis of liberty.)

Statism, as promoted by contemporary American liberals, has as its objective the establishment of a central government authorized as the arbiter of all that is "good" for "the people" -- and conferring upon the State ultimate control over the most significant social manifestation of individual rights, economic enterprise.

On the left, all associations between individuals ultimately augment the power and control of the State. The final expression and inevitable terminus of such power and control, if allowed to progress unabated, is tyranny.

The word "tyranny" is derived from the Latin "tyrannus," which translates to "illegitimate ruler."

Liberals, then, endeavor to undermine our nation's founding principles in order to achieve their statist objectives. However, politicians who have taken an oath to "support and defend" our Constitution, but then govern in clear defiance of that oath, are nothing more than illegitimate rulers, tyrants.

EDIT: Emphasis mine--(Sidebar: Some Leftists contend that Communism and Fascism are at opposite ends of the political spectrum. Properly understood, however, both of these forms of government are on the left, because both have as a common end the establishment of an omnipotent state led by a dictator.)

These individuals do not describe themselves as "liberal"....they tend to elect ideologically ambivalent politicians who are most adept at cultivating special interest constituencies.

Those on the Left tend to form a more unified front for the purpose of electability; they tend to embrace a "win at all costs" philosophy....The Left appeals to the most fundamental human instincts to procure comfort, sustenance and shelter, and to obtain those basic needs by the most expedient means possible. The Left promises that the State will attain those needs equally, creating a path of least resistance for that fulfillment.

Clearly, one of these approaches (Leftism) is far easier to sell to those who have been systematically dumbed down by government educational institutions and stripped of their individual dignity by the plethora of government welfare programs.

For some nations, this awakening has come too late. The most notable examples in the last century are Russia, Germany, Italy and China, whose peoples suffered greatly under the statist tyrannies they came to embrace. In Germany and Italy, the state collapsed after its expansionist designs were forcibly contained. In Russia, the state collapsed under the weight of 70 years of economic centralization and ideological expansionism.

The Red Chinese regime, having witnessed the collapse of the USSR, has so far avoided its own demise by combining an autocratic government with components of a free enterprise economic system. (My contacts in China, including that nation's largest real estate developers and investment fund managers, believe the Red regime will be gone within five years.) EDIT: We shall see, eh?

"Our individual salvation," insists Barack Obama, "depends on collective salvation." In other words, BHO's tyranny, et al, must transcend Constitutional authority. And in accordance with his despotic ideals, Obama is now implementing "the fundamental transformation of the United States of America" that he promised his cadre of liberal voters.

Accordingly, George Washington advised, "We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times."
Indeed we must.
Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus et Fidelis!
Mark Alexander"


There, in a nutshell, is the rationale for my terminology.

Points, both from ^^^^ above ^^^^:



1.

Quote:

He could believe in Bigfoot, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy.

I believe in them.


They are all heroes of mine.



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As long as we keep voting for "reasonable" people like George Bush and Barak Obama who are bankrupting our nation's future, we will continue to sink deeper into the quicksand of socialism and tyranny.

BFB.


Total and complete agreement.



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I don't care if he believes the moon is made of green cheese.

You mean.....it is not??


I will now have to rethink my entire worldview.

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"The 'farce' is strong with Sith Lord Obama-Wan." words of Scourge.

"Uh....You can believe me....Uh....because I never lie, and....Uh....Uh....I am always right." words of Sith Lord Obama-Wan.

Daddy likes it all, the DraíodóirDé likes it all

Excellent point. Reasonable people didn't win our independence for us.

From the busy life of the current POTUS, the Dark Lord.


"President Barack Obama says that while he's dedicated to expanding homosexual rights, many Americans still cling to what he calls "worn arguments and old attitudes."

At a White House celebration of Gay Pride Month, Obama said he hopes to persuade all Americans to accept homosexuality. ""There are good and decent people in this country who don't yet fully embrace their gay brothers and sisters -- not yet," said the president. "That's why I've spoken about these issues -- not just in front of you -- but in front of unlikely audiences, in front of African-American church members."

Obama acknowledged that many Americans still disapprove of homosexuality. "There are still fellow citizens, perhaps neighbors or even family members and loved ones, who still hold fast to worn arguments and old attitudes," he stated.

He added that Congress should repeal what Obama referred to as "the so-called Defense of Marriage Act" -- and that his administration is working to pass a hate crimes bill and to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals in the military.

The audience at the White House ceremony included Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and other homosexual clergy. Obama introduced Robinson as a "special friend."


Well of course he does.


As an aside......i'm rather sure my, "worn arguments and old attitudes" come from the Bible. Well......mayhaps it is time for me to get in step with current American cultural modernity.



The obligatory link:

http://onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=585846

BTW i'll just throw this in.........



I've seen tree stumps smarter and less naive about the world.....than the Dark Lord.

Ralph Nader and Denise Kucinich are probably my favorite politicians. I don't care for Ron Paul's fiscal conservatism, but I would vote for him any day over a Democrat like Obama. Ron Paul has never publicly said that he believes 911 was an inside job. Yes, a lot his followers are whacked out! But I'm sure you can find a lot more insanse people who voted for Bush/Obama, because they make up the majority of the population.

People laugh at Paul, Kucinich and Nader, because they believe in what they stand for, and they have the track records to prove it. To make a comment like "You have no case" is absurd! This is why we're in the mess we are now! Every 4 years we have politicians who say they stand fimrly on certain issues, but they quickly change their agenda when they're in office. The media likes to portray honest candidates like Ross Perot, Ron Paul, Denise Kucinich and Ralph Nader as morbid clowns, but each one of them has more integrity than the hand picked candidates like Bush/Obama.