The education system is corrupt
Teachers are socialists, not educators
I see a lot of comments by Americans, even those considered intellectuals like Bill Maher, who think “socialism” means having a safety network with health care, pensions, welfare, and unemployment insurance paid for by governments through revenue raised by taxation and borrowing. That demonstrates one of the failings of the American school system, which today is run by socialists. By socialists, I mean actual socialists, not just progresives who correctly think the weakest in society deserve some protections paid for by society as a whole.
Let’s cover the basics right up front. Socialism is a defined term, not a post-modernist idea that is so malleable it can mean whatever the speaker or writer says it means. Education systems use tools like dictionaries to help kids gain a foundation in language that facilitates clear thinking and clear communication. But today’s teachers don’t want clarity - they want to indoctrinate kids in their ideology rather than help them learn things that will assist them to navigate through life.
Let’s just review what “socialism” actually means:
By conflating progressive policies with socialism, advocates of socialism like Alexandrian Ocasio Cortez or Bernie Sanders pander to voters by pretending socialism is just a helping hand from government for those in need. That softens the meaning of “socialism” so they can promote it, gain support, and run election platforms on their “socialist agendae”.
Democrats have coined the term “Democratic socialism” to soften the word “socialism” and pretend that all they really want is a more equitable distribution of income and wealth. If that were so, they would be Republicans who in addition to wholeheartedly supporting fairness in society also stand for personal freedom, low taxes, small government and the rule of law.
Democrats, by contrast, see law-breaking as acceptable if it promotes their ideology; want more government intervention in society; higher taxes; greater regulation; and big government with bureaus that control most aspects of industry and commerce. They will attack America’s key institutions if those institutions are not aligned with their political objectives - the Supreme Court, for example. SCOTUS role is to uphold the Constitution and uphold the laws enacted by the legislative bodies but Democrats are upset it they don’t use the power of the Court to advance the Democrats agenda items on abortion or gay marriage. Abortion and gay marriage issues are issues for legislative bodies, and the Court’s role is to enforce the laws that exist, not create their own.
Politifacts found it necessary to post an article saying Sanders was not a communist. But they don’t deal with the reality that his proposals define him as a socialist and calling him a “Democratic Socialist” isn’t helpful. The Democrats were once the party of small government, personal freedom, low taxes and a safety net for the weakest in society. Today, they are for large government, curbs on freedom, high taxes and a government bureau running a “safety net” that provides little “safety” and makes markets inefficient. The result is inflation, rampant crime, open borders, faltering education systems where kids graduate with virtually no ability in mathematics, physics or English writing but indoctrinated into “woke” ideas about sexual identity, racism and anti-capitalist sentiment.
It is time to change horses in Washington, and this November is a good time to start. Keep the real issues in mind when you vote.
Despite all the problems (of which there are many), we currently have in the UK & western world, the most important event (in my opinion) was the raid on Trump's residence. One I didn't see coming.
The plan, is obviously to stop him running - but what if this latest attempt should fail? Are we then looking at assassination of Trump or a family member? What message does this send out to anyone with conservative opinions? If they can do this with an ex President, then the rest of us are dispensable fodder.
It might not seem that significant wherever you are or with the current problems we face, but that raid was worrisome - seriously worrisome - Banana Republic stuff, within the US - scary - the political left are not even trying to hide how they operate now.
This raid, literally took place hours after the Dems passed their big spending & IRS Bill
If the US falls, then we are all truly screwed for sure.
I just hope that some good comes from these events.