I remember 20ish years ago hearing a few people give warnings that Russia had been working a long game to plant socialism in America. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.But we've known this for decades. Had plenty of time to stop it or slow it down.
Often we are guilty of accusing others what we ourselves are guilty of.
How is that applied here? We fail to take responsibility for our laziness. We constantly say people need to take responsibility for their actions, in many ways we are no different. We can point to thousand excuses but none hold any weight. We knew long ago and today we suffer the consequences of our lack of responsibility.
Allot longer than 20 years ago....I remember 20ish years ago hearing a few people give warnings that Russia had been working a long game to plant socialism in America. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.
Around that same time I heard a few people talk about the progressive extremist ideologies taking root in California. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.
I read Mary Grabar’s “Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing a fake history that turned a generation against America”. Excellent read by the way and very eye opening. Howard Zinn was active in the United States Communist Party in the 1950’s. One of their tactics back then was to “join” progressive groups and inject communism into the new forming progressive ideals. They specifically targeted progressive groups because they found them to be the most gullible in unknowingly accepting communist ideas. Basically communists tricked the progressives into adopting communism and selling it to America as progressivism.Allot longer than 20 years ago....
People can laugh about the conspiracy theories such as fluoride and contrails but believe me that this takeover of America is no laughing matter. It's happening and it seems there's not a ****ing thing we can/ will do about it..
I remember 20ish years ago hearing a few people give warnings that Russia had been working a long game to plant socialism in America. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.
This slide started probably about the time of the first progressives back in the early 1900’s.It was longer ago that 20 years. It was Kruschev who said that.
For those that don't understand or never saw this classic...I feel sorry for you.
Yes. That was my point. 20+ years ago, as a teen, I remember people saying it had been happening for a long time and warning about where America was headed. But most people didn’t believe it or just didn’t care.It was longer ago that 20 years. It was Kruschev who said that.
I remember 20ish years ago hearing a few people give warnings that Russia had been working a long game to plant socialism in America. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.
Around that same time I heard a few people talk about the progressive extremist ideologies taking root in California. Most people responded “that will never happen here”.
Yes. That was my point. 20+ years ago, as a teen, I remember people saying it had been happening for a long time and warning about where America was headed. But most people didn’t believe it or just didn’t care.
Last year I saw an old news article about what Kruschev said. It was eerie reading that in current times.
This slide started probably about the time of the first progressives back in the early 1900’s.
Interesting. I had not heard that before. That was George Bush 1 talking about a New World Order? I wasn’t interested in politics when he was in office.With the fall of the USSR I stopped believing in them as threat. What we see today is the people in charge not really caring what system of government there is as long as they are in charge. When George 1 proclaimed the arise of the New World Order, it simply meant that nationalism was going to be replaced with money as the root of power. I thought that since America was the cornerstone of capitalism it would usher in a new age for this country, but it has become more like East Germany all the time. Central planning keeps the population in line, whether it works for the people's benefit or not.
Interesting. I had not heard that before. That was George Bush 1 talking about a New World Order? I wasn’t interested in politics when he was in office.
The 2002 is just 20 years ago. Most people I know saw this coming long before that. I might agree that 20 years ago people started to realize the reality of it but I wholehearted believe it was talked about decades before.20 years ago most people still didn’t understand or recognize the growth of communism/socialism/Marxism.
They’re not messing with paying down the national debt, that would make too much sense!I feel like it started with cars and now they have their grubby hands in everything. Is there anything they are not messing with?
From low flow toilets, appliances that suck, everything with an engine, no matter how small. NONE of this was done via free markets, all via government dictates.
Is there ANYTHING they are not messing with?
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Neither side has put up candidates for president that I could vote for in the last 4 elections.As I see it both sides have serious deficiencies.
True, the far left tries to adjust things to a massively woke position. Hypersensitivity to EVERYTHING! Transsexuals, gays, police abuse, treatment of immigrants. They try to stick their noses into everything and blow it up well beyond its deserved importance.
But the right does NOTHING! There isn't a real problem the right tries to fix with any meaningful nuance. High crime? Answer = lock em up - forever. Forget trying to learn the causes, just go for a solution that hasn't worked in a thousand years. But it makes them feel like they've done something.
The right has overturned Roe. Great. So what do you do about unwanted pregnancy? Uh... Don't have sex? Nope. That solution hasn't worked in... well... ever. So what is the rights solution? There isn't one. Now that Roe is gone they are only beginning to look deeper at an extremely varied and nuanced problem.
A river is polluted, severely. The left wants to shut down ALL industry. The right ignores the problem in the name of industry.
Obamacare was the best example of this ever. Prices were, and still are, insane. No one can afford to fix a simple broken bone and do a monthes PT on their own. Only a very small percentage could even consider paying their own way. So what happens? The right ignores the problem entirely. This leaves the door wide open for Obama to come in and do stupid crap that doesn't help.
Trump pushed a border wall. Okay. Fine. The liberals scream. But the wall does not address the need for legal immigration reform. What does the right propose to streamline the process for a decent, hardworking, industrious person to become a citizen? Answer = not a damn thing. Just build a wall and we'll be happy. Has the right considered how much it will cost to man the wall? Because a wall without guards is nothing more than a very minor speedbump. Answer = uh...
So the left is triggered by the wall the and right giggles at their frustration, but neither side does squat about the issue of real immigration reform so that desirable people can become American citizens in less than a decade.
I don't know what the answer is. I do know that the answer to any real problem is extremely complex and no matter what we decide it won't fix 100% of the problem. It never does. Real problems are complex, and thus cannot be solved with simple answers. This requires both sides to sit down, discuss, argue, walk away, think, and come back tomorrow to begin again. Sadly, neither side is willing to do this. So the problems remain and the frustration grows, on each side.
Regards,
Doug
Yes it’s been talked about long before that. But the majority of Americans weren’t paying attention. At least that’s been my experience growing up in several different communities and states.The 2002 is just 20 years ago. Most people I know saw this coming long before that. I might agree that 20 years ago people started to realize the reality of it but I wholehearted believe it was talked about decades before.