I'd like to preface my remarks here by acknowledging that I voted for Obama twice. At this point, I am ashamed to admit that - it is a great embarrassment to me. I even remember, in 2008, convincing people that he was a good choice, that he was up to the job. I remember defending him to people in 2012. I am ashamed to say that it took me while to see the error of my ways. Perhaps it was that, after winning his second term, the full plan was set in motion.
Confession is good for the soul, I suppose, but this one hurts. I apologize.
We keep hearing more about division. We keep hearing about Black Lives Matter, Homophobia, Islamophobia, the Evil NRA - and so on and so on. We hear that we are a more divided people than ever - a situation that is decried by even our fearless leader - so he says. He says we can't use terms like "Radical Islam" because it is divisive and will offend. We are told that we need to be sensitive to the needs of large groups of [fill-in-the-blank]-Americans.
Yep - that's what they say. But where in the world did the divisions we are experiencing really come from? Who decided that progress would best be made in forwarding their agenda by creating enemies within our own society?
1. Perhaps one can trace it even further back, but I think in modern history, the tale of divide and conquer in America begins with our first black presidential candidate asserting that "...it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Thus, it is us and them, we are good, they are evil.
2. It becomes more modern with Clinton - fast forward to this election cycle and now we have the first female "presumptive" nominee for president: “I believe that we need a more thoughtful conversation, we cannot let a minority of people — and that’s what it is, it is a minority of people — hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people,"
And that is what passes for thoughtful conversation. "Let's sit down and talk about how you're a terrorist." Thoughtful conversation always goes better when it is among those who already agree.
No - absolutely not - no one could ever disagree with you unless they were stupid, gullible enough that the NRA could dupe them into thinking you are as anti-gun as you truly are, or were a terrorist. Fundamental transformation.
Thus, even after an event like that in Orlando, it is not the shooter, not his religious belief, but guns and gun owners who are to blame. That's her idea of a thoughtful conversation.
3. Let's get more small town - don't leave the yocals out. Even the small town folks can get ignorant when they want to. Here we have Durham City NC Councilwoman Jillian Johnson: “I am all about keeping guns away from dangerous people, but I feel like more of us should be pointing out that the most dangerous people with guns are cops and soldiers, and that the no-fly list and FBI anti-terror efforts are seriously corrupted by entrapment, racial profiling and Islamophobia.”
Yep - all of these mechanisms are simply meant to thwart social justice (she does know that they are part of the Obama administration, doesn't she?). The folks whose service (and nope, not all soldiers or LEOs are angels) allow this SJW to feel safe and secure enough to "tweet" stupidity are also so evil that we shouldn't trust them.
What is is that a terrorist force wanting to take over a nation without firing a shot (or at least not too many) would do?
- Those Christian folks in small towns are the enemy (Obama).
- The millions (many millions) of gun owners in America who disagree with our thoughtful ideas to disarm them are terrorists (Clinton).
- The police and military are the most danger to us and should be disarmed (Johnson).
Now these folks and their kind will tell you that it is Trump who has set us all against each other, that his calls for "banning" (which is not really what he has described) Muslims divides us. But it is clear this all started before Trump was even an inkling of a political nightmare. Even GWB was not this divisive, perhaps because he was not as sophisticated and socially skilled as Obama.
We have, under this administration, become a nation where we cannot afford to offend protected groups, but are encouraged to demonize our fellow Americans. We need look no further than the countries in the EU, the canaries in the coal mine, to see where this will lead.
Well, Western civilization was fun while it lasted. I never would have expected it would be brought down so willingly, without a fight.
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