Who vs Who?

When our great nation started, there was always debate and opposing views. The Founding Fathers simply did not agree with one another. Thankfully, they compromised enough to make a system of government that worked well enough to govern the masses in a just and honest way for over seventy years. Sadly, that system was changed over time and now we are in a period of time in which that new system doesn't work at all. But that's another blog for another time. Let's stick with the subject I wish to speak about now.

In early American politics, you find that there were those who were always taking sides with a party that they believed closely adhered to their own political views and opinions. And in the early years of the American government, there were a plethora of parties. It used to be some called themselves Federalists, others Whigs, others Libertarians, etc. and etc. So there were many different parties, but the elections always seemed to focus on only two opposing parties.

Eventually, the two biggest parties became those who consistently fought each other in every election. These were the Demoncrats and the Publicans. Whoops, sorry! I spelled those wrong. Let me correct that: They were the DEMOCRATS and REPUBLICANS.

For years the American political system became a two party system in which it was always Democrat vs. Republican. This "you must choose sides" mentality eventually lead to the Civil War. And even after that for over a hundred years, division continued, as everyone knew that in POLITICS, it was only DEMS vs REPS. Sure there might have been some Libertines, Independents, etc., but the two party system usually drowned them out, as senators, congressmen, presidents, etc. were either Democrats or Republicans. These were the ONLY two strong competing parties. And they were separated by their political ideals. (What are those? Well, Ron Paul said it best, and I paraphrase: "Democrats are only interested in WELFARE, while Republicans are only interested in WARFARE.")

Yet in our day, it's hard to tell the difference between modern day Democrats and Republicans. In fact, they both seem to be melding together into one, as they no longer believe differently, but are often coming together to do the same things. (All of which seem to be BAD for the American people). We now have "blue dog" democrats, and "moderate" Republicans. So it's hard to know what a person believes just because they say they are of a certain party.

Still, on all the political radio talk shows and T.V. news forums, all you hear about day and night is Democrat vs. Republican, and you are trained to believe that there really is a difference, and that they really are two distinct DIFFERENT parties. But this is very silly. For we know that oftentimes, most politicians are really "PROGRESSIVES" rather than Dems or Reps. Thus, they use the party name to get elected, but their true political aspirations are to fulfill the PROGRESSIVE AGENDA. (If you don't know what a Progressive is, then you should do a study on it. Right now I shall not go into it, as that's a different blog for a different time.)

So, is American Politics really about Democrats vs. Republicans? I say a resounding, "NO!" It's much more than that. And thankfully, there are some, like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck, who see this, as they portray the American political system as that of LIBERALS vs. CONSERVATIVES. This makes more sense, as there are liberal Democrats, just as there are liberal Republicans. And there are conservative Democrats, just as there are conservative Republicans. So it's more than just DEMS vs. REPS. It's Liberals vs. Conservatives.

It used to be that to be a Democrat was to be a liberal and vice versa, and to be a Republican was to be a Conservative and vice versa. But those days are long gone. So, instead of focusing on Dem. vs. Rep. we need to focus on LIBS. vs. CONS. For this makes much more sense.

What is a liberal and what is a Conservative? That's easy. Just look at the words themselves. A LIBERAL is not someone who desires "LIBERty." Rather they are people who pride themselves upon being liberal with finances. They are liberal with tax payers money, desiring to spend it as quickly as possible. Liberals are usually spendthrifts who are hell bent on mercilessly taxing the populace in order to set up an entitlement society where they desire your vote so they can spend your money. This leads to massive governmental DEBT. And to people becoming dependent upon the government, always looking for a hand out rather than a hand up.

Conservatives, in contrast, focus on CONSERVing money. They desire to lower taxes, lower spending, and conserve money in order to help the economy prosper. In other words, they want to be FRUGAL, and believe that people should not be regulated too much and taxed to death. They should be FREE to work, prosper, and suceed. They should learn to fend for themselves, rather than just wait around for someone to give them something for nothing.

So American politics is not just Republicans vs. Democrats, but is more about Conservatives vs. Liberals.

(Note: One should take note that modern Liberals and Democrats usually favor socialistic, communistic, and anti-captialistic ideals. While modern Conservatives and Republicans usually favor democratic process, capitalism, self-sufficiency, and freedom).

Yet, modern liberals and conservatives are not what they used to be. There are many democrats who claim to be liberal who are not as extreme as most self-proclaimed liberals. This has led to many a modern liberal decrying their elected officals, proclaiming them to not be liberal enough, and not doing enough for their radical liberal agenda. On the opposite extreme there are many "conservatives" who are so far disconnected from the true conservative base, that they claim to be something they are not. They are "moderates" masquerading as Conservative, even though they don't even know what it means to "conserve."

But American politics is about much more than just Rep. vs Dem. and Conservative vs. Liberal. There is much more to it than that. And it's sad that most talk show hosts, T.V. news personalities, and political literature don't pick up on the real battle. What is it? What is the modern political process and who is on either side?

That's easy to answer. So easy, that's it hard to believe that people just don't get it. The true policital battle in American is between these two groups...

Wait for it...

Wait. for it...

It's about the SANE vs. the INSANE! That's right, I said it! We no longer can go by whether a person says they are Democrat or Republican or Liberal or Conservative. Instead we must look at his or her thought patterns. And we must listen to his or her own words. For Washington is full of CRAZIES! That is it's full of people who are NOT CONNECTED TO REALITY! (Usually these people are elected officials).

So to pick a canidate for congress, senate, the white house, etc. We need look for a person who is SANE, and can do something that most politicans can not: T-H-I-N-K!

We live in a world full of insanity. The old Evangelist Lester Roloff said it best, "America is an insane asylum run by the inmates!"

This is so true. We live in a country where our leaders say things like, "We have to, er, pass the bill, in order to, um, know what's in the bill..." (I paraphrase, but the original quote was not that far off!).

We live in a country where citizens are not equal according to the law. Politicians have passed laws without even READING THEM, allowing special rights to special GROUPS, GENDERS, and CORPORATIONS, while treating the rest of us like cattle.

For example, they passed the new Health Care law, forcing us to BUY healthcare insurance, but congress itself chose not to enroll in the same program. Why is this? What's good for the goose is good for the gander, right? Why would they MAKE us take it, but they aren't willing to take it for themselves?

Next, we are told that it's the government's job to "spread the wealth" and that since our economy is so bad, they must just "jumpstart it." How? BY SPENDING OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT! What? It's mentally INSANE!!! (...Insane in the membrane, insane in the brain...).

Then we are told that the problem with the country are the BIG CORPORATIONS and the BIG BANKS who are too GREEDY and who are guilty of stealing all our money. So what does the government do to fix this? The most logical thing: THEY BAILOUT THE BIG CORPORATIONS AND BANKS AND GIVE THEM TRILLONS OF DOLLARS! What? What a minute. That's not logical. That doesn't even make sense? That's not right!

I could go on and on. Washington D.C. has a history of doing things that don't make any sense at all whatsoever. Their policies and laws are costly, counter productive, and often harmful to others.

When a person does something insane and harms himself and others, then he's usually committed to an insane asylum. It's because he's a THREAT to himself and others. Need I say more?

We live in an age in which there are countless INSANE people running amuck. Many of them are hyped up on prescription drugs and are capable of doing harmful acts to themselves and others under the influence of these pharmacuticals. We are also seeing a great amassing of a movement of VIOLENCE as well as huge hordes of flash mobs who are traveling throughout the country looting and stealing. We futher have "the occupy movement" of crazy homeless people running around claiming they are the 99%, and who, with hatred in their heart, decry the "1%". Who are the 1%? They don't even know! Yet they want "CHANGE." Meanwhile they are taking drugs, and having sex in public places while defecating on police cars. That's not the actions of SANE people! Maybe they should change their own HABITS, and then maybe they would be able to do better for themselves.

Michelle Obama said a few years ago, "For the first time in my life, I'm proud of my country." And of course, the liberal propoganda media didn't say anything about it.

But I'm to the point of saying myself, "For the first time in my life, I'm actually SCARED of my own country!" For I'm afraid of what's going on in Washington, in the big cities with the occupy movements and flash mobs, and in the rest of the nation with the great increase of robberies, larceny, and theft.

So what is politics in America all about? Who's on either side? We are taught by the liberal news media that it's just the Dems. vs. the Reps. and we are taught to vote accepting one of those two sides to fix all the problems with the nation. However, there isn't much different between either one, and one thing is for sure, THEY'VE PROVEN THAT NEITHER ONE OF THEM KNOWS HOW TO FIX THINGS, ONLY DESTROY THINGS!

So do we vote rather for Conservatives vs. Liberals? No, as Conservatives aren't really conservative (or not conservative enough), and liberals aren't liberal, they are usually nothing more than RADICALS who desire only to overthrow the system itself and start their own social utopia.

That leaves us with voting in elections not for party or principle, but rather choosing the person that's the least INSANE of the two. And how do we know? How can you really know if a guy or a gal is SANE?

It's hard to know a person without listening to their own words. But anyone can lie. Even the most insane person in the world can be a good speaker and debater, and can be very convincing in telling you that he's really Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt. But he's NUTS!!!

So then, we must also look at his works. What is he doing, why is he doing it? That's a good thing to look at in order to decide which canidate is the best. But sadly they all seem to be the same. They all have a degree of insanity!

What do we do? That's a good question. For me, I'm just going to stay away from it all and trust the Lord. I'm not looking for a Republican or a Conservative to come and fix everything. As a Christian, I'm waiting for my Lord and Saviour to come back and take me out of this mess at the rapture. The sooner the better. But until then, I'll learn to live with and tolerate the insane people I have to deal with every day. I'll just look at them as what they are: poor little slow people who need help, because they can't think straight. And I'll do what I can to show them the error of their ways (which are many), even though I know they won't listen to me. Or if they do, I understand that it will never get through to their tiny little brains that what they believe and what they do is completely C-R-A-Z-Y!

God help us, and God bless America, especially in spite of its insanity!