Posted by
Boomer911 on Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:43:08 PM
For a time now, I have tried to bring the threat of socialism to the forefront of political discussions much to the dismay of many family and friends. One major problem encountered during said discussions is the lack of knowledge concerning the issues, specifically socialism. Those who have elected to remain in the dark concerning politics, our history, and just how we have arrived at this point in our history, have left the finer details to self-interested politicians in a far away city. So whenever a discussion turns to politics and one is engaged with those I have described above, the task of not coming across as "preachy" and snobbish, almost elitist, is a difficult one indeed.
The recent financial troubles in our country have done nothing but allow socialism to creep into our system of self-government as a cure all to our problems. I actually feel somewhat vindicated. The threat of socialism that I have spoken of for so long has finally made its way to the forefront of government to the extent that no one could dare call it something else. Or can they? This "bailout" is nothing more than socialism and the nationalization of businesses. The American people have been asleep so long as to the realities of the situation that most are letting the government do what they do best, screw things up. If we allow this "bailout", where will it stop? Soon, we will be attempting to "bailout" credit card companies, oil companies, health insurance companies, etc., and the march to socialism will continue unabated and promulgated by an apathetic and uneducated electorate. The sad truth is government created the problems we face today and it is the direct result of the American people turning a blind eye to the expansion of government and the acceptance of that government to provide us with everything from our basic human rights to a retirement plan. Our government exceeded the Founding Fathers vision of limited government a long time ago and now we are paying the price for letting government into areas it was never designed to be a part of. Ladies and gentleman, government is the problem! Limited regulation is necessary, as long as it is limited. Free market principles are the only way to right the ship. You cannot have years of government interference into the markets and still call them free markets. Moreover, you then cannot blame so-called free markets when they fail. They failed because of the government interference.