E-Newsletter No. 117 September 2023
Last month, we discussed the reason why Socialism has failed in every single instance where it has been tried – (Human Nature). Each person is an individual with unique talents and needs and wants. A centrally planned economy is doomed to failure because elites (bureaucrats) will never be able to know what each individual’s abilities or wants might be.
Unfortunately, this has led to a new class struggle in our country, which is between We-the-People versus “them.” The elitists / bureaucrats in Washington DC will not stop in their attempts to control every aspect of people’s lives. Soon, we will not be able to drive gasoline-powered automobiles, buy natural gas stoves or incandescent light bulbs, etc. etc.
And why is that? There is another aspect of Human Nature that has always been lurking in the shadows, but which has now come front and center for everyone to see. In our February 2018 newsletter, we discussed the Seven Deadly Sins. In that newsletter, we (“half-jokingly”) made the case that in the commercial / business world “Greed is good.” But, having said that… In the government / political world, we believe that Greed is the most deadly of all the deadly sins. Greed for power is more deadly than greed for money.
It is becoming readily apparent to We-the-People that we are at a crossroads in our country’s history. Conservatives have always considered America to be great. However, our country is currently in decline, and we need to make it great again. Conservatives have always thought our Constitution was great, but the unrelenting onslaught by the “progressive” movement to fundamentally transform our country has led to several significant deviations from our founding principles. It is readily apparent that our federal government is absolutely NOT great anymore because of the progressive movement, and this is why the current approval rating for each and every single element of the federal government is at an all-time low.
The greed for power and control has also led to a disproportionate amount of wealth being funneled to the elites in Washington DC. Big Government Socialists want you to focus on the wealth earned by capitalists, rather than focus on the inhabitants of the swamp (i.e., the elected and appointed officials and the members of the Administrative State). That accumulation of power has facilitated that accumulation of wealth. Socialism always leads to greed for power. Modern-day Marxists (and RINOs) choose to ignore that aspect of human nature. They desperately want to hold on to that power, and that is the reason why we get the likes of Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, “the big guy”, etc. etc.
There are three planks in the Convention of States resolution – Term Limits, Fiscal Responsibility, and Reducing the size and scope of the federal government. All three planks are more vital than ever, because the new class warfare now being waged is between We-the-People and “them.”
US Debt Clock – – August 1st – $97,500 per citizen / September 1st – $97,850