Where have all the leaders gone ?

Great Presidents – where are they?

I have been thinking about our Presidents. It isn’t pretty.

The last 4 have been ….. at best mediocre – in my lifetime, only Ike strikes me as a true great – Reagan maybe, tho I am not sure how much was him and how much was his cabinet/advisors. I need to research him more, but I do know he at least espoused basic Adam Smith Economics – and it WORKED!

One man that I greatly respect, mentioned Nixon and his advancements in China. But holy cow – that was ALL Kissinger – Nixon just said ‘OK’ (as he did to many things – e.g. Watergate break-in).

JFK really did very little in his time (except Marilyn) – MAYBE would have been great in time, but the obvious ties to mafia, unions etc leaves me in doubt.

Before that you have to go a long way to find anyone that promoted the Constitution, free market, etc,.

It was not Lincoln. PLEASE don’t tell me about the Civil War and slavery – that was NOT what it was about – it was about the transfer of wealth from the South to the North – for GAWDS sake do some research. Slavery was the motivating factor to get the NORTH to fight – what the south Seceded for, was States Rights (remember we are a republic – NOT a Democracy).

After that – sheesh – I am lost.

I do know from research and study, that from Lincoln (at least) on we have been on a path of socialistic methods in our country, Obama is the pinnacle of that trend.

He IS at the high point of establishing socialistic/Marxist/communistic policies.

He said – “look at the people I surround myself with” – wow. At least 5 of his 36+ - ‘Special Advisors” are Tax cheats; one an avowed Communist; more then one is admitted socialist; one declares that the Gov’mt has the right to tell you haw many children to have (including mandatory sterilization and forced abortion); some admire people like Hugo Chavez, Che Guevara, Noriega, Castro, Lenin, and Marx.

Why on earth are people with these philosophies advising the President of the United States?

Please listen, I am NOT saying that Obama is bad and what was before is good – I am saying that this has been coming for over 100 years – he (Obama) is just the latest in the liars, cheats, and socialist reforming dip-sticks.

"Oh no - we don't discuss that in OUR house!"

I can’t pinpoint when the change was, but it certainly happened.

Based on my family, as near as I can tell, it was somewhere between the 1920’s and 1940’s. Open to comments on that.

But ………. somewhere along the line, it became ‘taboo’ to discuss politics, and religion. Many said ”It only causes arguments, and I won’t stand for that in MY house!”.

In hindsight, this appears to me a HUGE mistake.

The result is, between 1 and 3 generations of people in this country, that have NO clue about their own religion, OR about the historic events that caused the shaping of this country.

On religion, we have so many misconceptions, that it is crazy. That will be another days discussion.

What is wrong with the Government helping a company with money? What is wrong with passing federal laws that the majority wants? What is wrong with recognizing that there is a class of people that minimize, and take advantage of the ‘little people’? What is wrong with taxing the greedy fat-cat corporate owners, so the employees have a bigger share of the profits? What is wrong with passing mandates that protect people from themselves?

First, we are NOT a democracy – never have been. We are a Democratic-Republic. If you do not know the difference, then read about it, find out about ‘states rights’ and individual freedom’.

In a Democratic-Republic, with a Capitalist economy, Government has NO place in ANY business. The economics of supply and demand solves it all. Supply and Demand ALSO takes care of the ‘fat-cat’ versus ‘little people/employees’ problem. It is not the job of the government to protect us from our own stupidity, period. If you are stupid enough to make toast in the shower, then it is better to get you out of the gene pool so you wont produce stupid kids. It is sad, yes, but nature has a way to cull the unfit. We have sidetracked it, and EVERY time you fight nature, the results are horrible.

Those people that take advantage, the fat-cats ……. THEY are the ones that sign our paychecks. Ruin them and you ruin your job, and the job of everyone that works there. Think they are making SO much selling for a high price, and paying too little? Then start a competing company, pay higher wages, sell for a slightly lower price. Then you will capture the market…… or not. You MAY find out, that there is a HUGE difference between millions in sales, and millions in profits. You may find out that the union demands are bankrupting the company (can you say ….. GM?).

By NOT talking about politics, most people today, can not see that we are taking the same paths as Marx, Mussolini, Lenin, Hitler, and in some ways Mao Tse Tung, Castro, Chavez, and many others. We are heading in a very bad direction.

All because someone decided it was not ‘polite’ to discuss it. So no one learned. We have ‘polited’ ourselves into destruction.

They say negotiate. Good idea, next time you are faced with a robber, a murderer, a rapist – just negotiate with them!

We MUST talk to challenge ourselves, and each other. To examine our own thoughts more closely, AND to teach future generations, or we condemn them to be enslaved by those that know how.

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