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... Mr Bob, I gotta add sumthin' here, and I'll do so aside from my usual dry sarcasm ...
... I'm really Not a political junkie, and I have no intentions of getting involved with politics other than casting my Vote. My pov is based around one thing, Freedom ... it's a Great thing, and I consider myself as luckie to have what I have today. Did so thru pure hard Work and a little luck here n' there.
... You mention the social media, and possible pier pressure for many to adhere strongly to one side ... You are correct imo ...
... but also, my take, and as an imo, something's happened to us over the years, and I can pin-point it to one thing, radicalism. Todays "movement" is being called progressive, yet it bears little resemblance to the 1st true progressives, FDR and T. Roosevelt.
... imo what we see today started within the late 60's, radicalism ... it's a direct offshoot of the works of saul alinsky, an alleged community organizer based out of chicago. hillary finished her College thesis as based on his garbage, and barak is a huge fan as well ... barak takes it a step further, as he believes he's the seed of his father, planted so as to pick up where dad left off, taking down America ... his father Hated America and all we Stand for.
... this might all sound nutts, but, so does the phrase "a white mans greed runs a world in need" ... straight from baraks book "dreams of my father" ... alinskys book "rules for radicals" was self dedicated to his interpretation of the 1st radical,lucifer ...
... needless to say, when a leader stands before a Nation and preaches income inequality and wealth re-distribution, again and again, many accept the notion, knowing little of what lies ahead ... and what lies ahead if we remain on this course will make socialism seem as freedom ...
... radicalism leaves no middle ground, either we accept it or we're the ones called radical for our preference of American Freedom ... imo, what we see today, is a civil war of sort, a mass attempt at stomping out Traditional Values. It's either their way, or we're the ones that are absurd ... almost like, a societal cleansing of sort ...
... and the more we reject the notion of radicalism, as with the past two Elections barak just picks up the pace ... amnesty came right after last Novembers Public rejection of radicalism ... immediately after the Elections barak went onna speech tour, hitting up High Schools and College Campuses ... he even went so far as to visit Lawrence Kansas, Home of Bob Dole, a deep seated Republican territory ... it's as tho he's declared war on American Heritage.
... as You've found, many are eating this all up ... and it's either their way or the highway ... but many are also awaking and flatly rejecting this all ... I try to speak to the Younger crowd as often as possible, just to feel out the pov's and many there see this as well ... there's a Great outlook imo, if we All stick together and Stand for Heritage, and most importantly Morals.
I don't believe that America will stand for socialism, let alone radicalism, we all want Prosperity, as in a House, car, Job etc ... radicalism has yet to be implemented in any Nation, and in nature it cannot possibly succeed without anything short of an all out repeat of a french revolution ... the wheels have been turning in this direction, yet in time the wheels are gonna fall off da bus ... radicalism and entitlements cannot possibly self-sustain, and we're gonna find this out inna short while ... baraks throwing a party that keeps many entertained yet someone has to eventually clean the mess.
... it's gonna come to an end soon enuff imo, and as mentioned America has been pushing back within the last two Elections ...
... in the meantime, here's a link that I found on alinskys works as it applies to todays "movement" ... I suggest to NOT take this as serious, yet if Ya look it over even quick-like You'll see what I mean ... it's pretty perversed, and it's all about self-indulgence, no regard for the Neighbor so to say ...
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm
... check out section #2) along with the tactics in section #7) ... and this is why, there is No middle ground today.
... Sorry Guys, to drag that out, yet that's my take on this all ...