The words “Lunatic Leftist” and “Socialism” have become popular expressions for the conservative wing of our political world that are out to tear apart their political adversaries. For those of us in America who want to avoid being attacked with these words, I have the following suggestions for us all.
Begin immediately to cease your reading of history. Avoid learning about those times in our nation’s past when our nation used taxpayer money to build roads and bridges that allowed for all of our American citizens to drive safely to and from our east and west coasts and to and from our northern and southern boarders. Ignore our history of the 1940s when we used taxpayer money, which was heavily financed by the wealthy who allowed themselves to pay close to forty percent of their earnings in taxes, in order that we be able to, as a nation, build up and pay for, with taxes, a military needed for the defeat of our Nazi enemy in World War Two. Don’t think about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and how it has worked for the benefit of our nation. Disregard our history of public schools supported by taxpayer money. If we want to avoid the accusation of being socialists, we need to insist that rumors that we have always been a mixed bag of capitalism and socialism are false.
While it is true that the name of our great nation is The United States of America, and it also might be true that our history suggests that we have been at our best as a nation when we have come together as a community, local, state and nationwide, it will never be easy to convince some of our fellow Americans to cease their name calling with words like “Lunatic Left.”
Bottom line, my fellow Americans! I leave it to you to decide whether or not you will actually begin to pay attention to our nation’s history or whether you prefer to never be called a Lunatic Leftist and/or a Socialist.
Begin immediately to cease your reading of history. Avoid learning about those times in our nation’s past when our nation used taxpayer money to build roads and bridges that allowed for all of our American citizens to drive safely to and from our east and west coasts and to and from our northern and southern boarders. Ignore our history of the 1940s when we used taxpayer money, which was heavily financed by the wealthy who allowed themselves to pay close to forty percent of their earnings in taxes, in order that we be able to, as a nation, build up and pay for, with taxes, a military needed for the defeat of our Nazi enemy in World War Two. Don’t think about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and how it has worked for the benefit of our nation. Disregard our history of public schools supported by taxpayer money. If we want to avoid the accusation of being socialists, we need to insist that rumors that we have always been a mixed bag of capitalism and socialism are false.
While it is true that the name of our great nation is The United States of America, and it also might be true that our history suggests that we have been at our best as a nation when we have come together as a community, local, state and nationwide, it will never be easy to convince some of our fellow Americans to cease their name calling with words like “Lunatic Left.”
Bottom line, my fellow Americans! I leave it to you to decide whether or not you will actually begin to pay attention to our nation’s history or whether you prefer to never be called a Lunatic Leftist and/or a Socialist.
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