"The Democrats are not what they were when your mother was a kid," says my grandmother, who is in her 70s. She voted (D) her entire life up to this last election. "Obama is not a Democrat." She said and I agreed.
I naturally found myself a conservative, however. It was a fit that I couldn't change, and believe me, I tried. Where I am from the common belief is, "We are too poor to be Republicans." But I cannot consider myself a Republican either.
Both Parties have been hijacked by a movement that, in my opinion, threatens the principles our country was founded on. And thanks to Mark Levin, and others, I am able to see this movement for what it is.
I think it was a great idea for Mark to call this movement Statism, and those who advocate for Statism, Statists. The argument is no longer about Republican and Democrat. The argument has become whether we should stand for our founding principles of freedom and liberty, or fundamentally transform our country into a European country which enjoys communism on the left and fascism on the right. I know you all have heard the Dems, especially Pres. Obama, called socialists, right? It's because they have been hijacked by the Statists whose agenda it is to push America toward a European style of government; socialists on the left and fascists on the right. The conservative, according to Levin, is almost impotent to prevent this from happening, partly because the conservative has not engaged in politics in the way the Statist has, therefore the conservative has been caught off guard like a deer in headlights. "Holy cow! What is happening to the American Way?" the conservatives are screaming in despair!
Well, it's our own D@MN fault for getting complacent, lazy, blind to what has been happening! Conservatives have fallen asleep while on guard duty. The system of checks and balances put into place by our founders are failing. That has to change! Especially since most of the Repubs who have been elected have shown us that they fully intend to allow the Statist to proceed with their plans, essentially aiding and abedding the Statist in fundamentally transforming our country's style of government.
A new name needs to be given that encompasses everyone who stands for our founding principles, because there are still Dems out there, like my grandmother, who do not agree with the Statist's agenda. But, if you've noticed, the Statist does not particularly like losing it's "useful idiots." Dems, who break away are criticized and ridiculed for thinking for themselves. Incredibly, Dems refused to acknowledge that anyone disagreeing with them has the right to do so. They cling to the collective mentality like gospel, and use all the ad hominum attacks possible to keep their numbers and marginalize the opposition.
Liberty and Tyranny lays out the Statist agenda. The main benefit of this book is how Levin contrasts the conservative from the Statist on various issues. It has been one of the most educational books I have read so far regarding progressives, which Levin has renamed Statists. The chapters on welfare, environmentalism, and immigration alone are worth buying and keeping this book. Each chapter is heavily referenced in such a format that you could go right to your computer and confirm his source in most cases. It also serves as an reading list. I have put many of the books he cited from on my own reading list.
It should be read in conjunction with The 5000 Year Leap. These two books have given me a boarder understanding of what I and my children are up against. They won't be the only books I read and they are in no way gospel for me! They are, however, a start to educating myself in an attempt to save our country from a change we were not expecting. I intend to take up the guard and pass on my experience and education to my children when it is their time to take up the guard along side me.
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A good introduction to what conservatism means.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2014
