Today, late 2013, the progressives
have full control of government. We see far left policies as norm of
the day. We are witnessing one of the greatest government takeovers
(Affordable Care Act) go into effect with disastrous results so far.
What happened to the Tea Party? It's
being torn apart by those who use its name for money or power. It's
being torn apart by those that believe it is a conservative movement.
If you are not a social conservative you are often ostracized.
The Tea Party was originally the
accretion of people who came together because of TARP and other
fiscal matters. For once the social agenda had taken a backseat and
the Tea Party managed to make significant change in the 2010 House.
Today the Tea Party is unpopular and
often viewed as racist, or filled with bigots. There are instances of
both, while I still believe there is a silent majority that are not
either of those things. There are Tea Party websites that allow
comments that can only feed negative views of the movement. It's time
we stand up to those segments that put the Tea Party in a bad light.
Because of the weakening of the Tea
Party movement we now have a progressive government and it's moving
more left as we speak. Unless social conservatives can form a
truce with libertarian minded members then the country for which we
had hoped will never be. We will find ourselves back in the 30's and
FDR.
The Democratic Party knows that in any
debate or election against a social conservative all he/she has to do
is bring up social issues. The social conservative candidate will try
to dance around the topic, but will in the end call for bigger
government by demanding it maintain it's hold on marriage and the
uneven application of taxes. One justice states there were 1100 laws
that separate married couples from unmarried couples or single
individuals.
Social conservatives and libertarians
must find common ground or the country is lost. I believe that common
ground must always be less government. Obama once said we must all
sacrifice. We know he meant that only others sacrifice and that
government should maintain grow. In order to make government
sacrifice we must first sacrifice ourselves. We must give up some of
our favorite government protections. We must trust in the
individual—ourselves—and the free market. Until the day most
Americans can think of all citizens as equal and demand they all be
treated equally under the law, the progressives are winning. If all
are equal under the law then the progressives will no longer have the
need for laws that support various citizen sub groups.
We cannot favor tax subsidies for
housing. Through mortgage subsidies the government is buying the
average American's vote. In time without the tax subsidies the
mortgage rates would come in line with the natural free market. Are
you willing to sacrifice for the future?
Home subsidies are only an example. It
doesn't matter if it's government sanctioned marriage or subsidized
infrastructure, we must be willing to sacrifice for the future. If
libertarians and social conservatives stand divided the $17 trillion
debt will be nothing compared to future debt. Many Americans have
become too comfortable and secure. Many believe the USA will always
be the strongest nation on the planet. We saw during the great
depression what a progressive government can do to a powerful nation.
It was put on it's knees to the point that Japan thought they could
conquer the once great giant. It was only the war with Japan that
saved the country from progressive rule.
It's not too late. Conservatives go to
your libertarian counterparts and think how much you are alike and
not dwell on the differences. At least for today leave the social
battles on the local level and work to free the federal government
from progressives.
Stop the name calling and reach out to
progressives and explain how smaller government can work. Teach them
to trust in state rule and not federal rule. Teach them history and
how power corrupts absolutely. Make sure you are always the calm
voice in the room. Some think there can never be a Hitler or Stalin
in the USA, but in some ways we already have them. We have elected
presidents that are picked from a small list of party approved
people. We have presidents who through executive order can create
law. Yes America, we are already living under tyranny in open
disguise. United we stand, divided we fall. It's time to Unite
America. To do that we must first unite the Tea Party. Become a Teatarian today.
Remember, libertarian isn't a party, it's a belief in individualism.
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