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Friday, August 04, 2006

If viewed over time, an average political science student will observe that we as a nation have become increasingly progressive--leaving our "originalist" roots. This has not only happened as a nation, but globally we have experienced the same in both the western and eastern hemispheres. Most of the east is still under a form of leftist Communism or socialism. Most of the west has moved further toward the left.

It is obvious that the world is tilting left on its teetering axis.

What are the results?

Here are some of today's headlines:

Hundreds of thousands Iraqi Shiites Chant 'Death to Israel'...
Over 70 rockets slam into North Israel -- in under an hour...
Uproar at BBC satire featuring London 9/11 attack...
Indonesian President Warns 'Ultimate Nightmare; Clash Of civilizations'...
Leaked UK document sees 'civil war'...
Senate votes to fund fence...
Lieberman's millionaire challenger blasts WAL-MART -- while owning stock...
Double Amputee Marine Mugged Outside Restaurant...
Mideast War Rages With No End in Sight...
Woman Jailed in Housekeeper Slavery Case...
Christian station becomes 'Porn Radio'...
Columnist Sees the 'Collapse' of Conservatism
ACLU Accused of Profiting at Taxpayer Expense
Bill Gates Urged to Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
Members of UN Body Say Israel's Military Actions Motivated by Racism
Phoenix Authorities Report 2 Arrests in Serial Killer Case
Catholics, Muslims, Jews condemn Madonna's plans for on-stage crucifixion

Are things getting better the further left we proceed both nationally and globally?

posted by Jack Mercer @ 8/04/2006 08:44:00 AM

3 Comments:

At 8/04/2006 10:40:00 AM, Jack Mercer said…

We are tilting left from both a social and political point of view. We DO hear about things faster, though.

What do you think, Helen, do you think we are better off than we were 50 years ago?

-Jack
At 8/04/2006 01:22:00 PM, Jack Mercer said…

Great answer, Helen! And much I need to get back to you on.

My point in this whole article is that man constantly strives through improper means to bring about positive change, and 9000 years later we still continue living in the cesspools we create. Human government has rarely held the answers, and since this is a political blog, I hope that my readers come away beginning to understand what Ralph says below and what I agree with. Politics rarely changes, it just recycles. Our founding fathers seized upon what they thought was the ideal, but as we can see most of thier ideas and intent has slowly been dismantled through the vices of corruptible man.

Stalin during his socialist revolution promised nirvana--compete equality--we saw the result. Castro, Hitler, and Mussolini thought they could bring about utopia--they were wrong.

Most people look around them when the question of "are we better off now than then" question is raised. For the soldier in the fox hole the answer might be "no", for the hollywood billionaire the answer may be "yes". The bottom line is that history is cyclical and we are locked in that cycle. It has its peaks and valleys. I just happen to think that on a global basis we are headed for the valley.

I was serious when I said "great answer"! A most excellent rant! :)

-Jack
At 8/05/2006 12:13:00 AM, Larry said…

I am getting more and more disgusted with each new headline. I frequently ask myself "am I taking crazy pills?" There is so much moral equivilancy going on these days. We know where the major cause of the problems in this world are and yet we do nothing to resolve it. In fact, there are others nations and even our own politicians who care nothing of the right thing. They only care to show how tough they are to stand against the US or Bush.

I wonder if this is how people felt in the late 1930's.

Larry