Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Regressive Left



I recently read Ameritopia by Mark Levin and in it he quoted the political philosopher Montesquieu:

There are two sorts of tyranny: a real one, which consists in the violence of the government, and one of opinion, which is felt when those who govern establish things that run counter to a nation’s way of thinking.

The latter is what is happening in the country today. The first of the progressives (they will be referred to as regressives henceforth) where smart. Not only did they begin instituting their beliefs slowly, they also put forth constitutional amendments that, at first seeming relatively innocent, would later be used to dramatically effect liberty in this country (amendments 16 & 17 passed in 1913 during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson). Then the regressives, through institutional indoctrination, would start to slowly transform the nation's way of thinking.

Today, there is a growing minority, one that has been carefully nurtured for the last 100 years, of malcontents. These malcontents are being used in a myriad of ways. Some are going on to become teachers at all levels (particularly in universities) so they can populate future generations with their dogma. Some are going on to work in the main stream media outlets so that the dogma can be perpetuated through biased and selective journalism. Some are going on to work in politics so they can "fundamentally change America" through legislation. Some are going on to work in the judiciary so they can "fundamentally change America" through judicial fiat. The rest of the malcontents are out in the general population voting and agitating. They are the "sheeple" being led by the "shepherds" in the first four groups to push their agenda forward "Alynsky" style.

The leaders in the regressive movement must have been familiar with Montesquieu, for they use his writings as the antithesis for their beliefs.

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