Screaming from the Mountain Top

Paul Revere rode at night and proclaimed: "The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!" With this vocal pronouncement we knew for certain that our ideas as American's were under attack. Our sovereignty was now in great peril, our right to exist as free men was in doubt.

Unfortunately, no great pronouncement was made when the Socialists arrived, though the threat is just as dangerous, if not more so. Mark my words friends, Socialism is here.

Perhaps though, it is more accurate to say that Socialism never left. And since this group of Socialists have a lot of experience with our country and system of government in particular, many of them Americans themselves, born here, they are particularly skilled at working within our system to both attack with greatest impact, while causing the smallest amount of alarm, indeed slowly boiling the frog alive.

Rep. Allan Grayson has called this phenomenon "Stealth Socialism", a Progressive darling, Grayson welcomes the change.

How does one come to believe in a Socialist ideology, and what is the ultimate outcome? Two main factors draw people into a Socialsm, which essentially means a planned economy and state control of production for (supposedly) the equal benefit of the people. 

Those who favor "State control" LOVE Socialism. Why not? The State has all the power, which is of course administered by a Ruling Class. Others are attracted to Socialism because they have been poor or powerless, and seek to take power from others by force.

This concept is actually Greek in origin. Plato had the idea there should be "guardians" or "watchers" of the State to regulate and improve the welfare of all citizens, and the State should control all the wealth in order to regulate and benefit all citizens equally.

But is it wise to grant absolute power to those who would seek it? From this idea comes the phrase, who watches the Watchers...

The inherent problem with Socialism (which was synonymous with Communism until the early 1900's) is it assumes Men can be trusted in the affairs of other Men. That, given the opportunity, absolute power won't be used to further one's own interests.

Those who seek this kind of power will stop at nothing to attain it. They will force change down onto your head if you let them. Adolf Hitler famously said: "How fortunate for leaders that men do not think..." and "...our strategy is to destroy the enemy from within, to conquer him through himself..." Socialism always ALWAYS devolves into Fascism and death.

George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it..." So the question should be, if Socialists were really making an effort to destroy the American system and put in place a socialist system, where would you look for those signs?

How about another one from Hitler, "To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens..."

Today we read stories about the State of Oregon attempting to change gun laws in order to accomplish what some have called gun registration, a precursor gun confiscation. The National Guard in Ohio is training to combat "anti government protesters" and "conservative right wing terrorists"... A DHS Memo even went so far as to say that domestic terrorists may recite their Constitutional rights, as an example of "extremism".

Throughout modern history, groups and individuals associated with left-wing causes have proven far more likely to commit acts of domestic terror because, as has been put on display time and time again, Left Wing Progressives will resort to any means necessary to get their way... and demonizing the enemy is usually the last step before the fighting begins.