Navigating a false narrative

LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson

America has a bushel basket of problems, several of which aren’t even talked about in an age where social engineering is the priority.

Here are some of America’s most pressing issues which may have slipped in public awareness due to the discomfort of dealing with problems for which Obama has no answer and next year‘s election which suggests more of the same.

The American economy is soft.

This is due to many things, but must include government policies as a contributing factor.

This country has for years encouraged job flow overseas for redistribution purposes, insisted on high corporate taxes, and provided an ever-expanding list of rules and regulations with which companies must contend.

In our nation of approximately 321 million, there are only 12.5 million jobs in manufacturing left. That’s a problem.

Presently, little is said about this in the political arena.

Our national debt is now over $18.3 trillion and grows every second of every day, as does the cost of servicing that debt.

There is no plan in the current administration to stop deficit spending or to reduce the debt. Such a step would impede social spending needed more each year due to expanding entitlement programs, the swelling of the welfare state, and political promises.

No one talks about it, but debt is compounding dangerously nevertheless.

Did you know Obama is busy reducing our military in terms of personnel and readiness?

He recently reduced ranks by 40,000, and this isn’t the first time.

As ISIS expands its terrorism, and as the rest of the world looks to America for leadership, we are downsizing militarily.

Why?

Well, the Left’s decisions aren’t based on the reality of a hazardous world, but on an idealistic mindset that is precarious in its simplistic view of human capability.

But let’s not talk about that. If it’s talked about, people might become concerned.

America allows a porous border which overflows daily with illegal immigrants and drugs.

This is a problem that can be handled politically, internationally, and humanely, but nothing is being done to stem the tide.

That’s because the Left wants an open border for political purposes, and the Right has been cowed by screams of racism, as if protecting our country is somehow such.

This whole scenario is disgusting and cowardly, but I hear no talk about real change, only criticism, accusation, and argument.

Instead, we will hear much about the following during the campaign, all false narratives designed to detract from the far more important issues listed above.

Income inequality.

Yes, that’s right, folks, America is a failure because some people make more money than others, actually create opportunities for themselves, and have a plan.

Not everyone has ambition; therefore, life is unfair, and it is up to an omnipresent government to fix it through redistribution. This is Obama’s screed, but it will be Hillary’s too. It is a false narrative.

That horrible one per cent.

The notion that too much wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few is hardly new, but it will be exploited for all it’s worth until the election.

The implication is wealthy people are doing something wrong. What they are really doing is providing jobs, funding charities, and establishing scholarships at liberal universities where faculties lecture freely about the horrors of living in America.

War on women.

There is no war on women, but you are going to hear about it, ad nauseam.

The main plank is pay by gender is unequal, but, of course, there are already laws to provide equal pay as long as the jobs are identical.

Therefore, it is a false narrative rejuvenated for Hillary who needs the female vote next year.

America is racist, homophobic, and misogynistic.

America as a nation is none of these things, although it is certainly true that individuals harbor those attitudes just as they do in all countries.

The Left, however, paints with a very broad brush. If the nation as a whole can be discredited, then political hay can be made because liberals, you know, aren’t like that.

It is a false narrative. Don’t fall for it.

Instead, be offended because the accusation is just that — offensive.

The police are bad people. A few disturbing incidents have been politicized to turn targeted demographics to the Left.

This too is social engineering at the street level. The goal is divisiveness.

This is a false narrative.

The police are what stands between the law-abiding and the anarchy sought by America haters.

Be aware. Be informed. Be ready.

The lies, distractions, and hatemongering are just beginning.

Larry W. Anderson’s novel, I, Eugenius, is available at Maryville Daily Forum.