Notebook: We are too nice

EDITORIAL MUG: Larry Anderson

If one reads this column regularly, it might be assumed I dislike Democrats, but that would be wrong. Many of the people I know are on the left, and I like them fine. We have things in common.

It is the leftist agenda and the manner in which liberals pursue it that I don’t like. In that area we have nothing in common and likely never will, but I also recognize many Democrats are moderate in their thinking and just as American as I am. They aren’t the problem nor am I.

Years ago a friend pointed out there are two types of liberal: one is liberal of the heart; the other is liberal of the mind. Liberals of the heart are sincere in their pursuit of goodness, peace, sharing and mercy and tend to vote for those packaging these virtues politically. They may be overly idealistic, but they aren’t the problem.

Liberals of the mind pursue an agenda of forced social change far separate from this country’s design, tradition and history. They are politically indoctrinated and motivated, believe in their intellectual superiority, and are a danger to our way of life. These leftists aren’t nice people and should not be trusted as such or dealt with kindly. They are the problem.

This division of the left has assumed control of the Democratic machine, much of the media, schools, colleges and universities, popular culture and so on. This apparatus is powerful and determined to win. Indeed, the far left, disguised as Democrats, are in the process of controlling our society economically, through racial division, through a breakdown in law and order, and by limiting hard-earned freedoms to name a few areas of attack. Their justification is their version of justice, but that’s phony and negated by failure that causes no hesitation on their part.

Here’s evidence.

The federal debt to gross domestic product ratio is the highest since World War II. This is due to careless overspending and profligate borrowing. This has led to inflation and changed how Americans do business. This comes from Democrats undeterred by personal impact. Republican efforts to stop it invariably stall.

Only about 60 per cent of America’s population now is Caucasian compared to roughly 87 per cent way back. This change has to do with deliberate, planned immigration practices designed to end the white majority which the left has deemed racist. Leftist power prospers from constituency control. This manipulation is racial if not racist. You can decide which descriptor fits.

Leftists in power in city, state and federal offices and courts have freed felons, reduced sentences, ended bond, corrupted and politicized our courts, and excused inexcusable behaviors. The result has been a severe upswing in crime that has contributed to the decline of important cities. This is deliberate, destructive and dangerous.

Our guaranteed constitutional freedoms are under constant attack by leftist ideologues through political speech and position. Their belief is too much freedom or too many rights in the hands of the wrong people (those on the right) are not a good thing. Leftists hold they should decide what truth is. Everyone else should sit down and shut up. Or else.

You can scoff if you want, Democrat or not, but I suggest before you dismiss the aforementioned, you at least investigate further. You won’t have to look far if your mind is indeed open.

Now, I suspect within the Democrat party there is a quiet population of voters who are as concerned about this country’s direction as those across the aisle. They have watched their party slide to the far left and haven’t said much, but the situation hasn’t been as dire as it is now. It’s time for Democrat moderates to assert themselves and take their party back. That may require partnering with independents and Republicans for the common good that is still the heart of America. I hope that happens, but success will depend on our collective willingness to stop being so darn nice to those pushing destruction for political and party satisfaction.

As a footnote, I will add I can write about many things, but I choose to write about the left primarily because it is important for everyone to understand who and what the left really is.

Larry W. Anderson is a retired educator.