Has the Left learned anything?
LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson
When I was wee, I learned that putting one’s hand on a hot stove was a one-time error, an object lesson absorbed for life.
America is a hot stove. The left recently put its hand on it and came away with blisters. The question is did lefties learn anything about the mood of a population weary of lectures, accusations, and dopey political correctness?
The big picture concerning this will reveal itself after the inauguration, but I already suspect the left has learned nothing from its experience.
The left’s mantra is they are the agents of change, that conservatives fear it, and the world would be so much better if everyone would jump on the liberal wagon without engaging their minds or evaluating results. Truthfully, lefties are now defenders of the status quo created by the Obama administration. Listen to their diatribe as Trump lays out his plans.
The left supported Obamacare by push and advocacy, but most Americans either want the bureaucratic behemoth repealed or amended into function. The left will impale its scrawny body on the healthcare sword before it will surrender Obamacare’s dysfunctional carcass.
Nothing learned there.
No matter how clearly citizens express their interests through their votes, the left will not adapt. The liberal agenda is far more important to it than what people want. They will continue down the same path with the same aging leadership in place.
Democrats in the House rewarded the deeply weird Nancy Pelosi, 75, the position of House Minority Leader as if that is something new. You will recall Pelosi was an architect of Obamacare. What does that tell you about how the left will react to any moves on their beloved law?
Oh, there was a small rebellion within the ranks, but Pelosi put out that fire with ease. The hard left keeps the troops disciplined.
Pelosi is on record claiming she sees no need to change since that isn‘t what people really want. Her position is ludicrous, her assumption being she knows more about what we want than we do.
One should conclude the hope and change mantra is stuck in an ideological rut. The two sides should work together on healthcare reform; instead, there will be much talk of suffering caused by the evil Donald Trump. There will be no discussion about how flawed Obamacare was in the first place.
The liberal attack will not change. The shock of losing has worn off, so it is back to the trenches. Some of what they will do follows.
Everything Trump does will be attacked by the left and big media. The media will give plenty of coverage to Pelosi and Schumer while neglecting Trump‘s importance. This is a propaganda technique easily implemented when much of the media answers only to the left.
The goal will be to pick Trump apart. Political death by a thousand cuts.
Trump’s appointments will be attacked. Lefties are trying to make the appointment of a general to an agency of security sound like militarization of the country when, in fact, generals who have put their boots on the ground are the most qualified to make evaluations regarding national safety.
They will return again and again to Trump’s so-called lack of experience. The implication is a mistake was made when Hillary Clinton lost the election. They won’t mention Obama had little experience politically when elected president or the fact he rarely voted in his short time in the Senate.
The charge has already been made Trump is trying to create an oligarchy, a men’s club of wealthy players. The left won‘t mention the Clintons’ vast wealth or billionaire George Soros’ funding of radicalism.
By defending America’s rights in trade, Trump will be accused of protectionism and of using economic leverage to bully Mexico and China, an awesome military power flexing its muscle right now.
Standing up for America and putting Americans first will be construed as a dangerous isolationist, xenophobic move.
Defending our borders and taking steps to end sanctuary cities for those who are living here illegally has already been identified as racism. The accusations will be fierce, continuous, and baseless.
Any effort to build the wall along our southern border will bring the left out in droves to chant. Violence is possible, but it is certain Trump will be blamed for the illegal immigrant situation, not those who actually created it.
You can see little will change concerning the left because it is incapable of adapting to what citizens really want. Instead, the left will become more radical and more disposable.
The lesson least learned is America does not belong to liberals exclusively.
