The leftist toxicology

LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson

A person can’t catch socialism as one would contract the flu, albeit the symptoms, headache, nausea and unhappiness, are similar enough. The question is what to do to avoid infection, or, if stricken already, how to be cured.

First, we must all be aware socialism spreads by various methods that depend on a public unaware. It thrives on a lack of knowledge as opposed to critical thinking, liberalism’s mortal enemy.

Public passivity and indifference are tools of the left too; therefore, awareness is the first inoculation. One must be able to discern the difference between propaganda and truth, and that isn’t always easy; however, it is absolutely necessary for the protection of individual freedom and democracy.

The left holds individualism in low regard as is becoming increasingly clear via its rhetoric and actions toward those who may hold opinions that don’t conform to its own. Uniformity of thought is the liberal goal. It believes this can be achieved in part by suffocation, demonstration, absolution, and aggression, all of which have been in play for some time.

Suffocation occurs when the left only allows its voice to be heard in such forums as universities, town hall meetings, and within the media. For example, conservative speakers, when allowed on campus, may experience shout-downs, constant heckling, demonstrations, and/or threats designed to silence voices for which the left disapproves.

Conservative figures are often forced to cancel or stop presentations; in other words, their voices are silenced. Outspoken conservative Ann Coulter recently dealt with this at Berkeley.

Now, one can say protestors have the right to express their opinions, to demonstrate, and to congregate, and they do, but conservatives have the same right. No group should have enough weight in this country to obnoxiously silence another’s voice because it doesn’t like the message or the challenge.

But that is what the left does. It will deny others the rights it demands for itself which, obviously, is neither democratic nor tolerant.

The demonstration tactic is self-explanatory and older than Willie Nelson. Somewhere in America there is a demonstration going on all the time to show the left’s dissatisfaction with everything. Recent demonstrations were concerned with Trump’s tax returns, as if that is as relevant as tax reform.

But the issue isn’t the point. The purpose is to demonstrate displeasure, no matter how petty or irrelevant the complaint. Dutiful media will always show up to provide free publicity, and participants get to feel good about themselves even when many are being used by grim but well-trained leftist organizers.

Absolution is one of the most interesting aspects of the leftist assault. Liberals have absolved themselves of fault concerning bad policies, lost elections, or collapse in credibility. Barack Obama could do no wrong. Hillary Clinton accepted no responsibility for losing an election she so obviously blew through her own negligence, incompetence and covering.

One liberal principle is everything wrong is because of someone else. You may remember how Obama blamed everything on George W. Bush to the point of tedium.

Like that.

Aggression from the left is the packaging of the three points above but is broader. One goal is to turn everything into a struggle. For instance, liberals have created a brand new “war on science” as a response to skepticism concerning climate change and/or a loosening by Trump on certain environmental regulations strangling industries.

Make all things political. Be insistent. Never let up. Create uncertainty and chaos. These are the leftist credo.

These are important parts of leftist toxicology, but what can be done about it so we don’t catch a dose of socialism as did Venezuela, now struggling to hang on to individual rights, fight rampant inflation, and find toilet paper?

Get informed, especially in history, politics and current events. Always ask questions when the opportunity arises because the left despises challenges. Don’t be politically bullied and don’t assume what you hear come out of the mouths of liberal politicians or media wags is automatically true. Investigate rather than accept. Speak up. Defend your country and what you believe.

Most importantly vote. Depriving the left of power is the best vaccination. That and truth and understanding.

Otherwise, America will become Venezuela progressively. Unhappiness follows.

Larry W. Anderson is a retired educator, author, and life-long Northwest Missourian.