Justifying taking from others, liberals rationalize theft

I finally got to see Avatar today. The parallel to the experience of native Americans in the 1800’s in America was obvious. Someone wanted what the Na’vi (planet Pandora natives) had and rationalized their right to take it. To make it easier to justify taking the Na’vi’s land they demonized them as savages, then forced them from their homes in an ugly display of aggression.

It got me thinking of the many examples of some people taking the property of others for their own justified reasons and I came to an interesting conclusion. What is the difference between greedy capitalists stealing from Native Americans in the 1800’s and today’s liberals taking from some in the form of taxation and giving it to others? I suppose you could say the capitalists are doing so out of greed, and liberals do so for their version of the greater good. But who contributes more to the greater good? The Capitalists must be delivering a relevant product to succeed. Take an oil company for example. They employ thousands, pay dividends to shareholders, many who are retirees living off the income, and deliver an essential product to millions. That is certainly the greater good.

The liberals for their version of the greater good need no such relevant product. They need the force of government behind them. They simply find a group of people they decide are underserved, decide that said group “deserves” more, take it from those who have it (earned it), and give it away. Either way one person or group of persons self rationalizes that they have a right to some other person or group of person’s property for some reason.

The liberals demonize those they take from as “wealthy” as though it is a bad thing. Those damn rich people deserve to have their property taken, after all they can afford it.  Accumulation of wealth is an American ideal is it not? Well it used to be.

This is really interesting. If you asked about say Wounded Knee or some other really awful example of native Americans being exploited during the migration to the American west, liberals would probably be the first to grab the moral high ground. Yet liberals exhibit willingness to take from some for their version of greater good more than conservatives.

So liberals are continuing the same behavior as witnessed in Avatar, or the American west, where some are demonized to justify taking their property by others.

Is this the America we want?

Larry Naritelli, A Tea Party Conservative Choice For Governor of California

“I will always stand by the Constitution, especially the rights granted to us in the Bill of Rights.”

Ever heard of Larry Naritelli? Me neither until today. I had no idea there was a grass roots conservative candidate for Governor of California.

Here is an excerpt from his bio.

Larry is a 53 year old resident of Carlsbad, CA.  In 1979 after graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management, Larry moved to California.  He lived and worked in Los Angeles and Orange County until 1983 when he moved to the San Diego area….

….Although he is a lifelong Republican, Larry became disenfranchised from the party in 2008 as it moved away from the conservative values of Ronald Reagan.  In 2009 he joined the Tea Party movement as an American patriot to join others who believe in small limited government, low taxes, and free market capitalism.  As he participated in Tea Party events it became apparent that there are millions of other Californians who believe in the same principles and values.  Throughout the year he actively fought to stop the water restrictions on our farmers and the CARB regulations that are driving jobs and businesses out of state.

Who else is running for Governor? The reinvented as a conservative Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, the rich enough to buy it for herself EBAY Executive Meg Whitman, or the tired old rerun Jerry Brown? I am sure they all have some redeeming qualities and maybe even positions on policy I agree with.

But I am tired of the same old politicians running our State. I am giving Larry Naritelli a long look, and a hundred bucks. Maybe someone with a TEA PARTY attitude can win for a change, and if not, I can still vote for one of the others.

Link to Larry Naritelli’s website.

5/28/2010, shameless bump

The Sun Sets On The American Empire

Sunset brings with it the promise of a new sunrise replete with hope and anticipation of what the new dawn portends.

The sun setting on the American empire holds no such promise. The canary in the coal mine of American supremacy is NASA, and the American manned space program. President Obama has all but cancelled it.

While gutting NASA, President Obama explained ”The bottom line is: Nobody is more committed to manned space flight, the human exploration of space, than I am. But we’ve got to do it in a smart way; we can’t keep doing the same old things as before.”

The “smart way” laid out by President Obama contains no clear mission and pays the Russians to take American Astronauts into space. For the first time in nearly my entire life the United States Of America will have no means to put a person in space, and no plan to accomplish it.

Since the 60’s “the same old things as before” brought us numerous leaps in technology, innovative products and a sense of national pride and optimism. It didn’t matter what party you were from, the lofty goals set forth by John F Kennedy signified an ability to pursue something bigger than politics, bigger than all of us. We didn’t pursue the moon because it was easy President Kennedy said, we pursued it because it was hard.

Instead Obama takes us where no America has gone before, where more than half the country is beholden to the Government for some essential part of their lives.

Fewer and fewer of us are pulling the wagon of America and the weight of it is becoming unbearable. So much so that we can no longer afford the American Space program and the hope and optimism that it signifies.

Yes I am afraid this symbolizes the rattling last breath of the drive, desire and determination that made America great. The sun is setting on America, and if we continue on the same course, there is no promising dawn ahead.

There are many of us out here that still believe in the dream and promise that is America. We must unite in support of the Constitution and resist this oppression that is embodied in Obama’s attempt to take us to socialism and mediocrity. Vote them out.

Student’s Day Of Action and the TEA Party Movement-Different But Similar

College students all over California took to the streets today to protest budget cuts in scenes reminiscent of the anti-war protests of the sixties. Students shut down intersections, freeways and buildings and were countered by riot police armed with pepper spray, night sticks and hand cuffs. The students are protesting fee increases caused by budget cuts that are forcing many out of school as they can not afford their education at the higher rates.

Millions of Americans also took to the streets in the TEA Party movement over the last year or so and maybe there is a connection.

There is a difference. The TEA Party protestors are saying they are Taxed Enough Already. The students on the other hand want taxpayers to subsidize more of their education. One wants a bigger share of the tax money collected from others while those others are saying enough already.

But there is also a similarity. They are both symptoms of bad government, and bad government has sent millions of Americans into the streets protesting. These are the same Americans that rarely pay more than a passing interest in government as they go about their daily lives. A sleeping giant has awakened, it does not like what it sees and if things do not change it will reach critical mass.

SHAME on you California State Legislature. Year after year you overspend with no common sense of priorities. Instead of balancing the budget you borrow to cover the shortfall. Now California is nearly bankrupt and our once proud public education system is not so proud anymore.

And the Federal Government is following California right down the tidy bowl as President Obama and Congress try to force national health care down our throats when they haven’t yet dealt with Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security or the worst unemployment since the great depression. Spending in the first year of the Obama Administration has already eclipsed the entire 8 years of the Bush Administration but it isn’t working.

There are four priorities California in particular should be focusing on. 1. Public Safety, 2. Infrastructure, 3. Education, 4. Caring for the truly helpless amongst us. Despite the many tempting good causes the State, under direction from well meaning but often misguided lawmakers takes on, there has to be a limit.

We  would recognize good government if we had it. It would focus on the four priorities. Budgets would be balanced, there would be no long term debt and there would be a rainy day contingency fund for difficult times such as these. Taxes would be lower empowering growth and job creation. Businesses, especially small ones would not be crippled by staggering regulations, taxes and fees. Our schools would be among the best in the country as they used to be turning out the best and brightest to help tackle our problems.

Yes a sleeping giant is awakening. What form will its anger take? Lets hope the politicians get the message at the ballot box. Join me in the next election and vote against every incumbent in either party. It is time to send these self serving moneyhaulics packing. Let’s throw the bums out!

Here’s some video from NEWSY.COM about the student protests:

Photo: Democrats To Use Reconciliation To Pass HealthCare, Political Suicide?

Calling Dr. Kevorkian to the ER!