10 brain-twisters from the universe of Doublethink

May 24, 2012 by 1 Comment

From the Age of DoublethinkIn George Orwell’s 1984, the main character is forced to simultaneously believe 2+2=4 and 2+2=5. While this was conditioned into him by extreme torture from a totalitarian government, liberals obligingly do this to themselves in order to feel good about who they are. Here are 10 of Frick’s favorite brain-twisting contradictions from the universe of Doublethink:

  1. Passing sweeping entitlements of which the long-term viability is based on an ever rising population, while simultaneously pushing an extreme environmentalist and abortion agenda that portrays humans as carbon footprints and fetuses as diseases.
  2.  Trying to push European-style social democracy in the United States, even as Europe’s finances collapse and its entitled, morally weakened citizens riot. This is the case despite minimalist defense budgets with national defense strategies dependent on United States defense spending.
  3. Simultaneously emphasizing stricter gun control laws for law-abiding citizens and more lenient approaches to hardened criminals.  Read more of this post

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Try Occupying China

May 2, 2012 by 1 Comment

If Occupy protesters spent less time rioting on Communist holidays and re-enacting scenes from Fight Club, they might have had a chance to check the news and gain a little perspective on how ‘bad’ they have it in this country.

A few headlines today regarding the Occupoopers:

Seattle mayor issues emergency order after May Day mayhem

Occupy San Francisco takes over building, vandalizes cars and buildings

Labor Unions Occupy LAX Airport

Anarchist ring busted by feds, plotted bombings in Cleveland

While the Occupy movement may have begun as an understandable, though inchoate, frustration with the crony capitalism that helped lead to the financial collapse, it’s devolved into anarchic, Greek-style, temper tantrums. (In the video on the Seattle link above, you can see the Anarchy symbol painted on the window.  And the way they’re dressed, I’m betting they cut out the part of the video where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles showed up to take on Shredder.)

Perhaps they’d be more grateful for their lot in life if they’d experienced real oppression:  Read more of this post

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The numbers are in: People want federalism.

April 26, 2012 by 1 Comment

Diagram of US Federal Government and American ...People living in California don’t have the same needs or expectations of government as people living in Alabama.  People living in New York City may want higher standards for gun ownership, while a farmer in Oklahoma feels it’s an unnecessary intrusion.  Citizens in Maryland may want restaurants obligated to post the calorie count on the menu, while someone in North Dakota may just want to enjoy a doughnut without feeling guilty.  When the federal government overreaches and forces one-size-fits-all government on the people, this is the result:

Today, just one in three has a favorable view of the federal government — the lowest level in 15 years, according to a Pew survey. The majority of Americans remain satisfied with their local and state governments — 61 percent and 52 percent, respectively — but only 33 percent feel likewise about the federal government.

In rare moments, such as the aftermath of 9/11, we rally together and are receptive of a common way forward:

In 2002, nearly double that figure, 64 percent viewed the federal government favorably, and Americans held their local and state governments in similar esteem, at 67 percent and 62 percent, respectively.

Otherwise, this country is made up of 300 million individuals, each with their own lives and interests.  Certain things can only be handled at the national level, such as national security or a uniform system of weights and measures (i.e. the enumerated powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution).  All other powers should be relegated to the states.  Dissatisfaction is sure to follow when a change in presidential administration means everyone in the country is forced to live like Kentuckians for four years, then New Yorkers the next four, then Alaskans after that.  A meat eating, NRA badge-carrying taxidermist may like his vegetarian, yoga-teacher neighbor, but neither one wants to be obligated by force of law to live like the other. States should have the same choice to coexist while still maintaining autonomy.  Americans will pull together when we have to, but otherwise we just want the freedom to live our own lives as we see fit.

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Forgotten Wars

April 19, 2012 by Leave a comment

Nuclear bomb detonates at the end of episode 4.

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When the Democrats and their media allies exploited last year’s tragedy in Tucson to non sequitur into a lecture on civility, liberals made countless calls for the end of martial rhetoric in political discourse.  It looks like that ceasefire has ended, as Dems have been firebombing the electorate with exhortations of a Republican “War on Women”, riding like Paul Revere yelling “The Republicans are coming… for your contraception!”  Having heard the battle horn sounded, and been preemptively attacked, I’d like to highlight five other “Wars” that the Liberal/Democrat/Media evil axis has given minimal attention.  Put ‘em in the crosshairs, so to speak.

1. War on Christians
Boy, that Arab Spring sure was exciting.  Ruthless dictators were overthrown basically on the strength of social media alone.  Didn’t Mubarak step down due to bullying tweets sent his way by coffeehouse protestors?  Not sure I’m remembering that correctly.  Either way, I assume freedom and democracy-for-all took his place.  What’s that? Christians are now being oppressed across the Middle East?  Coptic Christians in Egypt are being forced to flee from their homes, or worse, murdered?  Why is this getting less attention than Mitt Romney’s dog’s motion sickness in the 1980s?

2. War on Parental Choice and Poor Children

We’ve covered Obama’s disregard for the graduation rates of poor, black children previously.  Nationwide, Democrats act as mercenaries for the teacher unions, conducting a war against parental choice of where their kids are allowed to go to school.

3. War on the Wealthy
I wouldn’t shed any tears for high earners if they had to pay a few more percentage points in income tax.  While I will be offended from the perspective that it would increase government power and thus make the economy less efficient, that’s not what really gets me either.  No, I’m most bothered that we’re $16 trillion in debt, and the president’s strategy is to ratchet up the envy, targeting our greatest generators of wealth, who are already responsible for over half of all tax revenues.  As if the rest of the electorate is a victim of their forced generosity. The meager revenue the ”Buffett Rule” would generate is farcical ($4.76 billion yearly) when compared to our deficit.  But also ponder that the Dem’s solution to the nation’s horribly mismanaged finances is to take more money from those who historically have managed it well, and give it to the clowns who made us broke… and also to give some to clowns.

4. War on Budgeting
Speaking of mismanaged finances, the Democrats have not fulfilled their legal obligation to pass a budget in 3 years.  As a matter of fact, just this week Democratic Senator Kent Conrad proposed a budget… and got embarrassed by the majority leader in his own party.  This War on Budgeting has to stop!

5. War on Fetuses

In the United States, 1.2 million fetuses are killed every year, 3300 a day. Democrats have also conducted a war on language as they perpetuate the lie that abortion is a “choice” necessary for women’s empowerment.

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Mega-Happiness

March 30, 2012 by Leave a comment

Mega Millions logoHappy Mega-Millions day, everyone! What a wonderful day it is! Fools across the country (myself included) have spoken as if our odds of becoming unfathomably rich are closer to 1-in-100 than 1-in-176,000,000. But it’s all in good fun, what with the random camaraderie that perfect strangers feel from having also thrown a few bucks away in the hopes of striking it big. But here comes the Atlantic Wire blog to throw cold water on all of our fun:

We have collected the true, terribly sad stories of lotto winners that show that winning the lottery, despite the seeming wonderfulness of having some $500-600-million more dollars (before taxes) to your name, is not all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what seems like an American dream may actually be something of an American nightmare.

Yikes! Read the whole thing and you start to become worried you actually will win. They list examples of the sad ways in which the lottery has caused people’s lives to go wrong. Which is true, it often does, and not surprisingly.  The lottery, entertainment industry, and professional sports are the only areas where you can become impossibly wealthy without ever having had to develop money management skills. And being the most rare of all, lottery winners have very few people who can relate to them and help them learn how to deal with it. Many handle the situation poorly.

But I believe it goes further than that. Read more of this post

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