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Liberalism and post-modernism...

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Liberalism in the past, prior to 1960, carried along with it the belief in the exceptional nature of our country, our Constitution, and our people. FDR was an example of a liberal who believed in our country and our people.

The 1960 liberal movement, especially the young, bought into "existential" concepts and Postmodern beliefs about the nature of our country, our Constitution and our people. Unlike our founding fathers, and including almost all of our presidents, the postmodern movements believe individuals no longer have God-given rights that are universal because there is no God, or if there is, no one can know anything about him. Without that bedrock foundation of our forefathers, everything becomes relative, including your God-given rights and mine.

From Jimmy Carter on, 30 years almost, either Republicans, or Democratic Presidents with only a minority of the popular vote, served until the majority elected Barack Obama in 2008. He is the first Postmodern President. He appears to honestly believe our country, our Constitution and our people are not exceptional. He appears to truly and honestly believe that all things are relative and he seems to prefer a one-world approach in place of a pro-American or America First stance.

I can understand viewing our history as racist and unexceptional when viewed through the eyes of a minority citizen whose race had been slaves here, especially one who spent his childhood in another country. I think he has a good excuse. But that is not a good reason, I believe. Postmodernists see us not as individuals but elements in groups. I am, for instance, white, unilingual, a senior citizen, middle class person, medical care recipient, not a union member, and a Christian. As an individual I don't matter to them.

The Postmodernists believe in programs to serve groups, providing them with services and, hence, getting their vote at election time, except for groups with religious convictions.

So here we are in 2010. We have a medical care law that will drastically change our lives over the next five or six years. We are a country that is like any other, and perhaps not as good as some. We can participate in a world governing body that is expected to bring life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to groups in the world, if not individuals. Watch for efforts to pass a cap and trade bill in Washington, even though the Congress knows it is unpopular. It didn't stop them from passing the Obamacare bill.

Watch our national debt rise as groups use more and more of the services promised them by the government, especially now as the tax cuts of the early 2000:; dies at the end of this year. Paying more in taxes will curtail economic growth and probably increase unemployment next year. Any tax bonanza from the demise of those tax cuts will be short lived.

1 believe we are in for hard times due to the reign of the Postmodernists, the current President and Congress, and their lack of understanding of the results of their current actions. Post Modernism is in control in spite of only about 23 percent of the public identifying themselves as liberal and hence supportive of much of the current actions of the government.

My last thought is that I pray I am wrong about the results of this sea-change in our attitudes toward our country and our God. ...dw



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