Don't Be Silent

I know many of us are tired of hearing it, but please don’t give up on America. Last night, Fox News produced a survey that showed a vast majority of younger Americans “Don’t think Socialism is such a bad thing.” This frightens me and I hope the survey is wrong.

Socialism is a bad thing, and has been proven so over and over again. The worst thing about socialism is that it is like a drug. Citizens are relieved of responsibility and removing responsibility from one’s shoulders can produce euphoria, much like drugs do. It will start out slowly with the first mandates telling the populace when and were to work (unions). What a relief eh? No more worrying about job security, medical benefits, etc. Sounds pretty good doesn’t it?

The second bad thing about socialism is that during this process, the regime controlling it gets stronger and stronger until a “point of no return” is reached. Usually, this is when elections are discontinued and the people no longer have a voice. The take-over becomes complete. The government and the military run everything. The Soviet Union, after subjecting their people to fifty years of miserable hardships and lost hope just recently collapsed from this sort of government!

If you don’t believe history, then just look at what’s going on in other countries today. Iran is a perfect example, but not the only one. In Iran they did not quite reach the “point of no return” before the government started manipulating the election process. The present turmoil, resulting in the execution of several demonstrators in Tehran, is the result of the government’s attempt to remove the people’s right to free elections. If the protesters are unsuccessful, you will soon see the end of elections in Iran. Why hasn’t President Obama stood in support of these demonstrators against a totalitarian regime?

How many of us remember the Black Muslim’s standing outside the voting places in Chicago, trying to intimidate people during the election of Barrack Obama? I do. Obama’s health care plan has nothing to do with health care and everything to do with strengthening his grip on the populace through the unions. So far he has the support of the United Auto Workers, the National Educator’s Assoc., and all the Government Employees unions (including police and firefighters) across this nation! The health care union would have almost clinched his hold on all of us, and this is what the "Tea Party" movement was determined to stop. It's not about Medicare!

If Obama had been successful, it would not be long before we would be out on the streets like those brave folks in Iran, clamoring for a return of our freedoms, and some folks are already predicting that chain of events anyway. It’s not too late, but the stakes are high and an effort must be made to make things right. The first thing that needs to be done is to change that survey result. Socialism is not a good thing and we have to speak up against it. For God’s sake, for your children’s sake, and for the sake of our country, SPEAK UP! Talk to someone, anyone, DON’T BE SILENT!