We Live In Troubling Times

Are you familiar with the name Saul Alinsky? If not you should know that he is the poster boy for all radical movements in this country. Alinsky was a Chicago boy(b. 1909-d. 1972). He went to the University of Chicago and the greatest influence on his life was the Great Depression. In essence, his philosophy was formed to look out for the 'forgotten man' i.e. a re-distribution of wealth. Alinsky's great achievement was his book, "Rules for Radicals" and he was most commonly referred to as the first community organizer. Ring a bell? There are eight basic rules in his book given to me by my eastern Ohio correspondent: 1) Healthcare "Control healthcare and you control the people 2) Poverty “Increase the Poverty level as high as possible." Poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live. 3) Debt “Increase the national debt to an unsustainable level." That way you are able to increase taxes, and this will produce more poverty. 4) Gun Control “Remove the ability to defend themselves from the Government." That way you are able to create a police state - total local control. 5) Welfare “Take control of every aspect of their lives" (Food, Livestock, Housing, and Income) 6) Education “Take control of what people read and listen to take control of what children learn in school.” 7) Religion “Remove faith in God from the Government and school.” 8) Class Warfare “Divide the people into the wealthy against the poor. Racially divide." This will cause more discontent and it will be easier to tax the wealthy with full support of the voting poor. Call me stupid but I see a Chicago trend. Yesterday, I read a disturbing article from The Canada Free Press written by Alan Caruba. He's an excellent thinker and writer. In conjunction with Alinsky's philosophy he presented the case that Progressives(communists) in this country have a solid foothold in the destruction of the moral fiber of America. I am firmly convinced that liberals don't understand that when the moral fiber of our nation is destroyed it is far worse than what any foreign nation can do to us. When Nikita Khrushchev stated, "We will bury you" he wasn't speaking about nuclear warfare. It was his contention that we would destroy ourselves due to the elimination of personality morality. Caruba gives five reasons as to how Prog's are doing what Khrushchev said would be accomplished: " Consider just five ways progressivism has impacted America; (1) abortion that has killed more than 55.7 million fetuses(babies) since 1973, (2) banning prayer to support the development of moral values in schools, (3) the spread of same-sex marriage as a legal definition of marriage, (4) the movement to legalize marijuana, a known gateway drug, and (5) a culture filled with films and television that exploit violence and sex. If you look at these five statements they offer a lot more than what is presented. Each one, in itself, provides grounds for extensive discussion that would boggle the minds of the ancient Greek philosophers. If you think I'm wrong then write and let me know. We live in troublesome times my friends.