What others see plainly, we often ignore.
Here's something to think about.
I remember asking dad about Castro when I was about 9 years
old. I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were
living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the army there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were
asking the same question! Ike was president.
This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer
barbecue with a refugee from Cuba . Our dinner conversation
was starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the
early 1960s. His family was more fortunate than most as they
were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when they fled
Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers,
potato salad, watermelon and fresh ears of sweet corn. This
is a menu shared with family and friends nationwide, while
celebrating the birth of our beloved America on the Fourth
of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country and the
direction it has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We
shared the usual complaints about the sour economy and
liberal social engineering emanating from the rulers in
Washington .
But then he said it. The statement just came out naturally. I assume
it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight
train. *"You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he
was a Communist."* We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we
all thought he was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the
revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected,
*"You mean just like Barack Obama?"*
He responded; *"Yes, just like Barack Obama."*
He continued, *"We were all shocked as the government just
continued to grab more power. First they said the revolution
is over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."*
"I remember my uncle saying after it started; 'Castro will
only nationalize some of the big industries, he will never
come and take our family hardware store.' But that is
exactly what happened; Castro started with the sugar mills
and the large industries, but they eventually came and
knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family
had run this store for generations. They said we now own the
hardware store, you work for us. And that nice, large
four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also, and
you can move yourself and five children into two rooms of
the house because others are moving in with you." The lesson
learned from this discussion is a lesson most Americans
refuse to hear,think about or even consider. Political leaders can & do lie about their agenda
and once in office they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General
Motors would be nationalized, we would have never believed
it. We could never contemplate a country where the rule of
law, the most fundamental building block of a justice
society would be evaporating just like it did in Castro's
Cuba in the early 1960s.
But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers
are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S. Department of
Justice because their crimes are against whites. The
bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets without due
process by the government. Governmental leaders are bribed
in full daylight only to have all criminal investigations
blocked by the Attorney General. The U.S. borders are
overrun with crime and illegal activity and the leaders in
D.C. move to protect the law breakers, while the innocent
are killed and overrun. When local communities attempt to
enforce the law, they are ridiculed and threatened as
extremists, racists and bigots. Then,they are sued by the
very administration entrusted with enforcing the law.
THIS IS CURRENT DOCUMENTED FACT,NOT HYPERBOLE OR EXAGERATION.
Without the rule of law the U.S. Constitution is a sham.
Without the rule of law our beloved America is swiftly
becoming a country where only the well connected and
politically powerful will be safe.
As Michelle Malkin has so eloquently explained in her recent
book, a culture of corruption has replaced honest
government.
The only way this problem will be fixed is by massive
citizen action. All honest citizens that want to be treated
equally must come together and demand that the favoritism,
the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law end now. And yes,it not only can but is happenning here.
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance,
and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal
sharing of misery."-----IT ONLY WORKS TILL YOU RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY....----- Winston Churchill
Here's something to think about.
I remember asking dad about Castro when I was about 9 years
old. I asked, "Is Castro a good guy or bad?"
Dad said he couldn't tell!! This was about 1955. We were
living in Louisiana at the time. Dad was in the army there.
Cuba was fairly close and in the news a lot. The Cubans were
asking the same question! Ike was president.
This past July, we had the pleasure of sharing a summer
barbecue with a refugee from Cuba . Our dinner conversation
was starkly different than most.
This refugee came to the United States as a young boy in the
early 1960s. His family was more fortunate than most as they
were able to bring a suitcase and $100 when they fled
Castro's newly formed revolutionary paradise.
Our dinner consisted of all-American fare: hamburgers,
potato salad, watermelon and fresh ears of sweet corn. This
is a menu shared with family and friends nationwide, while
celebrating the birth of our beloved America on the Fourth
of July.
We began with a simple discussion about our country and the
direction it has taken since Barack Obama came to power. We
shared the usual complaints about the sour economy and
liberal social engineering emanating from the rulers in
Washington .
But then he said it. The statement just came out naturally. I assume
it was unplanned. But it carried the weight of a freight
train. *"You know when Castro took power, none of us knew he
was a Communist."* We sat stunned. He continued, "Yes, we
all thought he was a patriot, a nationalist. Before the
revolution he didn't sound like a radical."
The comparison at this point was easy, and I interjected,
*"You mean just like Barack Obama?"*
He responded; *"Yes, just like Barack Obama."*
He continued, *"We were all shocked as the government just
continued to grab more power. First they said the revolution
is over, so please turn in your guns. We all complied."*
"I remember my uncle saying after it started; 'Castro will
only nationalize some of the big industries, he will never
come and take our family hardware store.' But that is
exactly what happened; Castro started with the sugar mills
and the large industries, but they eventually came and
knocked on the door of our family hardware store. My family
had run this store for generations. They said we now own the
hardware store, you work for us. And that nice, large
four-bedroom home you own, it is now our property also, and
you can move yourself and five children into two rooms of
the house because others are moving in with you." The lesson
learned from this discussion is a lesson most Americans
refuse to hear,think about or even consider. Political leaders can & do lie about their agenda
and once in office they can take totally unexpected turns.
If you had asked us three years ago if we thought General
Motors would be nationalized, we would have never believed
it. We could never contemplate a country where the rule of
law, the most fundamental building block of a justice
society would be evaporating just like it did in Castro's
Cuba in the early 1960s.
But the news of injustice keeps increasing. Black Panthers
are not charged with wrongdoing by the U.S. Department of
Justice because their crimes are against whites. The
bondholders of GM are stripped of their assets without due
process by the government. Governmental leaders are bribed
in full daylight only to have all criminal investigations
blocked by the Attorney General. The U.S. borders are
overrun with crime and illegal activity and the leaders in
D.C. move to protect the law breakers, while the innocent
are killed and overrun. When local communities attempt to
enforce the law, they are ridiculed and threatened as
extremists, racists and bigots. Then,they are sued by the
very administration entrusted with enforcing the law.
THIS IS CURRENT DOCUMENTED FACT,NOT HYPERBOLE OR EXAGERATION.
Without the rule of law the U.S. Constitution is a sham.
Without the rule of law our beloved America is swiftly
becoming a country where only the well connected and
politically powerful will be safe.
As Michelle Malkin has so eloquently explained in her recent
book, a culture of corruption has replaced honest
government.
The only way this problem will be fixed is by massive
citizen action. All honest citizens that want to be treated
equally must come together and demand that the favoritism,
the bribes, the uneven enforcement of law end now. And yes,it not only can but is happenning here.
##############################################
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance,
and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal
sharing of misery."-----IT ONLY WORKS TILL YOU RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY....----- Winston Churchill
