The purpose of this blog, The Insurgent Conservative, is to give me a place to vent about politics in America and events worldwide, usually after drinking way too much coffee. I just had some so let's get started:
<- Reactionary-Conservative-Moderate-Liberal-Progressive->
That's how I first saw these terms explained as a kid looking at a blackboard in school. It is meant to be viewed not just as a spectrum, but as a timeline. Reactionaries and Conservatives want to drag society back to all the injustices of history so that elite robber barons and imperialists can extract wealth and power from the masses. Any individuals who support this viewpoint do so because they benefit from this power structure, or because they are afraid of change. Liberals and Progressives, on the other hand, seek to empower the common man through government action and protect him from future injustices, ultimately bringing about a utopian paradise on earth. So who do you want to be (*nudge-nudge*)?
The political Left (which includes most teachers and almost all professors in the USA) usually frame the debate in this way. The common acceptance of the inherently biased terms "liberal" and "progressive" in regards to the political left speaks volumes to their stranglehold on thought in Western society, at least during the formative years of most peoples' lives.
Sadly, most people do not evolve.
I reject the application of the terms "liberal" and "progressive" to the political Left in America. I judge people based on their actions, not their words. I think the terms "Socialist" and "Communist" are more accurate. We'll explore.
The difference between a socialist and a communist is, the former puts a gun to your head as he robs you of your property and freedom.
The latter then pulls the trigger.
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