American Socialism

2009-04-08T10:56:00.002-06:00

I have written a few posts and articles about the encroachment of American Socialism.

I got this email on Socialism in America and am reprinting it below because it really hits home. Anyone thinking that we are not blatantly having our American rights stripped away slowly and surely really needs to examine some of the current American political issues: 2009 Economic Stimulus Bill, health care, auto industry, national lending institutions, etc. are all becoming more and more controlled by the government. I personally think this is scary.

Here is the quote about American Socialism. Read it and then please respond and let me know what you think about this American political issue!

Norman Matton Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. As a candidate for President of the U. S.,Norman Thomas said, in a 1944 epoch speech:

"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But,

under the name of "liberalism",

they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one

day America will be a socialist nation,

without knowing how it happened." He went on to say: "I no longer

need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party.

The Democratic Party has adopted our platform."

Conservative Quote - Tough Times Never Last, Tough People Do

2009-04-05T16:22:00.003-06:00

This is one of the very first Ezine articles that I published about 4 months ago when I began my online career of blogging. As I continue to write about American political issues that are affecting conservatism and economic policy, I am also going to re-publish and comment on my articles that have already been published. This article in particular on the Conservative Quote by Robert Shuller has had many views. I think the title of this conservative quote strikes a chord in many people's lives. We know that as Americans we are strong, we also know that we are enduring some tough times right now, although nothing like the Great Depression.

The economic strain we feel right now cannot go on forever, especially if we can pull together as Americans and stand up for our rights and uphold our responsibilities. So without further ado, here is one of my first political conservative articles:

"Tough times never last; tough people do." Robert Schuller hit things on the head with this conservative quote. In a few weeks time, the bottom has fallen out of our economy and people are mad as blazes and scared to death. We feel hard times descended on us like a rampaging tornado. Our IRAs and pensions have been cut, then cut more, and cut yet again. The value of our houses has fallen, foreclosures are on the increase, and major American industries and banks are failing. Unemployment is up each month, with more and more jobs being threatened daily. All this before Christmas and, for many, Christmas looks pretty bleak. Young or old, our lives have been affected. And we have no knowledge of when this financial free-fall will end, which scares us even more. Just blind fear is ruling our lives!

Many pundits are comparing today's world with the 1930s when the Great Depression raged. Bad as things are now, believe me, things were much worse in Depression times. Our unemployment now is 6.5%; in 1932, 56% of black Americans and 40% of white Americans did not have jobs. Those who still had jobs had their incomes drop as much as fifty percent and their work week cut from six days to perhaps three.

Behind the depression, there was untold human suffering and degradation. Families split up, children dropped out of school, and people waited in food lines for hours to get a little bit of weak cabbage soup. Families were evicted from their homes unable to pay their rent or mortgages. Others ended up doubling or even tripling the number of people living in one apartment. Some crowded three or four families into one-room shacks living on dandelions and wild weed roots. Many starved to death and others died from related illnesses.

Yet through it all, Americans stayed tough, just as we must today. They still believed that America was the best country in the world, that there was a better tomorrow, and faith was the bedrock of their lives. We, too, must stand tough, just as Robert Schuller's conservative quote suggests. Let us today still have the patriotism, the faith, and the belief that there is a better tomorrow, just our grandparents did. Don't let your life be ruled by fear and rage. Stay tough and pray. We Americans will make it through this terrible time.

Carolyn J. Fosdick, retired teacher, artist, conservative ghostwriter, and author of I Ride A Wild Horse currently spends her time writing on conservative issues that are affecting our American way of life. Visit her newest blog for some insightful conservative views and for some solutions to some tough political questions.

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American Political Issues

2009-04-05T15:58:00.002-06:00

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