April 11, 2011
The trajectory of this country over the past six years has been troubling to those of us who understand the power of individual freedoms. Encroachments on individual and corporate liberties, such as making us buy health insurance while exempting favored unions, go almost unnoticed by the average person. That is why the debut of the movie "Atlas Shrugged" is so important.
"Atlas Shrugged" warns of the indifference of government to individual freedoms in favor of the "hitchhikers of society." And how vilifying the true heroes, entrepreneurs, slowly kills a society-sound familiar? It is about the spirit that has made American great. Alexis de Tocqueville, the author of "Democracy in America," called it "American Exceptionalism," and we are on the brink of losing it.
Our elitist, narcissistic, condescending president is all too happy to squelch the individual and entrepreneurial spirit of Americans, who he thinks rival him in importance. When it is about you and me, it cannot be about him. And it is only about us in his rhetoric every four years when he is up for re-election.
As government takes more and more control of our lives and of the economy, the creeping incrementalism which it uses to gain power over us, is often not noticed by the average citizen. It is hidden in the false promise of what an all-powerful government will do for you.
Our education system has pandered to the lowest common denominator and has resulted in falling math and science test scores when measured against rival countries. If we know too much and are allowed to think for ourselves rather than as part of the teacher's union collective brainwashing, we might question government's power.
Our pop culture has been so blurred with politics that Forbes' list of most powerful women has Lady Gaga ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and reality TV star Donald Trump feels he can run for president. More people can name "The Situation" from Jersey Shore, than a Supreme Court justice.
To read the entire article click on the sub-title in purple above. It's well worth the further reading.
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