Nancy is correct.  She doesn’t know.  The truth of the matter is that she is NOT the President.  She is not entitled to know everything that the President knows.

President Trump KNOWS because it is his job to know.  President Trump, freely and unfiltered, shares what he knows directly with the American public through daily briefings.

President Trump honors, respects, and relies on the experts to share what they know. 

President Trump honors, respects, and acknowledges the leadership that HE has put in place to do their jobs.

President Trump gives credit where credit is due, while accepting the vast criticisms from the corrupt main stream media and the Do-Nothing Democrats.

President Trump, through ALL of his actions, demonstrates a great love for America and its citizens. 

President Trump KNOWS that truthfulness, hope, and reassurance of better days ahead are needed much more than panic and dread.

You are correct, Nancy, you don’t know.  You don’t know because rather than listening and collaborating to solve the problem,  you spend your time and America’s resources trying to undermine the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

You WILLINGLY made the choice NOT to KNOW! 

Stop whining.  Stop undermining.  Stop interfering. Stop sabotaging.  Get out of the way and let the people’s President, Donald J. Trump, do HIS job!

In other words, go away little bug!

The latest promise from Bernie Sanders to provide FREE preschool for ages 0 to 4 should send shivers throughout every community in America.

Sanders has showered praise regarding Cuba for its literacy program, which incidentally, has also received praise from former President Obama. Sanders promises free college for all. Now that free preschool is added to the mix, it is only a matter of time before he promises to completely overall K -12 education as well. Some of you may be thinking, “so what?” Let’s take a look at someone from the past with eerily similar views.

Adolph Hitler And Education

Citation: C N Trueman “Adolph Hitler And Education” historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 9 Mar 2015. 18 Dec 2019.

Adolph Hitler considered education to be a very important factor in Nazi Germany. When he wrote ‘Mein Kampf’ while serving out a prison sentence at Landsberg, Hitler wrote “whoever has the youth has the future”. In Hitler’s Germany, education would be the key that ensured that he had “the youth” of Germany.

Hitler’s view on education was that it served a sole purpose ‐ to ensure that a child was loyal to the Nazi state to ensure that the Third Reich lasted for 1000 years.

“The ultimate purpose of education was to fashion citizen’s conscious of the glory of country and filled with fanatical devotion to the national cause. National Socialism would furnish the necessary elite for the nation.” (Louis Snyder)

Along comes Bernie Sanders to fill the role of “necessary elite” while touting disdain for America’s current elite.

Even though America clearly proclaimed, “NEVER AGAIN” following the destruction of Nazi Germany, a huge segment of the country is embracing Bernie Sanders as he attempts to lure America down the socialist pathway. The seeds of destruction have already taken root and are growing daily.

College students have been steadily indoctrinated to accept and even promote socialist ideology by faculty who feel that it is their duty to incorporate their ideology into all subject matter. Gone are the days of purely academic instruction.

In our current political climate, teachers in the K-12 schools are promoting social equity and entitlements rather than teaching our youth to strive for excellence and to be accountable for their choices. The “everyone gets a trophy” mentality has weakened the character and stifled, if not outwardly discouraged, individual achievement. Once the government has complete control of the education system, beginning almost immediately after birth, the process of full indoctrination will be established and will be that much more difficult to stop.

There has NEVER been a successful example of socialism working as advertised. The claim that “democratic socialism is different than regular socialism” is a ludicrous oxymoron. When Sanders refers to Scandinavian countries as examples of democratic socialist countries, he is INTENTIONALLY misleading his followers. Those countries are CAPITALIST WELFARE COUNTRIES. Capitalism is the driving force, accompanied by high tax rates to pay for the vast social programs.

Wake up Bernie sycophants! Nothing is free. The government has no money. Our taxes pay for ALL of the FREEBIES you are hoping to get. Expecting the “wealthy” to cover all of YOUR expectations for entitlements is not only a sad commentary about your character, but also dangerous to our country as a whole.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are your rights. Why would you voluntarily forfeit your liberty? Rather than worrying about what someone else has (rich or poor), consider what actions you can take to improve your circumstances. Life is not fair or equal…nor should it be.

Individuality leads to innovation and progress that may benefit society as a whole. Socialism destroys innovation and benefits ONLY the NECESSARY ELITE.

The world does not need another necessary elite such as HITLER, CASTRO, or MADURO.

Thus, Mr. Sanders, we don’t want FREE preschool. The cost is America’s liberty.

Do not give me fish—for if you do, I must refuse.  It is not that I would be ungrateful; rather, I know that by accepting the fish it would give the impression that I would want more.  I know that is your intention.  I know that it would bring you such joy that you cannot publicly or rightfully express.  I know that you would be my master and I, your servant.  I know, without doubt, that is your goal for me and for the masses who find themselves before you.  For only then, can you control me.

Like the others before me, and those who may follow, I have encountered dire circumstances that render me, momentarily, in need in of assistance.  My pride, necessarily, suspended as I think only of my young child.  My child, without food and, nearly, without shelter has brought me crawling to your door.  I plea for you to take my hand and help me rise beyond my circumstance.  Allow me, please, a handful of the grain that I worked so hard to contribute for this purpose.  I vow to take no more, just enough to stem my child’s hunger while I learn to fish.

This simple story demonstrates the struggle between social entitlements and social services.  What those who promote socialism and the expansion of government services do not see, or refuse to acknowledge, is that the services provided encourage dependency through the promised entitlements.  By contrast, those who promote individual accountability strive to provide social services that support self-sufficiency.  It can be enticing to let the government provide for us that which we might better provide for ourselves.  My challenge to you is to give real thought to what we give up from both an individual and a societal perspective.  I need look no further than to my mother’s story to answer my challenge.

My mother, following the divorce between her and my father, often had to work two jobs to support her three children on her own.  Many times food was in short supply, but she always found a way to provide for us.  What about “child support,” you might ask.  Child support means nothing when the father does not pay.  Child support means nothing when your children suffer.  Still, she found a way.  Our church provided the opportunity for her to work a few hours in exchange for boxes of food when the need was the greatest.  The church could have “given” her food without the expectation that she should work for it.  To do so would have been the same as telling her that she was incapable of providing for her children.

My mother did not ask to be placed in the role of single parent.  She had never considered that as even a possibility.  It becomes clear to see that she was ill-prepared for the role.  Still, my mother had a fierceness that would not allow defeat.  She would swallow her pride to take care of her children.  She would ensure that we were fed.  She would ensure that we had a roof over our heads.  The church did her a great service by NOT giving her food.  The church did ME a great service by not giving her food.  What the church did give her was so much more valuable.  The church gave her dignity, hope, and confidence that she would prevail.  The church allowed her the opportunity to provide for her children when her income fell short.  The church taught her to fish.

My mother went on to have a career in the government welfare sector.  She worked in general public assistance, food stamps, and child support—each provided a service of which she had once benefitted.  She understood the need for such social services.  She also came to understand that there were those who abused those services.  Regardless of the circumstances that led them to seek services, there were two types of clients: those who wanted fish and those who wanted to learn to fish.  Because of my mother and the example she set for me, I was determined to learn to fish when I, too, was faced with a situation for which I was ill-prepared. 

Today, I see a country faced with two ideologies: one that wants to give the people fish and the other that wants to teach them to fish.  For America to remain strong, we need to fish.  We need to stand strong and say, “Do not give me fish—for if you do, I must refuse.”

Like so many others, I am frustrated and disheartened with the turn our great country has taken of late.  Once upon a time people could agree to disagree and walk away from a free exchange of ideas and, more often than not, remain civilized toward one another. 

Perhaps, you too, can remember when corporations, schools, and yes, even religious organizations took up the stance that “diversity” is good.  Teams started to play a bigger role in corporate settings, promoting the idea that team members bring with them their differing cultures, ideologies, personal and professional experience, educational focus, or lack thereof, and a variety of other characteristics and perspectives.  All of these differences were intended to solve problems, innovate, and bring about better results than any one person could accomplish.  Diversity was not based on race.  Diversity was not about making “quotas” to meet affirmative action goals.  It was so much broader in scope and, from my personal experience, yielded amazing results. 

I learned more about myself and how narrow my singular perspective was at the beginning of a team work project relative to what it was at the end of the project.  In college, even though I initially hated working in teams (because I did not want to trust MY grade on the anticipated lack of effort by a team member), our assignments were usually among the best in the class.  I experienced this phenomenon repeatedly until my reluctance disappeared.  Admittedly, there were teams that just did not work.  However, more often than not, the team concept and environment brought out the best in each of us because it was challenging. 

Through each of these team experiences, my ability to view issues, small and large, became less uncomfortable, less emotionally challenging, and much more rewarding.  I found myself actively striving to not only see another’s perspective, but also to really understand the basis of our differing perspectives.  Most importantly, this led me to challenge my own long-held beliefs and biases, and to conscientiously ask open-ended questions to illicit not only a free flow of ideas, but also to broaden my understanding.     

Over the past three and half decades, asking questions became natural.  It was not a conscientious pursuit.  It was just me.  Without noticing it outright, my “catch phrase” became, “Let me ask you a question.”  It is funny because it took several friends, co-workers, and family members to bring it to my attention.  Funny thing is… some of them were saying it in a mocking manner as if it were a flaw.  They were right; I do use that phrase… daily.  I own it with a sense of pride.  It will take a lot more than mocking my “questioning” habit to cause me distress. 

This brings me back to where I started with my current frustration.  I shared these recollections to contrast with what I see today in the workplace, in the schools, in houses of faith, in children’s’ clubs and extracurricular activities and pretty much everywhere I look.  Social media has only exacerbated this shift from embracing diversity in its truest sense.  Today, if someone speaks of diversity, then they must be referring to race, ethnicity, gender preferences, etc., and it must CERTAINLY be aimed toward a person or group of people with disparaging intent.  This, of course, validates the “victim” culture that is so readily embraced nowadays.  Hmmm, should I use the word “nowadays” or change it to a more socially acceptable word.  I wonder how many readers will view such a word as Redneck, Hick, Hillbilly, or some other term that creates a negative stereotype.  Forget it.  I do not care.  Nowadays is a fine word.

 My point is that we no longer encourage or embrace differences.  We are ascribed to a “box” and are expected to stay within it.  Sometimes, we are in boxes within boxes.  If you are White, you are instantly placed in a White Privilege box and, probably a Racist box—or more specifically a White Supremacist-Nationalist-Racist box.  If you are Christian, you get to go into another box.  If you are Black, you get a Victim box, a Reparations box, a Likely-to-be-a Criminal box, and a Cannot-Survive-Without-Welfare box.  Oh, and if you are Muslim, you must absolutely be placed in the Probably-a-Terrorist box.  On and on it goes.  No doubt, someone will blast me for daring to use these “boxes” and throw me into the Destroy-Her box.  I do not know about you, but I am disgusted by these boxes, labels, and stereotypes beyond which we should have evolved.  Where, when, and why did our current state of division get started, or more accurately, get brought back from times of hate and ignorance? 

Since this is my post, I get to give my opinion.  I track it to ever-increasing ideological differences that refuse to tolerate that which disagrees with whichever narrative a person associates.  The media encourages intolerance.   

At the extreme ends of the ideology spectrum, you have the Far-Right wanting no government control and the Far-Left wanting full government control (Fascism, Communism, etc.) ; both of which I view as dangerously nonsensical.  Once upon a time, there really was a middle ground.  That appears to no longer be the case.  In our current two-party political environment, the right side of the spectrum is dumped in the REPUBLICAN box and the left side is dumped in the DEMOCRAT box.  You MUST be in one box or the other and you MUST unquestioningly accept the point of view of that box in its entirety.

Sadly, the argument about other political parties such as the independents, green party, etc. is moot when it comes to actually affecting an election.  So, let us take a brief look at the two sides.

 The Democrat box promotes expanding government, creating and maintaining dependency by perpetuating victimhood, misogyny, and the destruction of nuclear families in exchange for promising wealth redistribution, increased entitlements, and a utopian society that views every person as part of a collective regardless of individual contribution or lack of thereof.  Disagreement is met with viciousness intent on total shame and destruction of the party who dares to question their superior knowledge of what is good for the “people” over whom “they” govern.  Overall, addressing and implementing social issues takes priority over ensuring that the economy can sustain such implementations.  Among the most popular issues supported include: government health care for all; abortion through birth; social security; gay marriage; increasing welfare; removing immigration barriers; legalizing drugs; increasing business regulations; raising taxes (disproportionately targeting the wealthy); and reducing military.

 The Republican box promotes de-regulation, accountability, limiting government, providing opportunities for individual and group success, creating jobs rather than increasing dependency, focusing on the Nation first, then providing assistance outside of the Nation.  They promote freedom of speech and invite respectful debate.  It is okay to disagree and it is okay to actually compromise.  Protecting the rights of the “governed” is paramount.  Overall, addressing and focusing on economic issues make possible the implementation of impactful social issues.  Among the most popular issues supported, include  reducing business regulation and labor laws; lowering taxes; strengthening the military; managing immigration; reducing and restructuring welfare programs and government provided health care; protecting the nuclear family; restricting abortion and gay marriage; and supporting law enforcement.

Of course, these descriptions of the two sides are not exhaustive and are subject to debate…, which is okay.  You have probably figured out in which box I reside.  To ensure that there is no confusion—I am a Conservative Libertarian.  I have been verbally assaulted, mocked, shamed, and disparaged because I am in the Republican box.  This only makes me more determined to fight against the Democrat box’s narrative that people are weak-minded, weak-willed, and need government to think for them and provide for them. 

I believe in being held accountable for my choices and actions.  I am entitled to no more than I have contributed.  I choose the issues and causes that I want to support with MY hard-earned income.  I do not believe in the redistribution of wealth.  I believe that taxes and tax policies have run amuck.  I believe that forcing me or any group of taxpayers to pay for something that another group wants is a misallocation of tax dollars.  I believe that my tax dollars should be spent wisely and that those doing the spending must be held accountable.  I believe that some taxes should be optional contributions rather than being mandated by government.  I believe that corruption should be investigated and, when confirmed, prosecuted.  I believe that “no one is above the law” and, just as importantly, “no one is below the law.”

I do support gay marriage and I support abortion as a last resort, but I do not think that government should be involved in either issue.  I do believe that there is a need for social programs to help our country’s most vulnerable citizens, but I also believe that many of those programs are abused and the vulnerable suffer.  I respect law enforcement, the military, and border control.  I do believe that we have a duty to protect American citizens before non-citizens.  I do not own a gun, but I will protect the right for others to own guns.  I am not racist.  I am not xenophobic.  I am grateful and proud to be an American and will do what I can to protect the rights granted through the Constitution and other founding documents.  I have read the Constitution and encourage others to do so as well.  I believe that elected politicians in the Federal and State governments should have defined term limits and should not have the ability to determine their own salary increases. 

Why do you suppose that I decided to share all of this with you?  I believe that I have the RIGHT to have my beliefs and that you have the RIGHT to have your beliefs.  I share this with you to end as this post began:

“Like so many others, I am frustrated and disheartened with the turn our great country has taken of late.  Once upon a time people could agree to disagree and walk away from a free exchange of ideas and, more often than not, remain civilized toward one another.” 

Let us be the disrupters of the vitriolic hate being spewed across the ideology spectrum.  Let us break free of the boxes that we have been put in and that we have put others in.  Let us break down the hateful stereotype boxes and conscientiously strive to avoid ALL of those boxes in the future.  Together we can save our country by embracing our differences and solving the real problems that affect our fellow citizens.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.  If you feel compelled to share it with others, then I will take that as a compliment and thank you in advance.