We The People

We The People

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

‘Twas the Night Before Halloween

By Tammy Derouin

Although I was angry, I can’t say I was not surprised.  I heard the news regarding the decision by the Department of Party Favor Justice, that it was ending its investigation into the IRS Targeting Scandal.  No charges would be brought against Lois Lerner or anyone else for that matter. 

Why should charges be brought against anyone?   There was absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing.  I mean, we are talking about the most transparent administration in the history of the world!  What do we really have as proof?  Evidence was destroyed and lies, when told often enough, become the truth.  And never mind the fact that a corrupt administration just investigated itself. 

When this little bit of unsurprising, yet blood boiling news came out, I was a little busy drying the eyes of my girls.  After all, they had just told me about their upcoming Socialist Halloween.  The Civics lesson continues.

As Halloween approached and they knew they would be going away, the excitement diminished.  I thought everyone was supposed to be happy when you spread the wealth around or in this case, candy.  The answer is no and the youngest, most inexperienced at life around us, know it and get it.

To gain control, be it in government or in our individual worlds, the tactics are the same.  Tell me if this sounds familiar.  When defending the belief that you do not wish to be robbed of that which is rightfully yours, you are scolded for being selfish.  You are lectured that you should want to contribute all of your earnings to the community bowl.  Everyone should be entitled to your earnings, even if they did nothing to earn it.  You are mocked; belittled and nudged down an uncomfortable road.

‘Twas the night before Halloween, when all through the house, two little creatures were stirring about.  It wasn’t the excitement of candy and fun, which kept them up wondering of what was to come.  It wasn’t the costumes or friends they might see.  It wasn’t the trading of candy, you see.  No, instead it was sadness, unfairness and fright.  Children, they know, when something doesn’t sound right.

They really wanted to go Trick or Treating but the thought of dumping all of their candy into a community bowl made them ask themselves some very good questions.  Why should I go and do all the work if someone else is going to take it away from me?  Why should I do the work if I’m only going to get what someone else thinks I should have instead of what I collected?  Instead of looking forward to going Trick or Treating, I was given reasons why they didn’t want to go.  

They thought they might feel guilty if they didn’t go.  Who would get the candy for those who couldn’t get it themselves?  Never mind the fact that those who couldn’t get it were not entitled to it in any way, shape or form.  Even the bag they wanted to take shrunk in size.  Why spend the allotted time collecting the goods if it was going to be taken away?  Why do my best when only a little will do?

As planned, individual pumpkin heads, filled with prized candy, were waiting for them upon their return.  An unexpected event taught them the difference between capitalism and socialism.  Capitalism won, hands down.   They were happy to keep what was rightfully theirs. They decide if they want to trade their candy or give it away.

But as I listened to their concerns, I couldn’t help thinking about the warning we received from the future destroyer of school lunches. Of course, this took place while she was on the campaign trail for the future dictator.  We were warned.  We just didn’t know we were being warned because we were still under the assumption that an American president would want to preserve and protect the United States of America.  Do you remember those days?  We were so naive.   

Michelle Obama said, “Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.”

Progressives have nudged the American people by way of guilt to make unnecessary sacrifices and changes in our conversations.  They are changing our traditions, our history and we are most certainly moving into a different place as a nation.

Those who do not agree become the target of the IRS.  Oh wait, no they don’t, the IRS doesn’t do anything wrong, just ask them.
 
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”

Winston Churchill

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