Tom Krannawitter
Of
course Congressional Democrats did not clap last night when the
President announced historic low levels of unemployment among
“African-Americans” and “Hispanic Americans.” *
Why would they? Low unemployment is contrary to the goal of the Democratic Party.
I’ve been studying, teaching, and writing about American political parties for the better part of 25 years. Throughout it’s entire history—stretching from 1828 to today—the Democratic Party has one overarching supreme goal: Controlling people.
In its early stages, the Democratic Party controlled people mainly by sheer legalized government force, as in slavery and Jim Crow.
In it’s more modern stages, the Democratic Party abandoned some forms of sheer government force (slavery and Jim Crow), expanded other forms of sheer government force (a gigantic bureaucratic state of regulations), and added dependency as a way to control people.
If you think government welfare programs, subsidies, and transfers of private wealth are all about helping people, businesses, and organizations, then you’re among the many millions who’ve been fooled.
Don’t be embarrassed: Billions of dollars are spent every year to keep you fooled. It simply means the ad campaign to disguise government control of your life has been effective.
Government welfare programs, subsidies, and transfers of private wealth are about increasing the job security and power of those in government.
Ever notice that when elected politicians hand out what appears to be free stuff, they stay in office not for years, but decades, usually until they retire or die?
Incentivizing more dependency is central to the purpose of the modern Democratic Party. So don’t be surprised when Democrats aren’t happy about fewer Americans being unemployed.
Do you know a Democrat, personally, who doesn’t seem to be a power monger? So do I. So let me be clear: Knowing a Democrat, personally, who seems like a nice person in no way changes the ugly history of the Democratic Party.
None of this implies that any other political party is perfect or even desirable. Maybe there are people, policies, or practices within the Republican Party that you find appalling. I get it and I often point them out. I am certainly no cheerleader for Republicans.
The question is: Are you a cheerleader for Democrats? If so, you might want to check your premises and study the history of the party for which you’re cheering. It’s not pretty.
* I use quotation marks merely because I dislike those unscientific group labels, but, ironically, I’m in the minority regarding this subject.
Why would they? Low unemployment is contrary to the goal of the Democratic Party.
I’ve been studying, teaching, and writing about American political parties for the better part of 25 years. Throughout it’s entire history—stretching from 1828 to today—the Democratic Party has one overarching supreme goal: Controlling people.
In its early stages, the Democratic Party controlled people mainly by sheer legalized government force, as in slavery and Jim Crow.
In it’s more modern stages, the Democratic Party abandoned some forms of sheer government force (slavery and Jim Crow), expanded other forms of sheer government force (a gigantic bureaucratic state of regulations), and added dependency as a way to control people.
If you think government welfare programs, subsidies, and transfers of private wealth are all about helping people, businesses, and organizations, then you’re among the many millions who’ve been fooled.
Don’t be embarrassed: Billions of dollars are spent every year to keep you fooled. It simply means the ad campaign to disguise government control of your life has been effective.
Government welfare programs, subsidies, and transfers of private wealth are about increasing the job security and power of those in government.
Ever notice that when elected politicians hand out what appears to be free stuff, they stay in office not for years, but decades, usually until they retire or die?
Incentivizing more dependency is central to the purpose of the modern Democratic Party. So don’t be surprised when Democrats aren’t happy about fewer Americans being unemployed.
Do you know a Democrat, personally, who doesn’t seem to be a power monger? So do I. So let me be clear: Knowing a Democrat, personally, who seems like a nice person in no way changes the ugly history of the Democratic Party.
None of this implies that any other political party is perfect or even desirable. Maybe there are people, policies, or practices within the Republican Party that you find appalling. I get it and I often point them out. I am certainly no cheerleader for Republicans.
The question is: Are you a cheerleader for Democrats? If so, you might want to check your premises and study the history of the party for which you’re cheering. It’s not pretty.
* I use quotation marks merely because I dislike those unscientific group labels, but, ironically, I’m in the minority regarding this subject.
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