Genesis of the "NO" Logo
In history there have been two basic forms of social organization: collectivism and individualism. In the 20th and 21st century, collective variations have included socialism, fascism, Nazism, and communism. Under collectivism, a ruling class of “intellectuals”, bureaucrats, politicians and/or social planners decides what people want or what is “good” for society and then uses the coercive power of the State to regulate, tax and redistribute wealth in an attempt to achieve their desired objectives. Individualism is a political and social philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty, belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence and responsibility. It embraces opposition to controls over the individual when exercised by the state. The Preamble to our Constitution makes it plain that all power rests originally with the people, as individuals.
The “O” within the circle represents collectivism in its various forms. The “N” represents an emphatic repudiation of collectivism. The red, white and blue circles encompassing the “NO” are emblematic of our Republic. It is the responsibility of the individuals in an engaged and enlightened republic to limit the influence of the government, especially one that attempts to wield power outside the boundaries delineated by the Constitution.
For those who believe in American exceptionalism and individual liberty and freedom, this has been a dismal twelve months. It can get better. Read on.
"The public is hedged about by so many goddam bookkeepers that no time is left in which to produce. More time is spent in carrying out garbage than in carrying in food."
-- Martin H. Fischer
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork."
-- Milton Friedman
This blog analysis contains a summary of the words used in the the proposed Senate health care bill. Forget the details of the bill and focus on the general language. This is very revealing!
http://www.redstate.com/hogan/2009/11/24/words-mean-things/When the people fear their government there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson
The Ethics of Freedom and climate change
http://mises.org/daily/3829
There no longer appears to be an interest by many on the left to engage in deliberative analysis and debate about proposed legislation.
Von Hayek accurately foretold the fate that would befall dissenters from the plan. They simply could not be allowed to get in the way. Opposition would soon be treated as subversion, with debate shriveling to non-existence under the glare of the state. Those who refused compliance would first be marginalized, then dehumanized, and finally (failing re-education) eliminated. Collectivism and individualism cannot long share the same bed. They are political oil and water, and neither can compromise its position without eventually succumbing to the other. The history of the twentieth century is littered with the remains of those who became "enemies of the state" for merely drawing attention to this flaw. As Von Hayek predicted, the socialist vision would not be achieved without bloodshed.http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/whats_wrong_with_socialism.html
Hear "The Great One", Mark Levin, in his own words
George Soros has made billions of dollars. He brought the financial markets of Great Britain and Malaysia to their knees. He is the principle funding source of progressive/liberal ideologies in the US. Read on to learn more.
