Dear Friends,
It seems to me, the level of hypocrisy, childishness, oafishness and egoism, the open hate and loathing of trump by progressives show, just who they really are. Rioting, threatening, name calling and undermining seem to be the preferred tactics progressives. The way people handle themselves in victory as well as in defeat shows their true character. Knowledge of this, is why people cannot vote until they are eighteen, cannot drive until we are fifteen, can’t drink until age twenty five and so on. We as a people and society understand that before power of any form can be given someone they first have to have grown to some degree in wisdom, self control and forethought. Only a fool would give the keys to a McLaren P1 to a ten year old boy who just watched the Fast and the Furious, that would be tantamount to murder, yet we give the keys to our government, our very future and the future of our children, to people who have shown themselves to be no more mature than a five year old who is throwing a temper tantrum, and holding his breath over loosing a pink crayon.
Magnanimity in victory and in loss is a virtue that has been valued throughout the ages. Their actions show progressives lack that particular virtue altogether. When Obama was swept to victory with a veto proof majority in the House and Filibuster proof majority in the Senate, the last thing democrats wanted or did, was be magnanimous. They rode roughshod over republicans like a fiend does another man’s horse. Grinding the faces of republicans every chance they got, claiming elections have consequences, passing the nuclear option with glee, and a whole host of other humiliations. All anyone need do today, is turn on the evening news to see how magnanimous democrats/progressives are in loss. Clearly, magnanimity is not a quality of progressives or progressivism.
The ability to self examine is one we learn as children and perfected as teens. It would appear that progressives never learned that ability. We know this by the way progressives are acting on the world stage today. I imagine that if someone were to put a mirror next to the cameras, progressives might check their tantrums and tirades a bit better. From the rioter smashing windows and setting innocent people’s cars alight, to the senator demanding Trump’s impeachment before he even comes into office, progressives clearly have no ability to self examine. Shame is another characteristic that progressives miss. Just for a moment imagine how embarrassed you would be, for saying Trump should be impeached before he even comes into office, or getting caught smashing windows like any common teenage thug. Most people have the ability to self examine and a bit of self respect, two qualities that progressives lack.
Like the school yard bullies I am sure they were as children, progressives demand capitulation of everyone else, and if not given will resort to violence at the drop of a hat, to instill fear. They never learned to loose or win. Their world still revolves around them as it does a child, never outgrowing that congenital selfish nature, progressives are forever trapped in kindergarten. As children cry when they loose a crayon, progressives cry, whenever their long march to victory over the forces of liberty is stalled. Just look at the faces of the media the night Trump won. They all looked like a toddler who has been told, No, for the first time. Progressives, having never outgrown their roles as school yard bullies or that mentality, have taken it to their lives as adults… as shown by the news since the election.
What progressives seem to have forgot, else are ignoring, is that no matter if Trump brings as back to the level of freedom we had under Reagan, (exceedingly unlikely), the next President will most probably be a progressive who can move the ball even further than Obama did, maybe even to the end zone, Phillip Drew administrator type one world government. Once they get us there we will be unable to get back on the field let alone any measure of liberty. A new dark age will have descended on Mankind. Progressives will have their dreams met while the rest of us live in a nightmare. Maybe progressives can get hope from this… The slog to liberty is uphill and in deep mud while the slide to tyranny is downhill and icy. The path for progressives is easier and faster, and for us, those who seek liberty and equality, have a tough slog to get anywhere.
Bully tactics works well in the political world as well. Machiavelli pointed that out in his letter to the Medici family called The Prince. I am sure it worked for progressives on the playground, malls and bar rooms, and even as adults mature people will just avoid a bully rather than take her on, life is too short to try to deal with a jackass, who doesn’t want to grow up. In politics however, bully tactics pay dividends, shamelessness leads to power, single mindedness gets results and corruption is mother’s milk. Progressives know this and since they have no morals, ability to self examine, magnanimity, maturity… or any other quality that makes a person a civilized human being, coupled with power over others as their only love, and what you see on the nightly news is what you will see on the nightly news.
Sincerely,
John Pepin
