Michael Barone’s article today addresses the liberal elites’ efforts to destroy our faith in America:
These are the ideas that have been transmitted over a long generation by the elites who run our universities and our schools, and who dominate our mainstream media. They teach an American history with the good parts left out and the bad parts emphasized. We are taught that some of the Founding Fathers were slaveholders — and are left ignorant of their proclamations of universal liberties and human rights. We are taught that Japanese-Americans were interned in World War II — and not that American military forces liberated millions from tyranny. To be sure, the great mass of Americans tend to resist these teachings. By the millions they buy and read serious biographies of the Founders and accounts of the Greatest Generation. But the teachings of our covert enemies have their effect.
Of course, this distorts history. We are taught that American slavery was the most evil institution in human history. But every society in history has had slavery. Only one society set out to and did abolish it. The movement to abolish first the slave trade and then slavery was not started by the reason-guided philosophies of 18th century France. It was started, as Adam Hochschild documents in his admirable book “Bury the Chains,” by Quakers and Evangelical Christians in Britain, followed in time by similar men and women in America. The slave trade was ended not by Africans, but by the Royal Navy, with aid from the U.S. Navy even before the Civil War.
I have never understood why the elites despise America so much. There isn’t a country today or anytime in history that gives them the freedoms that America does, yet according to thier version of history, oppression only came into existence after July 4, 1776.
Well gee Yo and Sheik I thought I had repented and tried to turn my posts into a discussion rather than bombast. Apparently, I didn’t get on bended knee.
And no, the jesuits didn’t teach me as hominem first. Sometimes my passion gets the better of me, especially when I perceive a post that condemns “all” of any persuasionr/ace/religion.or belief as I perceived the story that started all this. And I admit sometimes I fall into the same trap.
I think now, the Jesuits might be proud of me
Hugh,
I was being as cathartic as I was corrective; no bended knee required.
I mean, … didn’t the ” 😉 ” convey that?
Damn smiley faces always letting me down.
Again, I’ve gone bombastic too often, myself. You’re cool in my book.
Yo
Careful Yo, your fellow travelers might think you’re getting too touchy/feely.
hugh
Nah, I’m good. As miniscule and as black as the left imagine them to be, conservative hearts do have room for forgiveness.
… just not for Jimmy Carter.
Hugh,
Repentance duly noted and accepted. 🙂
I would really like for there to be more discussion and less bombast. However, if you peruse the posts here long enough, you will see that there are quite a few of the left persuasion who come here frequently and their only contribution is to spew bile, vitriol, and hate. Sure, there are some of the right persuasion whose first tendency is toward bombast as well. But, as this is a center-right blog, that is somewhat easier to overlook/ignore.
It would be better for us all if we could debate, even heatedly, and ‘agree to disagree’ without so much venom, and part company on friendly terms. (How’s that for touchy/feely?)
Here’s a bumper sticker you might like better:
“Heat without the hate is how we debate”
Why is it that some of you on right speak in simplistic and sweeping generalizations? What an uttlerly stupid post by the author.
Post by Hugh
Hugh,
Right-wingers always speak in the most simplistic of terms because they have to create an “enemy” that their constituents can blame all of their problems on. Using the term “elite” is another way of doing this. The strategy is as old as the hills, but works very effectively when dealing with people who’s mental capacity is limited. It’s why they like Bushie McFlightsuit so much – he’s as dumb as they are.
I love the smell of irony in the morning…
My personal favorite from my AP US History course was the very first book we used. Say it with me now, everyone:
A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn.
The book speaks for itself.
Hey lookie everybody, the in-house elites – Hugh (aka Lee) and “yo” – have formed a mutual admiration society or more poignantly remembered by them now as a self-gratifying CIRCLE JERK … and ‘jacked the post.
pharcyde,
What of the public school system that produced all of the “dumb f*cks that voted the current administration into office? I supose all of the liberal bias in our education system made that possible?
If I swap names, I can talk like a cartoon monkey too. Like, what of the private school system that produced all the smartrt folks that allowed the current administration into office? I suppose all the money in private education made that happen? Jeepers, sophomoric debate is exciting and fun, Shaggy! But stay in skool because you’re not ready to understand.
This post is exactly on point. I was part of the education. Fortunatly, my parents taught me too. Why does American academia and media so hope for our destruction?
Red Fog,
It must be fun to make no sense, call people names and still claim to have an almost mystical understanding of the facts that the other silly children simply cannot, or as you say, are not ready to understand and yet provide no basis whatsoever for what you’re saying. Insanity is trancendence, I guess. Teach me, please
pharcyde
“It must be fun to make no sense, call people names and still claim to have an almost mystical understanding of the facts that the other silly children simply cannot, or as you say, are not ready to understand and yet provide no basis whatsoever for what you’re saying. Insanity is trancendence, I guess. Teach me, please”
I’ll teach you, you stupid a!@#$%*&, but first you have to understand you’re not as smart as me and don’t have as firm a grasp on any subject as I do. I’m smarter than most people who post here and that you can take to the bank.
Yes sir. Sorry about that. I understand now. Thank you for your patience and please don’t give up on me, teacher.
That last post by “Red Fog” is an imposter. Can someone tell me how to prevent the use of my moniker or is that just allowed here at Wizbang?
Red Fog,
Only the admins of the site could do anything about that.
Whether they do anything or not, impersonating someone like that is very bad manners.
I guess you’re right.
Red Fog
It all boils down to the left equals guilt.
A few rotten apples got into the american military and did bad things at Abugrab and Guantonimo, and I should feel guilty.
Over 100 years ago slavery was practiced in America. I wasn’t alive back then, but being a white American I should feel guilty.
My president and congress (including the Dems!) made a “mistake” about a country developing WMD (never did find out how the 3000 Iraqis in those mass graves died from sarin), we invaded and I should feel guilty.
My SUV is creating too much CO2 and contributing to global warming. The current cycle of solar activity contributes most of the heating but I should feel guilty.
Is anyone else sick of getting hit with the lefties lies and guilt trip?!?!?