THE UTOPIAN FAIRYTALE
I grew up in a small town on the Western Slope. After a couple of years of college in a small town in Utah, I found myself in Oakland, California. Frankly, this was an eye-opening experience for a naïve young girl from the country. I was amused by the man standing on the corner of a major downtown street in Oakland selling “Rolex” watches that hung from the inside of his coat. It didn’t take long to learn that most street people have a scam to play in order to make some change (money).
So, I wasn’t surprised or taken-in by BLM’s cries of social and racial justice. Race is always the biggest issue to move the masses, especially for the “entitled group” and the “enablers” who harbor some form of guilt and/or sorrow for the plight of those who seemingly have far less than they do. All is not what it looks like in the city. We used to check out the panhandlers and beggars in Berkeley and found that most of them had expensive boots on that we couldn’t even afford. Granted they could have stolen them, but more likely they were college students who were looking for some money to party with that night.
That was over 50 years ago and I’m sure some things have changed, but basically people are still the same from Jamestown and Plymouth to today. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we think of the abundant food that Plymouth enjoyed, but this was not representative of the real reality.
The first year, nearly half of the people died. Harvests were not good that year or the next two. There was laziness and thievery. Why did this happen? They had fallen victim to the socialistic philosophy of “share the wealth.”
Jamestown too was first a socialist society where only 1 out of 12 survived the first two years. Captain John Smith was credited with saving the colony by adopting his “no workie, no eatie” government program. Of course, he was hated for it. Addicted to the promise of getting something for nothing, some still complained that they didn’t get their fair share. When settlers finally were allowed to own their own property and keep what they produced, things changed overnight.
The BLM, who declare themselves as Marxists, a form of socialism, raised $90 million in 2020 off of member donations, socialist groups, George Soros, white guilt and corporate bandwagoners. Unfortunately, the money was not monitored well, and too many people received exorbitant salaries and expensive property was purchased, but without any proof of fulfilled promises. The leaders suddenly became happy to be a part of the capitalistic system.
This Thanksgiving let us be grateful for the prosperity that we have — even the poorest among us. Jamestown and Plymouth set us upon a course that recognized that prosperity requires incentive to flourish and that the profit motive stimulates industry. We are so grateful that, having recognized the poison of “the share the wealth” philosophy, they purged it from their midst and proceeded to make America the most prosperous country on earth. KLN
So, I wasn’t surprised or taken-in by BLM’s cries of social and racial justice. Race is always the biggest issue to move the masses, especially for the “entitled group” and the “enablers” who harbor some form of guilt and/or sorrow for the plight of those who seemingly have far less than they do. All is not what it looks like in the city. We used to check out the panhandlers and beggars in Berkeley and found that most of them had expensive boots on that we couldn’t even afford. Granted they could have stolen them, but more likely they were college students who were looking for some money to party with that night.
That was over 50 years ago and I’m sure some things have changed, but basically people are still the same from Jamestown and Plymouth to today. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we think of the abundant food that Plymouth enjoyed, but this was not representative of the real reality.
The first year, nearly half of the people died. Harvests were not good that year or the next two. There was laziness and thievery. Why did this happen? They had fallen victim to the socialistic philosophy of “share the wealth.”
Jamestown too was first a socialist society where only 1 out of 12 survived the first two years. Captain John Smith was credited with saving the colony by adopting his “no workie, no eatie” government program. Of course, he was hated for it. Addicted to the promise of getting something for nothing, some still complained that they didn’t get their fair share. When settlers finally were allowed to own their own property and keep what they produced, things changed overnight.
The BLM, who declare themselves as Marxists, a form of socialism, raised $90 million in 2020 off of member donations, socialist groups, George Soros, white guilt and corporate bandwagoners. Unfortunately, the money was not monitored well, and too many people received exorbitant salaries and expensive property was purchased, but without any proof of fulfilled promises. The leaders suddenly became happy to be a part of the capitalistic system.
This Thanksgiving let us be grateful for the prosperity that we have — even the poorest among us. Jamestown and Plymouth set us upon a course that recognized that prosperity requires incentive to flourish and that the profit motive stimulates industry. We are so grateful that, having recognized the poison of “the share the wealth” philosophy, they purged it from their midst and proceeded to make America the most prosperous country on earth. KLN