"Progress" toward decline and societal decay. (wisdom, Obama, ideology)

[nononsenseguy]

"Progressives" like to think of "progress" in terms of the perfection of man and the "evolution" of thought, beyond that of the "enlightenment," eschewing the wisdom of our founders as "outdated" and no longer valid for today.

The truth is something else, however. We are a nation in decay:

"A society, yea, a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another, that can calculate into infinity the catalogue of the entire earth as a commodity, that speeds farther and faster, and yet goes nowhere -- is coming to the end of its existential tether."[LEFT]
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[Mr. Joshua]

Anyone with half a brain knows that the title "progressive" is a joke. They only progress to where they want to progress to. If they don't like it they will be the first to regress.

[BentBow]

Very intelligent people set to control others know the power of words.

They will name something totally opposite of what it really is, and sell it lock, stock and barrel, to the uneducated ignorant.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

"Progressives" like to think of "progress" in terms of the perfection of man and the "evolution" of thought, beyond that of the "enlightenment," eschewing the wisdom of our founders as "outdated" and no longer valid for today.

The truth is something else, however. We are a nation in decay:

"A society, yea, a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another, that can calculate into infinity the catalogue of the entire earth as a commodity, that speeds farther and faster, and yet goes nowhere -- is coming to the end of its existential tether."[LEFT]
Read more: Blog: A Progress into Decline
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"a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another" pretty much describes the culture of Wall St.

Sounds like the Regressive Right to me.

[Volobjectitarian]

Originally Posted by BentBow

Very intelligent people set to control others know the power of words.

They will name something totally opposite of what it really is, and sell it lock, stock and barrel, to the uneducated ignorant.

yus, to wit...

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”- George Orwell

and

“One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.” - Hannah Arendt

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by burdell

"a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another" pretty much describes the culture of Wall St.

Sounds like the Regressive Right to me.

That's RICH!

Obamas administration are all Freddie & Fannie, Goldman Sacs executives.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

A society, yea, a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another

Did you post that from an iPhone?

[BoomBen]

Originally Posted by burdell

"a civilization that covets one shimmering trinket after another" pretty much describes the culture of Wall St.

Sounds like the Regressive Right to me.

and it is all intertwined with our so called leaders in Washington.

My signature is just going to be "Plutocracy"

[RaymondChandlerLives]

We'd still be partying like it's 1855 if we followed conservative ideals.

It is an ideology of stagnation...unless you're a white male, of course.

[daylux]

Another tactic of progressives is revising history. They know the uninformed won't take the time to check out the facts.