admin September 11th, 2008
We are in the heat of our Presidential campaign and the struggle for the “heartbeat” of America. It is my observation that some of the candidates and their surrogates have made statements and have done things that are far from presidential.
We are facing the conflict of worldviews. On one side is the traditional “Judeo-Christian” family values that support life, liberty and smaller national government. On the other is a “pseudo-christian”, more humanistic view that is a non-traditional, socialistic, big government, pro-death, victim mentality culture that if pursued will push our nation deeper into the “pit of destruction.” Which direction will we go?
There is no end to the spewing of hateful and slanderous comments made by those who embrace this latter view. It is evidenced every where you look. And, to be honest, there are some very unkind things being said by some of those who hold the former view as well.
If we pursue the view of the “left” we will soon discover that the premise set forth by Goerge Orwell in Animal Farm is true: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
In their desire to have equality the “pigs” discover that they enjoy being in control. “The farm is growing richer, but the animals themselves do not seem to benefit much from it. There are many pigs and dogs on the farm now. The pigs are all involved in the bureaucracy of running the farm, and are not available to do any actual work, though Squealer makes it clear to the others that what the pigs do is of vital importance to the farm. Squealer continues to impress everyone with detailed figures of how everything has improved on the farm, but deep down the animals are unable to reconcile this with the lack of improvement in their own conditions. Nonetheless, Animal Farm remains the only farm in England to be owned by the animals, and the animals remain enormously proud of this. ” - from Literature Network » George Orwell » Animal Farm » Summary Chp. 10
On one side of this election we have the principles that our country was founded upon. On the other side we hear about “change” and how the wealthy should carry a bigger load of the tax burden. We hear about higher taxes, grander programs that the “government” will provide to “take care” of the poor. Don’t be fooled.
We hear the complaints of how the current administration has failed and needs to be changed. We hear from a little known, little experienced, very charismatic person who is well heeled and supported by the elite left leaning liberals who say they champion social change. What are they really after? Pure and simple: CONTROL! After all they already control the congress and threaten to “do nothing” unless things go their way.
We are a nation founded on “Judeo-Christian” principles. We believe that all men, and women, are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. One of those is the pursuit of happiness - not the guarantee of it!
Americans beware! What may sound good to you, what may look like “change”, if we are foolish enough to vote for it, could very well find us in a similar condition to the animals in Orwell’s book:
“One day, the pigs invite a number of the local farmers to inspect the farm. After the inspection, the pigs and the farmers return to the farmhouse for a celebration. After a time, loud noises of laughter and singing are heard through the windows. The other animals are overcome with curiosity, and they approach the farmhouse to see what is going on. They look through the windows to see the pigs and farmers seated around the living room table, playing cards, making speeches and congratulating one another. Mr Pilkington makes a speech telling the pigs how impressed he is with Animal Farm, especially with the hard work and poor rations of the farm animals. Napoleon makes a speech in return, expressing his happiness that the mistrust between Animal Farm and the others is now at an end. He furthermore announces that the animals will cease to address each other as “Comrade,” and that “Animal Farm” will now revert to being called “Manor Farm.” As Napoleon finishes his speech to great applause, the animals outside seem to notice something changing in the features of the pigs, but what?
As the applause dies down and the card game is resumed, the animals creep away from the window. However, they hurry back when they hear a furious argument break out. The argument is because Mr. Pilkington and Napoleon have both played an Ace of Spades at the same time. But as the animals look from Napoleon to Pilkington, from man to pig and from pig back to man, they find that they are unable to tell the difference.”- from Literature Network » George Orwell » Animal Farm » Summary Chp. 10
You may take a pig and dress him up like a human, give him flowery words of “change” and let him go and persuade others that he has the answers to all their problems, but in the end he is still a pig.
