Source: The Intel HubSartre
The long and sometime turbulent drama of political dissent in America is a continued theme in history of the country.
Born out of a revolution and based on social principles of
self-determination, the nation rustles with the internal conflict
between individual liberty and the power of tyrannical elites.
This struggle is the natural condition in any nation. How a society
treats dissenters is a primary test for any government. Most states fail
this assessment miserably.
America’s tolerance for peaceful dissent is in jeopardy, not solely
from the current despotic regime in power, but from the flock of hungry
government parasites that graze upon the public benefit programs that
herd citizens into a crowd controlled environment.
The liberal left adopts a mindset that is deficient in understanding
of this most important reality. When people become dependent on
government, the effective ability for meaningful dissent diminishes.
Progressives are innately believers in the “Good Society”.
Their assessment that government improves the plight of citizens is a
false conclusion. The greatest degree of suffering and despotism comes
directly from the chambers of the State.
Yet, the Democratic sentiments that echoes the welfare role of
central government, causes the apathy and acquiescence that allows for
even more consolidation among the oligarchs.
However, there is a more comprehensive description of this circumstance; an “Ineptocracy“.
(in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable
to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
diminishing number of producers.
By this definition, the advocates for more inclusive government
practice the very elements that make the situation worse. Watch the
video VOICES OF DISSENT: ACTIVISM & AMERICAN DEMOCRACY and observe this disconnect that leftist dissenters often express.
Movements like Occupy Wall Street become co-opted over time in a like
manner as the Tea Party organizations that adopt mainstream Republican
sentiments.
Encouraging are instances when ordinary people pressure the corrupt
political class. Notwithstanding, heightened activism, there must be a
rational basis for a practical alternative.
Sadly, in most instances, no matter how many demands petitioners make
to restore immutable civil liberties, the establishment refuses to
relinquish their tyrannical dictates.
This fact keeps the vast majority in self-induced incarceration.
Nearly half of potential voters never cast a ballot. It is reasonable to
conclude the tired old cliché that it does not matter to vote because
there is no a difference between the parties, is accurate.
Nonetheless, dissent is far more profound than being a duped victim
to a rigged voting system. Dissent requires total emersion into the
entire political process.
Lobbying officials and confrontation with bureaucracies are necessary
elements that every citizen has a duty to engage. Yet, the lesson of
history is that only the few ever risk being burned by challenging the
status quo. Well, that kind of resignation will never defeat a coercive
political dynasty bent on expanding an ever-greater diabolical regime.
The Sheeple mentality produces walking zombies. You know the type.
They are your neighbors and relatives. They come from ever kind of
background or employment. Most just are afraid to get involved.
They are the first to wave the flag, but will never attend a
government public hearing, much less express their discontent. Their
motto, “go along to get along” symbolizes the decay of the nation.
Add in the legions of public employees with their union entitlement
extortion demands and you have a formula for a terminable society.
Our natural tendency is to trust authority
provides a feeble excuse into the dysfunctional Sheeple DNA. Only the
conclusion “Our tendency to trust authority is allowing mentally
incompetent people to remain as leaders in government, universities,
business, and news reporting” provides the accurate insight.
One reason we resist improving our world is that we resist facing the
possibility that our leaders are corrupt or incompetent. Our natural
tendency is to trust people in positions of authority; to assume they
are protecting us and providing guidance to us.
Children offer the most extreme example of this. The natural tendency
of a child is to assume his parents are wonderful people. A child will
trust his life with his parents, and he will resist accusations that his
parents are bad people.
