Say what you will about Trump, but he has demonstrated the most patriotic pride in the USA, the nation's capital, and the American flag than any president in my lifetime.  Happy 250th birthday, America!!

Americans would still be under the thumb of a monarchy if we took your advice, Fred.  Is not being ruled by force upon threat of death or imprisonment violence?  Your utopian dreams will never be fulfilled without upsetting the 'social balance' (thankfully).

Fred, this declaration says nothing about fairness — reading socialistic talking points into the Declaration of Independence is not only an attempt to rewrite history but a blatant disregard for its founding principles of the inherent rights of the people to be free from the dictates of the State, whomever or whatever that may be.  'Independence' is the key word here, something that proud socialists like yourself cannot fathom.

I wonder what Chesterton would have thought about AI? We seem to be ever marching towards a technocratic authoritarianism... just look to China where everyone has a smart phone that tracks everything and is as close to the mark of the beast as humankind has ever come.

Warren, didn't you read the fine print at the end of Waffler's post?  Double-think well demonstrated...

Waffler also admitted he inherited property from his father.  Progressive liberal hypocrisy knows no bounds — it's almost always projection and Hegelian Dialectic fallacies, whatever it takes to tear down independence in mind and of body.  Most are self-deluded, and many are just simply nihilistic and want to 'burn it all down' by any means necessary.  Few, if any, believe in Liberty or God.

The steady march towards authoritarian socialism continues unabated, no matter who is in office.  The Trump administration tried to close down some of the unconstitutional spending, only to be met with fierce opposition from the left (in both parties) — activist judges protecting the graft, and Senators who will not let legislation be put forward for a vote continue to stymie any efforts to exorcise the evils now well-rooted in legislation and government administration which has now become 'too big to fail' and must be propped up by indenturing We the People forever. 

It appears to me that Civil War is inevitable, and unfortunately, unless the people learn the true ideals that make up the foundation of a republican form of government, when the dust settles, the banksters will be there to pick up the pieces all over again.

This certainly helps to clarify why welfare ghettos are so crime-riddled.

It's no mystery — Waffler is a communist stooge. 😒

Laughable! 🤣

And don't forget about MAID service!  (Medical Assistance In Dying)  More than 5% (and growing) of deaths in Canada are now attributed to MAID.  Beware calling the suicide hotline in Canada — they will transfer you to someone who can help.  People can get MAID service now for being poor or depressed — even teens!  Patients on long waiting lists are offered MAID now if they keep complaining of long waiting times.  It just goes to show, give an inch and they take a mile.  Remember that the left wants to reduce population by half as soon as possible, and the globalist government agencies are all on board — as long as Big Pharma can get a big cut in the process.  I do NOT want government health care!!

Indeed, the American Revolution was an expression of what John Adams called 'the American mind.'  We've come a long way, baby...

Waffler wouldn't know the principles upon which the US government was founded if they bit him on the a$$.

The only reason an income tax was introduced was to guarantee the interest of the public debt.  Prior to the central banking fiat money that replaced real money (gold and silver) there was no income tax, and America was the most prosperous nation on Earth. (Waffler worked for the IRS, by the way...)

Socialism has claimed more victims than any other ideology.  It has always resulted in the impoverishment of any nation that embraced it.  Canada, UK, Europe in general, Latin America, you name it, socialist promises never deliver except by a Ponzi scheme for which the bill always comes due — usually at the price of war and liberty.

Reagan's proposed line-item veto would have really made a difference.  Appropriations bills are so loaded with pork and corporate welfare that if the president would stick to their moral and civic duty, nothing would pass the veto.  Congress will not hesitate to hold the nation hostage if they don't get their way.  Reason #756 why we should not become dependent on special dispensations from government — whatever they can give, they can also take away.  An uneducated populace held in dependence is their greatest weapon.

Let's not forget during the Biden years, government aid was given to liberal orgs and neighborhoods, while anyone who showed support for Conservatives were skipped over.

Time and time again, it becomes self-evident that the federal government makes a poor patron.  Socialism, propped up by an unpayable debt used as funny money, completely corrupts the prosperity of a lawful, republican form of government. 

America was the most prosperous nation on Earth before socialist/communist ideology took hold. Private charity still trumps government subsidy. 

The entire premise is flawed — just because a storm floods a town does not mean the government should use the public treasury to fix it.  This is just more of the same blame-game, not taking responsibility, and placing 'compassion' upon the government to express.  WE the people are responsible for being charitable and compassionate, choosing to whom and when we may donate our time and money for causes that we hold dear.

As for healthcare, it is due to government meddling that the cost of insurance and medical care is so high.  It is because of the funny money system, that houses that were built for $20K in the 70's cost $750K today.  It is because of generational welfare systems that ghetto plantations surround every city.  And this is the ultimate goal of progressive liberalism — totalitarianism over a dependent and broken populace driven into poverty.

Stop taking the bait!  You progressive stooges are riveting the chains upon the necks of your neighbors claiming the moral high-ground paid for with the labor and fruits thereof from the common people.

Let us never forget Waffler admitted to working for the IRS until he retired on a comfortable government pension.  He also boasted of his Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia and public school education...

And we find ourselves today proving James Madison's warning as absolutely true.  Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Once again, Waffler manages to top himself. 🤣

There were no atheists among the Founding Fathers and members of the Constitutional Convention. There were many sects represented among them, but I don't recall an avowed atheist appearing until the progressive liberals (i.e. socialists) showed up.

The socialist religion of communal power (governed by a dictatorship) has been anathema to the foundation upon which the American republic was built. The laws of nature and of nature's God are not a religion, it is the basis of reality. It is the job of humankind to discover them and live in harmony with them for the good of all for their own sake.

The Truth is not a religion — it simply IS. Get with it, or live in delusion and inherit the wind.

'The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.'  Nothing is new under the sun.  If we do not pay attention to history, we are bound to repeat it.  The rulers absolutely know this and count on the ignorance of the populace in order to lord over them.  Once again, WAKE UP!

We should remember that all the money Congress spends goes to private contractors.  The government cannot own businesses, so all these welfare programs are disbursed via organizations that profit from the programs. Even though they call themselves non-profit orgs (because they don't actually produce anything), their salaries often exceed those in commercial businesses.

These recipients of government funding will also kick-back substantial amounts to political campaigns and/or employ spouses and family with little to no real responsibilities and/or make contracts with businesses in which they have a stake. 

Face it, all this unconstitutional spending results in wealthy congressman — this certainly looks like a racket to me.  And now, the level of fraud that has been discovered by the Trump admin is absolutely staggering.

As far as welfare specifically is concerned, it is nothing more than buying votes.  Welfare payments are kept just low enough to keep their dependents dependent forever in poverty.  It's like paying farmers to keep their lands fallow.  Statism's purpose is to indenture the people following tried-and-true tactics.  The solution is to return to the republican pillars upon which the USA was founded.

🤣 Better!