The pushback against Trump 2.0 comes as no surprise. His attempt to “bring efficiency” to the FedGov while ending at least some of the corruption and theft is naturally going to be opposed by those who have grown fat with stolen money doled out by government agencies. To say nothing of the millions of government employees. Or the millions of people who have benefited from government welfare: whether “official” welfare recipients or beltway bandits and all the contractors. If they were not screaming so loudly (and calling in the tabs of their corrupt judges), we might worry that is was just another example of playacting.
So far The Donald has not done much to threaten the gun-control machine. Nor a hundred other unconstitutional and immoral operations. And in some cases, efforts have been rolled back. Hopefully temporarily.
Much of this has to do with the fact that generations of Americans have been coddled and cozened into believing that government can save us. Not just that government is essential and can follow different rules from us mere humans. Or the hundred other lies perpetrated by the true beneficiaries of government. And especially those running the agencies and the “private” firms grown wealthy from government largess.
Here is a thought experiment: Go down a street and ask a couple of dozen people “is government responsible for the safety of your children?” Don’t be surprised if most will tell you “yes.” (Don’t argue with them. It’s common to believe this.)
A few months ago, an article by the Associated Press promoted efforts nationwide by parents to see “meaningful” gun control laws passed to prevent tragedies like those in Nashville and Uvalde. The article decries “mixed results.” Using our TPOL (unpatented, uncopyrighted) Regressive Language Interpreter (RLI), this means “gun bans” and “failure to outlaw guns for all but cops and celebrities’ security guards.”
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California does it again – as predicted
A guest commentary from correspondent Bob Malone.
As [Bob wrote about in March 2023 and we here at TPOL have decried several times regarding the formerly-Golden State’s reparations] efforts a couple of years back and put out a warning – reparations are coming. First, California and then the movement is spreading to other blue states, as they follow suit. [And don’t think that red and purple States will not be impacted.]
Here is an update:
Funding for Reparations Initiatives in California: The 2024-2025 state budget allocates up to $12 million for reparations-related efforts. Some of this money will be used to establish an agency to oversee future (direct) reparations.
Here is the thing about creating new bureaucracies – once they are set up, they become leviathans.
TPOL thoughts: This is just a earnest payment (not even a “down payment”). $12B is a tiny portion of the $800 billion Sacramento wants to steal and dole out to the descendants of black slaves. (And notice, nothing is said about AmerInd slaves (of whites, blacks, or other AmerInd), or of how Chinese and other immigrants were in essence slaves when brought to California. Why? They don’t have the votes, no doubt.
Meanwhile, California’s vaunted, compassionate, and Woke leaders seek to do everything possible to complete the destruction of California’s economy, society, and future. More and more parts of the State resemble 1960s and 1970s Third World countries. This will, of course, continue.