History and future, what has been and what has yet to be.
Leftist, Marxist Communist, Socialist, progressives all concur on this point. The march of history points to the inevitable triumph of a Progressive utopia.
But if a certain change is truly inevitable, why is it important for human agency to lend a hand, indeed to struggle mightily on its behalf? Here we turn to the critical matter of timing. While a change may be inevitable, the intervention of man can and will speed up this most desired of happenings. Man can function, in one of Marx’s favorite obstetrical metaphors, as a “midwife” of history.2 Man’s intervention could give the inevitable a helpful push.
Progressives in the west and especially in America have been very patient. They dedicate themselves to a cause even though they understand that they most likely were not going to be alive when final victory was achieved. It is their religion.
But will it really be so? Is Socialism a historical inevitability? Well if “the intervention of man” can speed it up then the intervention of man can stop or at least slow it down.
Obama care, which was intended to fail from its inception was to be a stepping stone to single payer. “Free” healthcare the best avenue for big government to place a dog collar around the necks of the people
Sadly, we have had at least three recent examples where one man might have changed the course of history, but they turned out to be cowards.
Former Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, a “pro-life” democrat, who in the past had voted with republicans against his party leadership. He even had a favorable rating from the NRA. But on Christmas Eve 2009 his vote was what put Obama care over the top.
Question, How many thousands of pages of the Obamacare bill were there that Congress had no time to read?
One Vote. Party loyalty came first over his “principles”. He did not want to go down in history as the man who de-railed the first black presidents signature achievement and the goal of 100 years of “progressive” politics.
Next: Chief Justice John Roberts who decided that he did not want to go down in history as the man who de-railed the first black presidents signature achievement. He stated that the law was unconstitutional as written. So he took it upon himself to re-write it as a “tax” which made it constitutional. That made it 5-4 siding with the leftist on the court. then he wrote both the majority and minority opinions. Then he left town in a hurry.
I didn’t know that the Supreme Court was allowed to re-write legislation.
One vote Chief Justice Roberts did not want to go down in history as the man who de-railed the first black presidents signature achievement.
Finally we have the head of the F.B.I. James Comey. who gave a laundry list of why Hillary Clinton should be indicted then weaseled out saying that they couldn’t find intent. I guess that he did not want to go down in history as the one who indicted the potential first women president.
Hillary should be in prison for treason.
Update: Comey is perhaps trying to redeem himself, A revolt in the ranks of the F.B.I. may have persuaded him.
In Comey’s defense he is dealing with the most corrupt and politicized Justice Dept. that country has ever known.
Three men who could have changed the course of history (or future) for the better. And they decided to take a pass.
Inevitability ??
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deq6_p47g54