Did Colorado Just Become a Blue State?

The
results of these ballot measures continue a trend that began when the
Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Amendment (TABOR) was ratified in
1992. TABOR requires voter approval for any increase in taxes or debt,
and has proven to be the most effective state tax and spending limit in
the country.  Since TABOR was adopted, very few state ballot measures
calling for increased taxes or debt have been approved. However, at the
local level the majority of these ballot measures have passed.

Colorado
voters continue to send a clear message to elected officials and
special interests in Denver. They have more confidence that tax dollars
can be spent wisely at the local level, but very little confidence in
the various proposals to tax and spend at the state level.

…In
Colorado, the recent election reaffirms the right of citizens to have
the final say on proposals to increase taxes or debt. Colorado citizens
value their tax rebates, and more importantly their right to vote on
measures to increase taxes or debt. Citizens enacted the TABOR Amendment
through citizen’s initiative, and they are not about to give up these
rights without a fight. They are not ready to paint Colorado blue.    

Did Colorado Just Become a Blue State?

10 Ways to Be a Good Citizen…and Fight Bad Ones

5. Be brave, and ditch the purity.  Democrats
orate, attack, dissemble, and break myriad laws readily.  They control
education, most media, and the dialogue.  Push back.  Don’t be afraid to
voice opposition to the inanities of “cultural misappropriation,” white
privilege, and toxic masculinity mindsets that have gripped American
academia for the dangerous and malevolent nonsense that they
represent.  Refuse to accept knee-jerk accusations of racial and sex
discrimination.  Hold individuals accountable for their actions, and do
not give them a pass for their sex or skin color. …

the only advice in the list that might help at all

10 Ways to Be a Good Citizen…and Fight Bad Ones

deadbilly:

A few years ago, when Sarah Palin was still the Republican the media was determined to destroy, she said that CS Lewis was her favorite philosopher and where she gets a lot of her theological beliefs.

Thinking they had a “gotcha” moment, many in the mainstream media started a meme about “Ha ha, Sarah Palin is so stupid, she thinks a children’s author is a great philosopher.” They started backtracking when it was pointed out that Lewis was probably the most famous and well respected theologian of the 20th century.

Of course, in 2018, Harry Potter is apparently the greatest political and philosophical tome of all time, but that’s for another post.

Religious Leaders’ Embrace of Marxism Would Stifle Abundance Produced by Capitalism

“Before God and a billion hungry neighbors, we must rethink our
values regarding our present standard of living,” proclaims the
document. The document goes on to lament the “materialism of our culture
and the maldistribution of the nation’s wealth and services.”

According to these leaders, the United States holds a “crucial role
in the balance and injustice of international trade and development.” To
secure an “abundant life for all of God’s children,” these activists
propose “a more just acquisition and redistribution of the world’s
resources.”

Good intentions notwithstanding, enactment of their economic agenda
would actually stifle the widespread abundance produced by free market
capitalism.

Religious Leaders’ Embrace of Marxism Would Stifle Abundance Produced by Capitalism

Swedes become second class in their own country.

matt-ruins-your-shit:

yourunclejingo:

hadrean69:

There is going to be a slaughter and in not all that long really. The primary question is who will be on the block and who will be getting chopped.

Proponents of multiculturalism make the mistake of thinking their notions of blending together and creating a society together are shared by the people they let in. You might be globalists that hate racism…but the people you’re letting in have very little issues with being overtly racist against you… and they tend to be nationalists too by the way. Progressive ideals and internationalism those are western phenomena. The attitudes of the people flooding into the west are far more colonial than anyone realizes. Once you’re a minority in your own countries and cities the question stops being how do we promote multiculturalism and tolerance and it becomes why should white people be allowed x anymore now that we’re the majority. Then slowly as your rights, values and culture is eroded away eventually you’ll just be held down and fucked forever. Metaphorically and if the astronomical increase in rape stats following mass immigration into the west are taken into account, literally as well. 

Swedes become second class in their own country.

Modern Intellectuals’ Affinity for Nonsense

With
skill and humor, this exercise can fill the void with engaging
nonsense. But instead of confining such mind-flexing and tongue wagging
to – let’s call it “small talk raised to the nth” – mindless authors of
visual and audio communications commit their stuff to digital media,
paper, or art materials. Their allegorical erections may look impressive
but a few of us do sense the hot air in excursions common to sociology,
behavioral “science,” and symbol-minded treatises like The
Interpretation of Dreams. We notice too  how useful a ploy this can be
for selling ideas.

“I
don’t like to think,” a young man once told me ( his exact words). This
stunning confession from an otherwise fine young person was to me
direct evidence that his mind was deformed by a defective system of education that dates back to John Dewey. It marked him as an asset of amoral strategists who care more about an agenda
than the welfare of their fellow human beings. It is beyond sick that
the young in America who, like this individual, “don’t like to think”
must depend on “authorities” and “experts” who despise the collective
wisdom of people smarter than they, garnered over many centuries,
regarding the most important things in life.

The
drift from reality in so many young minds today – thanks to the
progressive dismantling of intelligence in the public schools – must
halt if living in a civilized society still means anything at all.

Modern Intellectuals’ Affinity for Nonsense

OPINION: Unpatriotic Young People Are Dividing America

One of the many achievements of our Founding Fathers was devising a
system of government that allowed for ideological disagreements to be
hashed out peacefully. No longer would we rely upon pistols and
guillotines to change regimes. Rather, we would use debate and elections
to win others to our side.

At the center of this achievement
was freedom of expression. But today, an increasing number of college
students sincerely believe that drowning out unpopular speakers on
campus with shouting and bullhorns qualifies as “freedom of speech.”

This
warped interpretation of the First Amendment is the tip of the iceberg
when it comes to our nation’s systemic lack of civic knowledge. A
growing percentage of Americans, especially younger Americans, appear to
be grossly uninformed about what makes America unique and exceptional.

OPINION: Unpatriotic Young People Are Dividing America