{"id":686,"date":"2024-10-05T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:17:22","slug":"watch-out-the-american-dream-is-circling-the-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booksbytesajones.com\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"Watch out! The American Dream is Circling the Drain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This election is not about Harris vs. Trump — it is not about electing the first woman to be president — it is not just about the single issue of abortion or the 2nd Amendment or “The Green New Deal” or closing the border or fracking or out of control crime in our streets or TRILLIONS of dollars of National Debt, etc etc . . . \u00a0it is not about any inflammatory issue the media keeps spewing about the candidates\u2019 past, personality or idiosyncrasies.\u00a0 All of that rhetoric is just a tactic so citizens get distracted about what is REALLY HAPPENING in our country.<\/p>\n

This 2024 election is about ONE THING \u2013 ONE FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE<\/strong>!!!\u00a0 It is not a choice between two candidates \u2013 it is a choice between two VISIONS for AMERICA !!!<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Do you want America to be a Socialist country OR do you want America to remain a Republic (some call it a Democracy) with the FREEDOMS and RIGHTS our Founding Fathers created for us?<\/p>\n

If\u00a0 Harris\/Walz and the \u201cman behind the curtain pulling the strings . . . or should I call them —\u00a0the oligarchs pulling the strings and controlling the Democratic Party \u00a0. . . if they win this election — then America and Americans lose!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most people realize that Harris and Walz are just “puppets” in this 2024 battle for power and control over America! \u00a0There is a group of oligarchs (hiding behind the curtain) who \u2013 if Harris and Walz are elected — will rule<\/strong> America and our country we once knew and love will circle the drain and become unrecognizable.<\/p>\n

In this 2024 Election, Harris\/Walz are selling us<\/strong> SOCIALISM<\/strong> — which — make no mistake about it —\u00a0 is the road to COMMUNISM.\u00a0 They want to redistribute the wealth in our nation on the pretense of making “everything equal for everyone.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

To some people, Socialism sounds like Heaven and might even feel like a better way of life to them.\u00a0 However, what Socialism REALLY means is \u2013 the government will — instead of raising the bar and bringing everyone UP \u2013 they will \u00a0LOWER THE BAR for EVERYONE <\/strong>— and make everyone MEDIOCRE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Simple Way to Explain the \u201cisms\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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In the mid 1980\u2019s I cut the above Dear Abby column out of The Washington Post<\/em> and placed it in my photo album. Although it is yellowed with age, it is a simple way to describe the complex difference between the \u201cisms\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Abby\u2019s answer, \u201cA vote is taken and whatever the majority decides to do \u2013 you do \u2013 and that\u2019s no bull!\u201d<\/p>\n

This spotlights the importance of EACH VOTE — it is every American citizen’s RIGHT, PRIVILEGE and RESPONSIBLY to VOTE — and this 2024 election is more crucial than ever — YOU have to make a CHOICE:\u00a0 Socialism or Republic\/Democracy\/FREEDOM.<\/p>\n

Think about This . . .<\/strong> <\/em><\/h2>\n

If the government takes from the hard working Americans and gives it to the “have nots” — then– eventually, the hard working people will figure out — why work so hard if I can’t keep what I\u2019ve earned?<\/strong>\u00a0 Eventually, \u00a0they will stop being productive — which means there will eventually not be as much money to TAKE from those hard working people because they will stop producing as much thus stop earning as much.\u00a0 Then . . . the slippery slope picks up speed<\/strong> . . . not only will there be less tax money collected . . . there will be less FOOD grown and produced, less motivation to find cures and\/or inventions, less desire to fill the shelves at the store with products we currently enjoy and the list goes on and on . . .<\/p>\n

Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between\u00a01979 to 1990) spoke wisely when she said, “The trouble with socialism is eventually you run out of other people’s money.”\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

In a socialist society, you don\u2019t have to be a rich person to lose what you have accumulated \u2013 \u2013 you just have to have more than the person who doesn\u2019t have very much.<\/p>\n

Socialism not only hurts large and small business owners — it spreads like a cancer to all other fields and professions as well.\u00a0 Why study hard to be a great doctor — why work to be an amazing musician or artist —\u00a0 why be a great teacher — \u00a0why work your butt off as a farmer, electrician, or plumber if the government is going to take your hard earned money and spread it around to other people?<\/p>\n

This includes ALL professions. \u00a0Why push yourself to be the BEST PERSON you can be. Why do the BEST JOB you can do \u2013 if in the end \u2013 there is no \u201creward\u201d for your time, energy and hard work because everyone \u201cshares\u201d \u2013 as a result, everyone is \u201caverage\u201d like everyone else?<\/p>\n

Here is a GREAT ANALOGY<\/strong> You Can Share with Your Children<\/strong> <\/em><\/h2>\n

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No matter the age of a child, he\/she can understand the analogy above!<\/p>\n

Socialism\/communism takes away an individual\u2019s \u201cpurpose\u201d in life \u2013 no MOTIVATION to excel \u2013 and no need to work toward success because it will no longer be rewarded. With socialism\/communism \u2013 there will be no reward for big dreams, hard work, long hours, commitment, determination risk\/reward \u2013 Instead, we will all be “equal” and the Oligarchs will be filthy rich and super powerful with all of the control while the majority of the people will just be pawns in their little chess game.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Be smart \u2014 The Democratic Party\u2019s big government socialist agenda is NOT the answer to our problems<\/strong> \u2014 big socialist government IS why our country has so many problems.\u00a0 Remember the old adage \u2014-\u00a0 “Any government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.” <\/strong>\u00a0Quote unknown but it is sometime credited to Thomas Jefferson and also Paul Harvey in his 1952 book.<\/p>\n

Maybe everybody should watch the movie \u2014 Dr. Zhivago<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 be sure to read up on some early 1900s Russian history before watching the movie. It can be very enlightening \u2014 and scary \u2014 too see the many parallels between that era and our current situation in America.<\/p>\n

If Socialism wins \u2013 the American Dream loses!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

The \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d does not promise that everyone will be \u201cequal\u201d and everything will be \u201cfair.”\u00a0 The American Dream promises that everyone has an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY to succeed<\/strong> \u2013 but success does not land in your lap because you \u201cdream it\u201d \u2013 success takes hard work and determination.<\/p>\n

If our country votes for Socialism — that means the American Dream dies for our citizens and it also dies for all of those people who come to America working hard and doing the BEST to achieve the American Dream of a good life, success and a better tomorrow for their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Ask Yourself this Question . . .<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If the American Dream dies in America \u2013 where do all of those immigrants go who are searching for a better life?\u00a0 America is the last line of defense against a new world that wants everyone to be \u201cequal\u201d and \u201caverage\u201d<\/p>\n

I will leave you with my favorite John F. Kennedy quote, \u201cAsk not what your country can do for you.\u00a0 Ask what YOU can do for your country.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0The best thing we \u2013 as Americans \u2013 can do for our country is STAND UNITED, vote AGAINST Socialism and work hard to make our dreams come true! \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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REMEMBER . . .<\/h2>\n

“FREEDOM is never more than one generation away from EXTINCTION.\u00a0 We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.\u00a0 It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
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