Mark Caserta has been an opinion columnist for 22 years and is editor for Free State Patriot
January 3, 2023
Have you ever wondered how our nation got so upside-down? Well, it didn’t happen overnight.
And that’s what made it possible.
The most concerning dynamic in this dilemma is we have a nation comprised of a generation (or two) which frankly have never experienced the beauty and success of government of the people, by the people and for the people. They have no frame of reference to understand a viable, flourishing Democracy. And we’ve allowed it to happen.
The only reference they have is what they’ve been exposed to in their lifetime. And sadly, Christian conservatives haven’t been as fervent and determined in the fight. Don’t get mad at me. It’s the truth.
But it’s time we at least begin educating anyone who will listen to the reality that our nation is being destroyed by individuals who are willing to sacrifice our nation’s constitutional core to gain power.
It’s called the progressive movement and is driven by progressive, far left liberals.
In short, progressive liberalism is the perpetual attempt to undermine every pre-conceived notion of right and wrong. Values, principles or morality are predefined standards of behavior and have no place in the progressive vocabulary or playbook.
Liberalism is an ideology (Some say religion) that perverts and confounds every fact and precedent heretofore accepted as the norm. It leverages the process of “desensitization”, or the constant exposure to standards outside the norm in a relentless fashion.
Morality, if even considered, is on a sliding scale, variable to one’s passion and personal belief system.
For example, In the 1970’s one had to visit what was termed an “X-rated” theater to see many of the behaviors or hear some of the language to which we are now exposed on television – in prime time! Constant exposure is integral to the desensitization process. You get “used” to hearing or seeing it and it becomes less offensive in nature and more readily accepted as the norm.
Another example would be abortion. When Roe v. Wade was initially passed in 1973, it was done so with conditions involving the viability of the baby and the health of the mother. Now, abortions are performed with very few limitations, the least of which is the viability of the baby!
It may be simpler now to get an abortion, than it is to get a root canal. The murder of millions a babies every year isn’t even addressed by some politicians anymore.
I’m on a roll, so here’s another example.
Politicians used to hide their socialist tendencies. Now they run campaigns on them! Did you ever think you would see a day when U.S. politicians would openly run on socialist platforms and expect people to buy in? But over the years, the government has forced more and more people into government dependency, hence socialism sprouts from the seeds of addiction to government.
Campaigning on the premise “we will make your wildest dreams come true” has become the liberal Democrat mantra! It’s no longer restricted to Pedro’s campaign promise in Napoleon Dynamite, “If you vote for me, all your wildest dreams will come true.” Democrats have genuinely embraced that platform!
These current quandaries represent only a fraction of the present liberal state and are the result of individuals persistently applying pressure to expose the nation to more and more behaviors previously considered inappropriate.
This liberal attack is also omnidirectional, in nature. The tentacles of progressivism are regularly employed by corrupt politicians and right-wing media outlets who are espoused to the left and pledged to serve and protect this ideology.
Liberalism defiantly asks the question, “Who are you to define the norm?” And any person attempting to define “normal” behavior in society is accused of being racist, a bigot, or homophobe, and is obviously filled with hatred.
It’s the progressive theory of, “morality + conviction + common sense = discrimination”.
Consider a pre-meditated plan for creating a sociological environment where children, as young as elementary age, are exposed to extreme violence, sex, foul language, gender “choices” and anti-capitalistic content in the classroom. What if this methodology was employed years ago at a point in history where it would produce a generation or generations indoctrinated and desensitized to aberrations of these behaviors?
Do you know what we would have? Of course, you do! You’re living in it! Progressives had a plan to create a generation of followers and they’ve executed it perfectly!
Folks, this is progressive liberalism 101! Liberals began infiltrating the classroom and brain-washing your children under your very noses!
Why do you think liberal politicians have been profoundly against private schools and homeschooling? They can’t control the content! They can’t re-write history in their favor. Progressives would never allow a good classical education to stand in the way of progressivism!
Liberalism can only be promoted in a world replete with historical revisions and lies! It’s never worked and never will!
Remember, Progressive liberals and government hate anything or anyone they can’t control. And their agenda involves controlling everything – including you and your family!
Abe Lincoln said, “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”
Apparently, liberals were listening, while many of us were not. The fact is, Liberals work harder, are more united and more determined than conservatives.
And we have got to change that!
Haven’t you ever wondered why the Bible and its principles have become so terrifying to liberals? It’s simply because Biblical principles are the antithesis of liberal principles.
Even though our nation was built upon Biblical standards which can be found throughout all of our historical documents, progressives would be stopped dead in their tracks if “people who are called by His (God’s) name will humble themselves, seek Him in prayer and turn from their wicked ways”. The Bible says, “God would forgive our sins and heal our land”.
But this “healing” calls for repentance. Liberal progressives feel that they are gods within themselves and have nothing for which to repent. Hence the prerequisite of eliminating God’s Word in every venue in our nation – especially the schools!
The Bible is God’s law and liberals don’t want law defined for them, by anyone – even God. The Bible isn’t “inclusive” enough to suit their inclusive agenda, which ironically includes everyone except those who disagree!
The Bible offers a narrow gate passable only by the penitent. Liberal progressives don’t want gates, walls, fences, borders or anything that holds them to a behavioral standard. Their job is to question and redefine the standards – all of them!
So, now that you understand liberal progressivism, what are you going to do differently to prevent its advancement in society?
Whatever you do, don’t expect things to change rapidly. We must be as fervent and as patient as liberals were in our gameplan.
Where would you begin and when do you start? I’ll be sharing some answers in upcoming columns.
But imagine this: What would you attempt to do in life if you knew it were impossible to fail? (Read Philippians 4:13)
Until next time – Be Blessed and be engaged.
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