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Progressivism is a Totalitarian Religion

Posted: December 19, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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For the past several decades the political left in the United States has waged an all out war to eliminate all elements of Christianity from public view.  The most infamous example of this is the left’s war on Christmas.

Christmas has become the holiday that must not be named.  Nativity Scenes have been removed from government buildings.  Malls hardly have any decorations.  Schools across this country have banned all aspects of Christmas.

In the 1960s the Bible was banned from schools along with religious education.  No one is allowed to utter anything religious at commencement ceremonies.

The political left in the United States despises Christianity so fervently because its adherents do not want any competition from other religions.  Progressivism is their dominant belief system. 

Progressivism is most definitely the official religion of the political left in this nation.  I copied three definitions of religion from the Merriam Webster dictionary so you can see for yourself if Progressivism is in fact a religion.

a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

scrupulous conformity

I would define religion as a belief system based on faith rather then science or verifiable facts.  If you ever had a conversation with some one who identifies as a liberal or a progressive it would become obvious that Progressivism is a belief system entirely devoid of verifiable facts.  They believe what they have been indoctrinated into believing.  Debating with leftist using facts and logic is pointless.

Progressivism is a top down, all encompassing political belief system.  Because of that it is similar to Islam.  All aspects of life come under the control of Progressivism. This includes speech, healthcare, food, cars, the economy, every product you can buy, and what you believe.

Like all political philosophies of the left, progressivism is a collectivist belief system.  Individuals are not allowed to think for themselves or decide anything for themselves.  Progressivism is entirely groupthink. Individuals do not matter.  All that matters is group identity politics.

The political left here has worked hard to establish Progressivism as the official religion of the United States, in direct violation of the Establishment of Religion Clause of the First Amendment. This was never attempted by Christians.  All Christians want to do is freely exercise their religious beliefs, which is protected by the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the First Amendment.

The choice on November 5th is between Collectivism or Individualism

Posted: October 24, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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Kamala Harris is complete non-entity.  There is no substance to her at all.  Despite this she is the most dangerous person to ever seek the presidency.  She is dangerous because she serves as the front man for very dangerous people.  She is merely a ventriloquist dummy for rabid Marxists.

One of the central pillars of Marxism is the belief that individuals do not matter.  All individuals are completely subservient to the collective group, whether it be a race, a religion, or a nation.  The needs of the many always outweigh the needs individuals.  In a collectivists society individuals are always nothing more than sacrificial lambs.  In the 20th century 100 million individuals were murdered by collectivist regimes.  All collectivist societies deteriorate into totalitarianism, where individuals are nothing more than chattel.

The Democratic Party has been completely taken over by devoted collectivists. All forms of Cultural Marxism which have been crammed down the throats of all Americans, by so called Progressives, is pure collectivism.  These collectivist policies include abortion, transgenderism, progressive tax schemes, vax mandates, lockdowns, forced masking, everything else. 

Collectivists believe that only they are smart enough to make decisions for the masses.  Individuals have no right to make decisions for themselves.

If Kamala wins the presidency, or steals it like Joe Biden stole the presidency in 2020 she will complete the transformation of the United States into a collectivist totalitarian hellhole.

Donald Trump’s record on individualism is not perfect, however, it is far superior to that of any Democrat, especially Kamala Harris.  When he was president, Trump reversed many collectivist policies of previous Democrat administrations.  If he wins in two weeks he will continue to do so.  He will swing the pendulum well back towards the direction of individualism.

The Ten Best Robert Heinlein Novels

Posted: October 10, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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For more than four decades I have been a huge fan of the Science Fiction author Robert Heinlein.  There are three primary reasons why this is true. 

Robert Heinlein wrote extremely imaginative stories, most often with very unique plotlines.  Over and over again I’ve read the description on the back cover of one of his novels and said to myself that can’t possibly work, only to be proved wrong after being thoroughly entertained.

Robert Heinlein was not an ordinary science fiction author.  He was one of the pioneers of science fiction.  All of his novels and short stories were infused with exceptionally accurate science.   Science was the mainstay of all his works.

Robert Heinlein was a Libertarian in the truest sense of the word.  I’m not talking about the pseudo-libertarian tripe peddled by the Libertarian Party.  In just about every novel or short story he championed individualism and vilified collectivism.  He was not heavy handed about his libertarianism in his works.  Most often one of the main characters served as a spokesman for libertarian beliefs.

If was extremely difficult for me to select just my ten favorite Heinlein novels, out of the 40 plus I read.  I enjoyed every single one, with the exception of those written after 1980.  Beginning in 1980 Robert Heinlein suffered a series of mini strokes. These strokes, as he put it himself in an interview, scrambled his brains.  The five novels written after 1980 of his that I read were all lousy.

During his career Robert Heinlein wrote 13 juvenile novels.  These are among his best works.  They are only juvenile in the sense that the main characters are high school aged.  He did not talk down to his target audience.  The science is not watered down at all.

10. Space Cadet:  I know you are skeptical of this one based on the title.  I was too.  It was a thoroughly enjoyable juvenile novel about a group of teens who attend a service academy for the space patrol

9. Sixth Column: This novel is about a war where the United States is invaded and conquered by communists.  The strategy used by a small band of rebels to gain victory is truly imaginative.

8. Between Planets:  The plotline of this juvenile novel is impossible to describe because it is such a unique story idea.

7. Red Planet:  This juvenile novel starts off as a simple story about human colonists on Mars.  It ends up being a story about a battle for independence

6. The Puppet Masters: This novel is all about individualism versus collectivism.  Amoeboid alien creatures take total control of human beings

5. The Star Beast:  This juvenile novel about a teenaged boy and his truly unique alien pet is a most enjoyable roller coaster ride with so many plot twists.

4. Have Space Suit Will Travel:  In this juvenile novel, the main character is obsessed with traveling to the moon.  He eventually gets there and travels far beyond.

3. Starship Troopers: The movie based on this novel got one thing right, a war between humans and alien bugs takes place.  In the novel Progressive policies destroyed every nation including the US. Veterans fixed things, they alone took responsibility.  Because of this only veterans were allowed to vote and hold office. Many claimed that Heinlein sold out to the military industrial complex when he wrote this.  That is most untrue. 

2. Stranger in a Strange Land:  This is a philosophical treatise wrapped in a very unique and imaginative story.  With this novel Robert Heinlein proves that he is even more of a libertarian than I am, which is saying a lot.  He advocates for tearing down not only the state, but all societal norms such as monogamy and traditional Judeo-Christian values on sex.  The fact that I do not agree with everything he has to say here does not take away from my enjoyment of this novel.

1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress: This novel is a libertarian and a science fiction masterpiece.  The moon is a penal colony controlled by an oppressive earth federation. With the help of a sentient computer the moon gains its independence.                                                                       

I very much prefer the Heinleinian universe over the Asimovian universe

Posted: September 19, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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I recently finished reading the entire Foundation series by Isaac Asimov, all fifteen novels.  It has been several decades since I last read these masterpieces of Science Fiction.  When I read them previously I enjoyed them.  This time around I rather despised the entire lot. 

The writing is great and the science fiction is first rate, as good as I remembered it to be.  In the intervening decades since I last read these novels my political views evolved radically.  After reading several hundred books on politics and government I became a Libertarian. 

Unfortunately Isaac Asimov chose to cram the entire Foundation series full of the worst kind of collectivist refuse imaginable.  Collectivism was the central theme of the series.  Continuously Asimov denigrated individualism and praised collectivism.  At the climax of the final novel one character alone chooses a path that transforms the entire galaxy, and every one of the four quadrillion humans, into a single hive organism.

Ever since I was in high school I have been a huge fan of the author Robert Heinlein.  As my political awakening progressed my appreciation for Heinlein increased.  It is now an obsession. That is because Robert Heinlein was a Libertarian in the truest sense of the world.  A love for individualism and a hatred for collectivism is woven throughout most of his novels. This began with the short story Lifeline, which was the first thing he wrote, and continued through his last novel, To Sail Beyond the Stars.

Robert Heinlein was an exceptionally talented writer who wrote superb science fiction, with an emphasis on hardcore science.  His works are so great they can be read over and over again. 

The United States is such a mess because progressives have transformed this nation from a Constitutional Republic based on individualism into a collectivist hell.  Heinlein warned us about the evils of collectivism while Asimov praised collectivism.   

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