Reality and Denial

The post below clears up the confusing and shifting definitions of Socialism touted by various Leftist factions and states the ultimate "moral" goal.  The Left loves to claim the moral high ground. Is it noble to use coercion to obtain one's goals?  Unfortunately far too many who are uninformed and/or uneducated in history fall victim to the deceitful and waffling discourse. The ultimate goal is made crystal clear by a staff writer at the socialist magazine Jacobin and a member of DSA . Democratic Socialist Clears It Up: “Truth Is, We Want to End Capitalism” Posted By: admin on: August 03, There’s been a lot of conflicting viewpoints and explanations about democratic socialism, the ideology claimed by Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party “It Girl” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and even former Sex and the City actress/Would-Be New York Governor Cynthia Nixon. Some people say it’s just a lighter version of capitalism, modeled off what they have in Norwegian countries ...

The following article is most interesting and thought-provoking. Is it time to re-open the birthright citizenship debate? Posted by neo-neocon    Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 5:00pm It’s an old question. And Europe answers it differently. Michael Anton has caused a furor by suggesting that birthright citizenship is not required by the US Constitution, as Fuzzy Slippers has previously discussed on this blog. Anton is quoted as having said this on Tucker Carlson’s show: You have to read the whole 14th Amendment. There’s a clause in the middle that people ignore or they misinterpret — “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” — ‘thereof’ meaning of the United States. What they’re saying is, if you’re born on US soil subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, meaning you’re the child of citizens or the child of legal immigrants, then you are entitled to citizenship. If you’re here illegally, if you owe allegiance to a fore...