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American Values

The American Ideals and Values category includes posts on freedom and liberty, equality and rights, the battle between liberals and conservatives and most important, what it means to be American.

The bulwarks of American greatness espoused by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution have been replaced by ideals and values dictated by increasingly divisive, polarized politics.

The growing might of a America's radical left undermines, re-imagines, and destroys our fundamental beliefs about what is good, morally justifiable, and worth protecting at any cost, whether that means protecting the sovereignty of our borders, defending the First Amendment, affirming property rights violated by squatters, or saying no to thriving, pro-terror antisemitism on college campuses.

President Biden's weaponized justice, covert censorship, election manipulation, and autocratic executive orders reimagined our great nation and started us down the path to social, economic, and moral decline.

We no longer live in the America envisioned by our Founders. We have devolved into a vicious, valueless Banana Republic for the sake of delivering overwhelming power to one political party.

Resentment is Poison to Our Country and It’s Growing

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Left-wing activists, liberal politicians, school administrators, teachers, mayors, and public officials everywhere are openly encouraging Americans to resent our country, values, history, culture, and even our own people. Their resentment is poison to our country. It's also a bounty for the political left. Leftists hope that growing resentment will drive people away from the … [Read more...] about Resentment is Poison to Our Country and It’s Growing

Oxymorons for Democrats: Conflicting Words Hide Big Lies

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It’s a good thing that the policy positions between Republicans and Democrats are so often irreconcilable. Deadlock stops our government from doing the kinds of reckless, unethical things that Democrats are doing now like spending trillions on the radical left's priorities while they lie about how the money is all for the people. By now we've had a pretty good taste of what … [Read more...] about Oxymorons for Democrats: Conflicting Words Hide Big Lies

Grace, Gratitude, Gratefulness are Not Democratic Values

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I didn't watch the Oscars this year or last year, for that matter. Watching performers get on their stump about what's wrong with a country that hands them massive wealth for playing make-believe doesn't sit well. Neither does listening to athletes defame America for making them rich playing games. Grace, gratitude, and gratefulness are not values for liberals and especially … [Read more...] about Grace, Gratitude, Gratefulness are Not Democratic Values

We Stand for Democracy Means Corporations Support This?

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It's embarrassing to watch big business line up to bully Georgia into doing the Democrat Party's bidding. Corporations are making a ridiculous, albeit irrelevant claim that "We Stand for Democracy." If they were more honest about their values they would add "because we're afraid to say no." This is the era of capitalist cowardice. The fear of woke retaliation's impact on the … [Read more...] about We Stand for Democracy Means Corporations Support This?

7 Great Things About America Biden is Destroying Now

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President Biden has already racked up an impressive list of accomplishments. He proved he can destroy some of the great things about America without any help from Congress. All it takes is a pen and someone to tell him where to sign. The executive orders Biden signed on Day One were just the beginning of a series of bad moves, misjudgments, blunders, lies, and flagrantly … [Read more...] about 7 Great Things About America Biden is Destroying Now