The old folks down south had a saying when I was growing up that went something like this: “That fella is just whistling past the graveyard.”
As with many of those wise sayings and metaphors, such as “an empty wagon makes the most noise,” you never learn the true meaning until later in life.
An empty wagon refers to someone who does not have anything in their head, therefore, they are the ones who make the most noise to cover their incompetence. Whistling past the graveyard referred to a person who fails to see the real issues they are facing.
And so here we are today in America, and both sayings have relevance, the former more so than the latter. Everyone is screaming, shouting, rioting, looting, and committing acts of violence in the name of combatting “systemic racism.” Truly, there are many folks, empty wagons, making a lot of noise, while so many others are whistling past the graveyard, not grasping the real issue in America.
The bottom line is simple: The Great Society – the grand endeavor of the progressive, racist President Lyndon Baines Johnson, has failed. Fifty-five years later, we are witnessing the -- shall I say it --“chickens coming home to roost.”
The Great Society, also known as the infamous War on Poverty was launched as every other government top-down solution is, with great promise and “noble” intention. It was an updated version of Roosevelt’s “chicken in every pot” solution.
What Johnson and his ilk believed was that they could manipulate the outcomes in the lives of individuals and create equality. They embraced the notion that the government could “level the playing field,” and with a plethora of government subsistence programs, all would be well.
In reflection, we should all agree, and stop whistling past the graveyard, that this was a program intended to do one thing -- create economic enslavement, dependency.
The Great Society blunder has resulted in the modern-day 21st century economic plantation in which American inner-cities have absolutely cratered.
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https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/06/great-society-has-failed-lt-colonel-allen-west/
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I don't know why people say that the great society has failed. It has not failed, it has done exactly what it was intended to do; create a permanent class of people completely dependent on the government.
We must all get out and vote, from little local elections all the way to choosing a President. Don't be afraid to speak out, we have been timid for way too long!
Trump always says it best, this time again when he tweeted, "I will ALWAYS stand against socialism....My Admin has always stood on the side of FREEDOM and LIBERTY." That is why we need to eliminate the fake news and all opposition to Trump here in the great United Stated of America. If Trump doesn't take total control over the country and rules over every nook of it (Congress, judiciary, media, state and local governments, etc), we will not retain our freedom and liberty.
that's the reason I am going to vote for him come November because he stands for freedom.
This is the most important election of our lifetime. If we don't get out and vote this November we will lose our great Republic. There will be no do-over or another chance.
Agree
Democrats got the Black vote away from Republicans with Social Security. They intended to keep that Black vote forever by enslaving Blacks on this new plantation..
I am a black man and I am not going to vote for Democrats as long as I live.
Actually, it wasn't a blunder.
It did EXACTLY what it was supposed to do, destroy the USA.
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