The Voice of the Left & The Sword of Justice
With the founding of this informational (due in part to the efforts of a fellow political thinker and trouble maker in Great Britain) I have dedicated the website to the personal views of myself and hopefully many other leftist Americans. In the United States today, we are seeing a great deal of watering down of the message of the real left. The Democrats are opening up the flood gates of social conservatism and religion into the party and indeed into the overall ideology. The Green Party is too heavily focused on issues that people do not face every single day and are largely too idealistic to be taken seriously. The other left wing parties are shattered and broken, focused on fighting between themselves and not looking towards the future politically.
I will voice my opinions on various issues of the day and comment on topics I consider to be important to the country. I will point out when political figures are wrong, when something in our society is running afoul and will ask questions when things just don't seem right. Most importantly, I will not be afraid to be critical of my own allies in politics for things they do wrong. All too often in this country and in other places, people are told simply to shut up and listen. Well now it is my turn to talk and their turn to listen.
On the soapbox, there is no surrender!
3 comments:
Excellent post and direction of what a blog is meant to be. Politics nowadays is more of a "shut up and get in line" exercise instead of what it should be - that frank, blunt discussion of ideas and values that will benefit the community, country and the environment around us.
Fight the power and raise some hell buddy!
Thank you very much for your comment Tim. It is people like you, fighting for what you believe in that continues to provide hope to so many people.
I linked a Buchanan speech to my blog, now i know you disagree with Buchanan on most issues (though i think on trade, you two are fairly close), but at the end of his speech to the 1999 Iowa straw poll he quoted Jack Kennedy which i think was very apt and heartfelt for a man who - whether we agree or not - always stood by his principles and was willing to put them to electoral tests, putting himself on the line instead of hiding behind paper.
Here's the quote:
"I know there is a God and I know that He hates injustice. I see the storm coming and I know His hand is in it. But if there's a place and a part for me, I believe, I am ready"
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