November 9 2009 marks 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell. It was an epochal event in international politics, European politics and for all of those who love freedom. It was the beginning of the end for Soviet socialism.
The event should be celebrated by all Americans. It was a great hour for the United States of America. The goal of defeating the Soviet Union and liberating the peoples of Central and Eastern Europe were realized.
Reflecting on the event, it is clear that it was the end for only one form of socialism. Other forms remain, and are alive and well in the United States, Canada, and European countries.
President Obama is not going to Berlin to celebrate the demise of socialism. Curious that.
He was so anxious to go there during the campaign. He is not going, no doubt, because it is not something he wants to celebrate. He is laboring hard to bring socialism to the United States, and does not want to call attention to the evil that is socialism or to the joy of the millions who liberated themselves from its tyranny.
Better to ignore it. The fellow travelers in the Old Media will ignore it as well since it makes all things socialistic, such as state control of the economy, look bad. Hollywood and the rest of popular culture has as well.
Americans, and freedom-loving peoples worldwide, must realize that socialism comes in many forms. There was the Soviet form and it was defeated.
Other forms have not been defeated. Particularly, the Gramscian-Frankfurt School form, which operates slowly, and through established institutions, like the educational system, media, popular culture, and the Democratic Party.
1989 is something to celebrate and should be celebrated especially given the efforts to ignore it. But while celebrating we must remain aware that socialism has not been defeated. It operates under different names but the goal is the same.
1989 is a year of freedom and casting off governmental oppression. 2009 is a year of government expansion and inviting governmental oppression under the guise of helping those less fortunate.
Freedom loving people must be aware of socialism in all of its forms. The form advanced by Barack Obama is as great a threat to liberty as any other form of socialism.
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