Obama’s infantile gun-control campaign
The use of children to front a potentially big overhaul of Americans’ constitutional rights is really about silencing dissent, exploiting the wide-eyed innocence of worried children to try to shame those adults who still dare to say: “But what about my constitutional rights?” Indeed, it is normally only the most censorious, authoritarian regimes or groups that use children to front or follow through political campaigns. Who can forget the Child Spies in George Orwell’s 1984, those “ungovernable little savages” whose simplistic moralism made them the perfect monitors of adult behaviour? Today, all sorts of fundamentally anti-democratic, anti-masses campaigns – from Green efforts to guilt-trip us over our carbon use to Mary Whitehouse-style demands to censor wicked art – exploit or evoke children to get their message across. And that message is: “It doesn’t matter what you adults believe or want or desire – the feelings of children are way more important.”
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If you have to trot out the kids you’ve already lost the argument.
Kataklysmic on January 19, 2013 at 11:22 AM
And then you give us an example from a work of fiction? There are real life examples of authoritarian regimes using children in that manner. But I’m assuming the author was aware if he mentioned Hitler, Stalin or Castro everyone would have lost their minds.
ButterflyDragon on January 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM
The unsavory use of fear, guilt and sophamoronic arguments have helped the Obama Campaign consolidate power up until now, so why stop?
forest on January 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM
“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.”
–Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler [Publ. Houghton Miflin, 1943, Page 403]“
Flange on January 19, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Obama likes to gang up. Remember the doctors in their white coats? He’s weak.
CW on January 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Molon Labe
trs on January 19, 2013 at 11:37 AM
Flange I don’t believe that was really written by Hitler. From Libertariannews:
I suspect , though, that Hitler would have agreed.
CW on January 19, 2013 at 11:39 AM
I wanted to lift an excerpt from the article but the entire article is good, verbatim.
It missed only one line – Obama, since hour one of the tragedy, has been feeding on carrion.
They are all vultures, of the bad kind. These are dark ages.
Decency is dead in America. Obama killed the last shred of it.
The Obamas will party on and the fools will cheer. They don’t give a damn about your or anyone’s children.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 11:52 AM
If he was serious about the problem, it would be about violence, not guns.
He’s serious about guns…taking them away. By any means possible, legal, extra-legal, whatever. Ends justifying the means and all..
He hates the idea of someone being able to defend themselves against a government that he’s taken over.
ProfShadow on January 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM
One more thing – Obama is always infantile/puerile, a narcissistic teenager, who will always be mentally underdeveloped.
A grown up would lead the great land.
He divides and destroyes her.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM
destroys, but it’s all the same.
On Monday have some root canals or colonoscopies, in his ‘honor’. He doesn’t deserve more respect.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 11:59 AM
Decency is not dead. I see it expressed here and elsewhere every day.
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 11:59 AM
Even from you.
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM
http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-thought-to-brighten-your-day.html
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Here
It appears you may be right…
right2bright on January 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Everything bho does is ‘infantile’. bho is a spoiled rotten little brat that stomps his feet and threatens to hold his breath till he turns blue if he doesn’t get his way. And on top of that bho is a horrible nasty bully against anyone who disagrees with him!
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letget on January 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM
davidk, it is dead. A decent land doesn’t reward such an impertinent narcissistic thug.
Plus, a decent land is not comprised of a majority of absolute moochers/looters.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM
It is childish fear, but there’s definitely some vindictiveness and maneuvering on the part of your elected statist at play. Especially since the patriotic pursuit of constant vigilance over the 2nd Amendment is mainly a Conservative ideal. This is the real driver behind all this. It’s not the kids. It’s always about starting a fight with political foes when in power as fueled by the institutionalized Left, starting with the campaign to seize and mold public opinion to get their way and censoring opposing views or inconvenient facts.
The progressive statist doesn’t fear the statistically rare nutjob who’s gonna snap and go postal at any given time in a random public place. What he truly fears and loathes is the stable, hard-working, tax-paying, Bible-clinger who collects guns and shoots for sport or food. The kind of guy that has a copy of the Constitution in the pocket of his flannel shirt, understands it better than any statist ever could, and when pushed may gladly die to defend it. The scariest, freakiest thing of all–more than the bullet-riddled children whose corpses they walk over–is the true believer. For he is very inconveniently standing in the way.
RepubChica on January 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM
My function here is not to be decent. It is only trifold:
1. Laugh at fools, with lots of Schadenfreude.
2. Expose tyrannical thugs.
3. Occasionally smirk at wit, from any source.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 12:12 PM
A decent land is not comprised of so many fools who don’t appreciate a constitution which makes them freer than any other plebs on Earth.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 12:13 PM
I have to believe that there were some “indepdenent” voters that were disgusted by Obama trotting out those kids.
Then again, he exploited a child for a photo-op when he signed ObamaCare into law, surrounded by tax cheats, nutjobs, and extremists.
visions on January 19, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Thanks, I don’t think I’ll be posting that anymore.
Flange on January 19, 2013 at 12:21 PM
You function well in spite of being an excitable boy.
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:25 PM
If it is dead, are you not just tilting at windmills?
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:27 PM
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:28 PM
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Atlas shrugged and it ain’t unshrugging any time soon.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 12:31 PM
http://twitchy.com/2013/01/19/afp-michigans-deputy-director-tweets-pic-of-death-wish-aimed-at-her-kids/
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:46 PM
davidk on January 19, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Gun violence is a D problem.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM
Schadenfreude:
It’s clear you’re very angry/depressed since that terrible night last November, and no one can blame you. You’re one of my favorite posters and let me assure you this awful excuse for a President and his toxic cohorts will go the way of all past failures at the Presidency. We have survived the corruption of Ulysses Grant, the uselessness of Chester Arthur, the cluelessness of Jimmy Carter, and the embarrassment of Bill Clinton. We will survive this. Keep the faith, and KEEP ON POSTING!
teacherman on January 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM
teacherman on January 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM
I’m not depressed. I’m just a disgusted realist.
52% of moochers is a huge tipping point. You ain’t gon’ turn that back. Look at the weasels on the right.
Thank you for the good words and all the best to you and yours.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 1:23 PM
Idiots
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 1:25 PM
Schad,
Glad you’re not depressed. Debilitating condition.
I share your disgust, but as a realist I’m sure you’re aware that reality has a way of rearing its ugly head eventually, and the weasels (VERY appropriate description) on both sides will be forced to face their sins against this great country.
Thank YOU for your very informative links, occasional hilarious comments, and always thoughtful opinions.
Very best to you and yours also.
FYI I actually DID have a root canal on MLK day two years ago. I’d gladly have six more without novocaine if it would speed the calendar up four years. And I’m at an age where I shouldn’t be wishing any more of my life away.
teacherman on January 19, 2013 at 1:37 PM