The blindingly obvious …

Some things are so apparent you wonder why so many people simply can’t connect the dots. Part of the reason, of course, is that there’s an ongoing effort by Democrats and their pals in the media to spin the news to hide what’s really going on.

When all you see and hear is being passed through a filter of liberal orthodoxy, what remains bears little resemblance to reality. It’s the world Democrats and liberals wish it were, instead of the world that actually is. It’s kind of like believing in affirmations – if you repeat what you want often enough it will come true. Unfortunately, that’s very close to the definition of insanity. 

In this liberal fantasy world we have nothing to fear but ourselves.  Mea culpa. 

No outside threat from Muslim extremists or a nuclear Iran compares to the perils of eating too much sugar, fat, carbs, or electing Republicans. Global warming, climate change, the extinction of species are our fault.  In fact, everything is our own fault as a people and a nation, except of course being uneducated, poor or unemployed in America. 

And who is to blame, then, for the uneducated, poverty and unemployment?  Why the Republicans, and the rich, which are one and the same in most cases. 

Liberal dogma dictates that the poor (especially minorities and immigrants) are all honest, hardworking folk who would never think of cheating, stealing or lying about anything. The poor would never, ever “work” the system to get benefits they don’t deserve.  Bad apples among them that do are such a teeny, tiny, infinitesimal fraction of the poor that they don’t really count.  

So liberals fight any attempt to police benefits awarded to the poor as a waste of time and money. Why look when you’re not likely to find anything? It’s the same with questioning who is actually voting.  Why bother when it’s obvious to right-thinking people that there’s no such thing as voter fraud? 

Also, in case you hadn’t noticed, to liberals the poor are also the majority of Americans, because anyone who is not rich must be poor.

Consequently, there is essentially no middle class anymore, except for union workers and public sector employees. Everybody else is either poor or rich.

The rich – which includes bankers, executives, and business owners in general – are all greedy exploiters of the poor, the environment, and helpless workers who are little more than corporate slaves. (Unless the rich are union leaders or liberal Democrats – then they get a pass.)

Minorities and women in this fantasy world are like children, to be instructed as to right and wrong, what to believe and what not to believe, and to be cared for and protected at all costs from a harsh, dog-eat-dog world. Although never spoken aloud, liberal Democrats believe in their hearts that minorities and women are simply not capable of making decisions without their guidance, nor capable of improving their lot in life without a lot of their assistance.  

So liberal Democrats like to propose a lot of laws to protect us from ourselves.  Obviously, we can’t be trusted to do the right thing. We need them to decide for us. They need to tell us what to eat and drink, what to buy, where to live, where to work and for how much, what kind of cars we should have, and how we should heat and cool our homes.  Otherwise, what would we do? 

Honestly, when you think about it, it’s kind of a bleak world liberal Democrats think we live in.  They think we are helpless without them. 

It’s as if they never got past Oliver Twist and the industrial revolution. Their world is full of the ever-present possibility of unspeakable horrors at the hands of the rich and powerful (those who are not liberal Democrats, of course), in an environment on the verge of collapse. Only their overt paternalism keeps the poor, minorities and women from starving in the streets, dying from obesity or lack of proper healthcare, and slows the pace of polar bears drowning in the receding polar ice. That same paternalism keeps the rich – unless liberal Democrats – from turning all of us into poorly paid slaves. 

And keeps us from doing harm to ourselves.  Or at least what they deem harm. 

Could just be me, but I don’t live in their world. I understand where liberal Democrats are coming from, but I don’t think they do. 

I’m sure many of them think what they’re doing is from the goodness of their hearts.  The cold hard truth is it’s really about making them feel good about themselves. It looks compassionate – and I’m sure that’s how they see it – but it’s actually self-centered.  If liberal Democrats – and their allies in the media – were all that into their causes, they’d be on the front lines, not simply writing checks or reporting sympathetic stories.

It’s easy to be liberal with other people’s money. It’s easy to support a law that doesn’t affect you personally.  It’s easy to be for raising the minimum wage if you’ve already made your money.   It’s easy to rail against fossil fuels when you can afford a Tesla. It’s easy to talk about the poor if you don’t associate with anyone who is.  It’s easy to tout alternative energy as long as it doesn’t interfere with your picture-perfect view on Cape Cod or the Hamptons.  And it’s easy to support gun control if you live in a safe neighborhood.

I think that’s what gets to me most. The blindingly obvious hypocrisy of liberal Democrats.      

Say what you want about Jimmy Carter, but he’s personally helped build houses for the poor. Jimmy’s a loon on a lot of stuff, but he’s been out there swinging a hammer. That’s more than I can say about the majority of self-righteous liberal blowhards in the news all the time.   

It’s one thing to talk the talk and to tell others how they should think and live; it’s another to follow the example you’re proposing yourself. 

If you think people aren’t paying enough taxes, get in front of the line – there’s nothing to prevent you from voluntarily paying more taxes than you owe.  If you don’t think people should own guns, fine – don’t own one.  If you think ObamaCare is great – go ahead, enroll and drop the plan you have now.  If you think we’re not spending enough on public education, be my guest and send your check to your local school district.  If you think schools are too segregated, send your own kids to predominantly minority public schools.

If you want to alleviate hunger among the poor, invite some to dine at your house. Homelessness?  Set up a shelter in your own neighborhood.

Worried about the environment and the ozone layer? Opposed to the Keystone Pipeline and fracking?  Learn to commute to work on a bike, or take mass transit, or better still – don’t go anywhere where you have to fly, or drive a long distance to get to.  At the same time, send a note to your utility company that you want to double-down on what they’re charging you now.    

Oh, and let anybody put up a wind turbine farm in your back yard.  Or in front of your beachfront home or rental, where it would actually work best. 

Want to welcome illegal immigrants to America?  Then go to the border and do it in person.  Even better, go live at the border full time. See for yourself what it’s like to gain the rich experience of exposure to diverse cultures and people from varied economic backgrounds and education right on your own doorstep. 

Any takers?  I don’t think so. 

There’s so much liberals could do, instead of just preaching to the rest of us about what we should be doing.  But they don’t. 

Because they are hypocrites.   That’s obvious.