Revising History

 Questions for liberals -

1.  Who sent the first American combat troops into Vietnam?

            John F. Kennedy

2.  Who escalated the Vietnam war?

            Lyndon Johnson

3.  What president started drawing down American troops in Vietnam his first day in office?

            Richard Nixon

4.  What political party was founded for the primary purpose of ending slavery?

            Republican

5.  Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves?

            Abraham Lincoln, a Republican

6.  Which political party welcomed the first three black people as members of the Senate?

            Republican

7.  Has the growth of the welfare state done anything to solve the problems of poverty, drug abuse, inferior education, and hopelessness in the inner cities of America?

            No, they have gotten worse

8.  Has the distribution of income in America become more equitable under Barack Obama?

            No, the disparity has become much greater. 

9.  Have African-Americans gained responsible positions at the top levels of every profession and activity in America over the last fifty years?

            Yes, in every endeavor

10.  If African-Americans have become successful corporate executives, doctors, lawyers, educators, entrepreneurs, and politicians, was that due to affirmative action or the intelligence and hard work of those who became successful?

            Debatable, but most of the successful ones would say hard work

The greatest revision of American history occurred following the greatest cleavage in American history.  Nearly all of the polarization in American society can be traced back to the 1960's.  The cleavage was caused by two tumultuous events - the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement.  Somehow the Democrats have emerged as the heroes and the Republicans the villains, despite the indisputable facts that a Democrat started America's participation in the war, a Democrat escalated it, and a Republican wound it down.  Why do Republicans always get the blame?  If The Vietnam War was a mistake, it was brought to us by Democrats.

Regarding civil rights, few seem to know that a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than Democrats did in both houses of Congress.  Few seem to know that a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 than did Democrats in both houses of Congress.  Somehow the issue of equal rights for all, an ideal no one in their right mind could oppose, was transformed by the Democrats who controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress into the socialist concept of an unaffordable welfare state controlled by an expanding central government that dominates the economy and limits personal freedom.  The welfare state has led to violent poverty stricken inner cities, the destruction of the traditional family, and inescapable dependency on government.  It has been a complete failure.

Someone needs to inform those who vote for Democrats that they have done nothing for them.  They presume African-Americans are inferior and need preferential support to succeed.  Republicans believe African-Americans are just as intellectually capable as anyone else in being equal contributors to the social fabric and economic prosperity of America.  Republicans also recognize that there are many among us of every ethnic group that do need help, and they believe in providing support to those who truly need it.  What Republicans don't believe in is throwing away money to government programs that not only don't work but make the problems worse, sustaining the poverty and crime of the inner cities and creating dependency.  Unfortunately, Democrats do believe in those programs, for no other reason than they buy them votes.

As long as liberals are in charge of establishing educational curriculums, writing the school books, and controlling America's educators through the teachers unions, our children will not be learning the important truths about American history, American values, and the freedom and prosperity we have created and shared throughout the globe.  And as long as the liberals control the majority of the sources of information in America, i.e., the news media, the broadcast networks, the ivory towers of social policy institutions, and the entertainment industry, the revised history they created will continue to be reinforced.  That is called brainwashing supplemented by propaganda, and it is what the Democrats do best.