During the 2012
election, the Obama campaign launched a cartoon ad called “The Life of Julia,” showing
the life of a fictional woman from ages 3 to 67. Julia had a child, but the ad
made no mention of the child’s father, of Julia’s family or her church. Her life was
defined by interactions with government programs that supposedly take care of
people from cradle to grave.
Liberals support
this vision of society, which they combine with grievance about victimhood. Except
for prosperous white Protestant males, everyone is supposedly a victim of
something.
Victims are told
there’s no use taking responsibility for your own life. You can’t win. Leave it
to government to make things right.
Many people
believe these unfulfillable promises, especially in big cities and on the East
and West coasts. In colleges, grievance is taught big time.
For the mentally
unstable, victimhood and grievance have special appeal. For a few people, feelings
of hopelessness and revenge induce them to commit mass murder.
As liberalism
has advanced, mass murder has become more common. Gun control won’t help. Removing
liberals from office probably would.
Sent
to newspapers on October 12, 2017.
