What is socialism and who is a socialist?

What is socialism and who is a socialist?

If like most people you think that socialism only existed in the past, this piece may interest you.

 

Socialism is a socio-economic philosophy that seeks to first create a division among economic classes and then exploit that manufactured conflict to forcibly confiscate and redistribute the wealth from the most productive and thus wealthiest members of society to the poorest and thus least productive ones.

 

So what’s wrong with this you say? The rich never pay their fair share anyway and we all could use a little wealth redistribution from the wealthy to us, right?

 

Not so right! Socialism takes away individual freedom in order to equalize the status of those who are high economic producers with those who are low to extremely low economic producers. Any socio-economic program that attempts to institute such equality endangers freedom. Once individual freedom is lost, there will not even be equality among the un-free.

 

It is after all people of wealth, those high economic producers, who can afford to invest in research and development of new ideas which lead to the creation of new businesses and jobs. Innovation comes from unfettered individual efforts not from government bureaucracies whose chief interest is self perpetuation. At a time when our nation most needs innovation to successfully take on the challenge to develop new domestic energy sources, is it truly wise to stifle the source of funding for such innovation? History says no.

 

Historically socialism has failed to deliver its lofty promise of social justice in country after country including Russia, China, Cuba, Albania, North Korea, and Vietnam. This history of consistent failure exists because socialism fails to allocate resources according to market needs. It instead allocates resources based on the direction of a single leader or group of leaders.

 

It is hard to believe that despite such a record of historical failure socialism is still being promoted and sold to the people of America and still under the guise of the ultimate in social justice. Who is doing this? If you haven’t guessed by now, it is Barack Obama and his administration who are trying to sell America this old stale bill of goods under a cleverly designed brand of “change”. The democrats like to talk about the insanity of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I’m curious to know why this doesn’t apply to the failed policies of socialism that Obama has pursued in the past two years!

Obama’s policies maybe wrapped in pretty words, but they are the same old, tired and failed Marxist ideologies of two centuries ago!

How to Cook Rice That’s Delicious Every Time

How to Cook Rice That’s Delicious Every Time

Measure out the grains of rice you intend to use for cooking and out them into your cooking pot. This can be a ceramic or glass casserole with a well-fitting lid for cooking in the microwave (if you have a microwave that has a rice setting) or a pot with a well-fitting lid for stove top cooking.  Generally ¼ cup of rice per person is just about the right amount. Next rinse the rice several times with cold water until the rinse water is clear. Most of the time 5 to 7 rinses will do the job. When the rinse water finally runs clear, pour out all the water from the cooking pot and add the flowing ingredients to the rice and stir:

 

For every 1 cup of rice add:

1 tablespoon butter or olive oil

I teaspoon salt

1&1/2 cups water (For the best possible taste use only filtered water unless your area’s tap water is good to drink without filtration)

 

Next put your pot’s lid on and proceed to cook your rice using one of the following methods:

 

Microwave: Use your microwave’s rice setting. Microwaves with this setting have excellent directions generally found directly on the microwave itself. If not, consult your microwave’s owner’s manual.

 

Stove top: Bring the pot to a rolling boil over high. Wrap the lid of the pot securely in a clean dishtowel so that no part of the dish towel is anywhere near the heat source on your stove. Secure the ends of the dishtowel with a rubber band if necessary. Stir the pot and cover with your towel-wrapped lid. Reduce heat to the lowest possible setting and simmer for 25 minutes.

 

For flavored rice, simply add the flavorings of your choice to the pot along with water and proceed with the same cooking method.

 

After cooking using either method gently fluff the grains of rice apart with a fork before serving and enjoy!

 

If you would like to know how to cook rice with various flavorings, please check the Queen’s Blog for more recipes.

Who is George Soros, and Why Should You Care?

Who is George Soros, and Why Should You Care?

 

In these crucial times for our nation we must all be fully aware of what is going on, and who is trying to manipulate our opinions and why. The current prime mover of voter manipulation and fraud in America is a person who you may not have heard of before now or if you have you have only heard his name mentioned in passing. He is one George Soros and he wants you to vote his way, but you may want to think twice after you learn who he is and what he stands for.

Soros’ own sanitized biography paints him as a Jewish survivor of Nazi-occupied Hungary who became a self-made billionaire through studying economics in England, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1961 and then making a multibillion-dollar fortune as a financier who lead the way in creating hedge funds. The real story, however, is much more interesting and definitely far more sinister.

Soros was in fact a Nazi COLLABORATOR who over the course of his life has authored books painting him as a so-called “stateless statesman”, and a “philanthropist” and who has donated $5 billion of his now $8.5 billion fortune through his principal vehicle, the Open Society Institute (OSI). Upon further examination however, it becomes apparent that OSI has in fact passed these “donations” on to far left radical pressure groups, such as MoveOn.org, eco terrorism groups like Sea Shepherds, Earth First and the Ruckus Society, and organizations that work to free Islamist terror suspects based on legal technicalities involving the violation of their “civil rights”.

What’s far more sinister is that Soros is not merely a hands-off donor. He has an agenda of toppling democratic governments whose voter verdicts he opposes. According to OSI’s own website “Soros is personally involved in planning and implementing many of the foundation network’s projects.” Furthermore Soros covers his true motives under the guise of “philanthropy”, allowing him to pull off covert manipulations of our democratic process toward his own ends.

Interestingly enough Soros first began this type of covert activism work supporting organizations that played a role in undermining the weakened communist regimes of Eastern Europe in the 1980’s. Since 2003, however, he has painted the United States as a fascist regime and has made tearing down America the central focus of his efforts using his vast resources.

For example he gave Moveon.org a $5 million donation thus giving the once lunatic fringe organization the power and influence it now wields over the Democratic Party. His money enabled MoveOn.org to place the now infamous full-page New York Times ad that branded General Petraeus “General Betray Us.” Soros has funded Moveon.org and directed it to use those funds to wage professional public relations campaigns depicting President Bush as a Nazi, a view that Soros personally espouses.

But that’s not where it ends! Soros has also funded spin organizations like Media Matters whose sole purpose is to provide distorted conservative political statements as grist for the mills of leftist politicians and media. Media Matters in conjunction with MoveOn.org managed to succeed in denying incumbent Lieberman the Democratic nomination for Senate in Connecticut. Their joint efforts not only drove the moderate  Lieberman out of his own party, they also managed to intimidate any other Democrats, including today’s group running for office, from challenging any Soros-financed pressure group.

The scariest of all is what Soros has done to manipulate and steal elections from the US electorate. Soros has funded two criminal groups, Americans Coming Together (ACT) and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which were both sanctioned recently by the Federal Election Commission for fraud. After giving a combined total of $11.5 million to these organizations, Soros now claims to have stopped all such efforts but curiously runs a rich-man’s club called “Democracy Alliance” that has donated $20 million to shady activist groups like ACORN.

In addition Soros’ pet organization, Moveon.org promotes “paper-trail” electronic voting in the U.S. This is the same system that Venezuela used to disastrous ends, where charges of electronic fraud and ballot secrecy violations destroyed confidence in the system and established Chavez’s dictatorship.

 

These are by no means all the questionable covert activities that Soros has sponsored! They are, however, more than enough for us as voters in a free society to pause and ask ourselves some serious questions. Questions like: Why has the Democratic Party swung so far to the left in recent years? Why did the Democratic Party choose a presidential candidate whose only qualification is espousing a far left agenda over a candidate who scored so much better with Middle America voters? Why did Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton both refuse to vote to support a symbolic sanction against Moveon.org for the defamation of General Petraeus? Why are the Democratic Party and Barrack Obama (he served as ACORN’s attorney) so closely tied to criminal organizations that seem determined to commit voter fraud? Could it be that they are following the will of their powerful puppet master, George Soros, who is determined to destroy America?

Glenn Beck’s GBTV Begins Its Inaugural Season

Glenn Beck’s GBTV Begins Its Inaugural Season

Today’s date, September 12, became a significant one for Glenn Beck after the September 11 attacks of 2001 but this year it acquired even more significance as it marked the beginning of his GBTV enterprise. GBTV is akin to a TV channel but it is only available at GBTV.com via paid subscription.

I must say I had my doubts about the quality of content as well as the quality of streaming but the 14-day free trial subscription emboldened me to try it, and am I glad I did! The show content was even better than when Beck was at Fox and the streaming was in HD and of fantastic quality. After just one show I have already decided I am staying with it for an entire year!

If you are a Glenn Beck fan and you have missed his show on Fox, GBTV is just the ticket for you! It is well worth the subscription price and the GBTV people make it easy for you to subscribe, pay and watch.  If you are interested just click on the link below to take advantage of the free 14-day trial offer! You will almost certainly get hooked and won’t want to cancel, but if you don’t it is equally as easy to cancel. Hey, you know it’s Glenn Beck, an exemplary man of honor, so what else would you expect? Just relax and enjoy! :-)

 

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