Sissy Willis' Dad wonders:
Did the Communists/Marxists/collectivists win the nation's hearts and minds, after all, by entering through the back door, infiltrating our schools, colleges, universities and other opinion-shaping institutions?
One of the problems associated with the destruction of the Soviet Union is that we have lost track of all the Marxists. Whereas they used to be contained (well, mostly) within the Soviet Union, when that country disintegrated, those who were "believers" dispersed and went underground.
Now it has always been true that there have been Marxist infiltrators in the US and Europe; the history of the Vietnam war protest movement shows direct Soviet involvement.
But it is also true that on the day the Soviet Union collapsed, devoted Marxists did not just suddenly become believers in capitalism. Many of those handling Soviet operatives whose task it was to spread Marixism throughout the world suddenly had to get a job.
In my opinion, it is quite likely that these folks would turn to their networks and co-opt leftist organizations to continue the work they believed in.
And yes, many of those organizations existed, and continue to exist, within the US.
We can see it in organizations like ANSWER, and Greenpeace, and Amnesty International. What passes for Liberalism in America these days is predominantly neo-Marxists. The so-called "neo-cons" are the old school Liberals who have fled from this neo-Marxist hostile takeover to the Republican Party, transforming it in their wake.
And we have to acknowledge that many of the psuedo-intellectuals that were involved in the anti-war movement during the sixties are now firmly entrenched within the education and media establishments.
But there is a difference between the US and Europe with regards to the influence they wield. Europe has embraced Socialism and the corresponding decadence to which this ultimately leads. For the most part, the capitalistic, individualism of America has mitgated the worst effects of decadence.
Because of our self-reliant nature (due mostly to capitalism and immigration) we are still a long way from succumbing to this particuar form of rot.
So I'm not worried today about the supposed "success" of Mr. Moore's film or the anti-American agenda of the media and the educational institutions.
I believe that as long as the US has healthy capitalistic institutions and a strong influx of immigrants, we will be fine; the dividing line between soft America and hard America is the marketplace.
But we must also realize that as our former allies fall to decadence, we must strive even harder to maintain our military might and encourage democracy in areas that are not yet rotted by decadence.
Areas just like the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the countries of Eastern Europe who had direct experience of the iron hand of Communism.
As the world realigns, these will be our new allies, and Old Europe will be our new enemies.
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