America's Youth vs. Big Government

Within the past couple of weeks an article was released that does a great job describing the political divide in the United States.  Written by Angelo Codevilla and published in the American Spectator, America’s Ruling Class — and the Perils of Revolution brilliantly explains how we have a “ruling class” in this country that believes they are superior to the rest of the country.  These people feel they deserve the right to decide how others lead their lives.  On the flip side, Codevilla labels the remainder of the country the “country class”.  The “country class” encompasses the majority of Americans who disagree with the big government regime and are not part of the political and intellectual elite.  The battle between these two classes will surely determine the direction of the country.  Our book actually captures much of what Codevilla draws on in his essay, albeit in a much less eloquent manner.  The youth of America truly belong to the “country class” and the “ruling class” of big government Democrats and Republicans, intellectual elites, and mainstream media have determined that they know better than us and have pledged to direct our lives and our behavior through their progressive vision.

How does Codevilla classify the “country class”?  I think he probably says it best when he states (the) “differences between Bushes, Clintons, and Obamas are of degree, not kind.”  Certainly we all know that Bush and Obama are different on some of their views, but truly when we examine their behavior patterns and voting records, they really aren’t that different.  Bush and Obama both have increased our deficit by trillions, fought expensive foreign wars, sought amensty programs for illegals, and supported domestic wiretapping.  I would agree that it is only a difference of degree between the two!

The “ruling class” rise to prominence is usually due to their privilege, not work ethic.  Ruling class leaders are often born into this privilege or at least taught and socialized through progressive indoctrination at all levels of education, most often at the highest quality Ivy League schools.  Many of these leaders have even gone through their entire lives never having worked a private sector job- Devil Geithner comes to mind!  These people dominate thought through suppression of counter thought.  Great examples are speech codes at universities, internet censorship and restriction, and campaign finance laws- all extensively covered in our book.  They simply circumvent constitutional law to further their ideology and oppress the “country class”.  The “ruling class” has been doing this since the “progressive” and “new deal” eras and have increased their power through recent crisis grabs set forth from the recent economic collapse.  Give an inch and they’ll take a mile.

How has the “ruling class” been able to maintain and increase power?  There is not a simple answer to this question.  Certainly fear mongering the public has helped them to grab more power.  After 9/11 we were fighting an unnecessary war and soon were being monitored through wire tap by the government.  After the 2008 economic collapse we suddenly bailed auto companies, banks, mortgage lenders, and a whole host of others.  These bailouts (of the very people who helped create the mess) have caused a chain reaction what Codevilla calls “dependence economics”.  The very people who have been helped (or saved) at the expense of the average American taxpayer have now become dependent on government subsidies and giveaways.  More government money gets pumped in and the votes go back to those who will continue the cycle…big government rulers.  Think big banks (Goldman Sachs #1 donor to Obama), insurance companies (#1 lobbyist group due to health care takeover), defense industry, teachers and other governement unions, and trade/service unions (SEIU’s Stern has so far been #1 on the white house visitors log, more than Obama’s own cabinet members).  This chain of dependence must be broken for the “country class” to regain their sovereignty.

What can be done to fix this problem?  Of course this is the most difficult question.  Codevila suggests that it will not be simple, but there are some things that can be done.  Voting out the big government supporters seems to be the most likely first step.  Unfortunately, this does not just mean voting out Democrats and voting in Republicans.  Remember, many Republicans are members of the “ruling class” and have contributed to our problems.  We must vote in liberty-minded Republicans or independents that will resist government spending and waste, thus taking away the carrot that big government politicians are able to dangle over the dependent supporters of their regime.  Other solutions include publicly discrediting the ruling class by exposing their mainstream media and higher education bias as well as climate science lies.  Reducing taxes will also help to starve the beast.  We must remember that this is not a simple process.  Change will not be had overnight; however, real change that will save this country for the young generation can be made.

The essay breaks down many of these ideas and more in a very thorough and intelligent manner.  I highly suggest going to americanspectator.com and reading the piece for yourself as well as reading our book (available on amazon here ) for a more specific version on how big government “aka ruling class” has declared war on the young people of the United States.