Leftist talking points

So-called "progressives"--the left edge of the Democrat party--win support by embracing and advocating a number of things that appeal to the poor, naive and dumb.  They rarely put these principles on paper but use them in speeches, because when spoken with conviction they are seductive and resonate with poor, ignorant or naive listeners.

But if the principles are committed to paper, their logical flaws are relatively easy to spot. Which is why progs usually avoid doing that.  But thanks to video and the internet, folks have a chance to analyze their recorded words and separate the meaning of those words from the emotions they generate when spoken in ringing tones.

Some of these principles are

• All your problems are caused by The Rich, a.k.a. the "one-percenters;"  who are all whites;
• If we would just tax the rich at, say, 90 percent of their income, the U.S. would be a better place; the rich would continue to work hard, start businesses and create jobs, because...Obama;
• Almost all rich folks are White, so there must be a conspiracy of whites to oppress all other races;
• Education and hard work have no bearing on success; in fact, education is a tool used by whites to oppress minorities;
• The government can spend as much as it wants, because it owns the printing presses.  (Duh!)  If it needs more money it can simply print as much as it wants.  Talk of a "debt ceiling" or limit is just BS by Whitey to keep you from getting what you're *entitled to* to live;
• Art is reeeally important--so important that a good government will pass laws requiring all government construction projects to include a fixed percentage of their construction cost exclusively for art.  Artists will be selected from an approved list.  Don't worry about who selects the artists on the list, because trust us.
• Having a strong military causes us to get involved in wars.  Thus if we reduce military funding, soon wars will be a thing of the past; no one will attack us because everyone will then like us;
• There's nothing wrong with men fathering dozens of children by different women, because the government will take care of them.  In fact that's the government's *job.*  Why would kids need two parents in a home if government is doing what fathers used to have to do?
• As a resident of the U.S. you have a right to live off government programs, and doing so will not reduce your independence or initiative, or impair your character in any way.  When politicians try to cut these programs they're taking away your rights.  Remember, this is your right, and worth fighting for;
• Similarly, you have an absolute right to vote, and people who want you to show photo ID to vote are trying to take that right away from you.  It's called "voter suppression" and is simply one more way whites oppress minorities;
• There's no need to work and save for retirement, because the government will ensure that you have food and a place to live.  Only fools save for the future;

I've probably missed a few points--proggies are so prolific that it's hard to capture all their bullshit points in one sitting.  What's amazing is how *great* these points sound when a speaker uses them to fire up a crowd of low-information types.

Oh, if you want to see some of this in action, check out former ACORN president Bertha Lewis.