According to our many Democrat friends, those opposing the government health care plan (aka Obamacare) are: Nazis, racists & bigots, members of the KKK, "Washington insiders," and/or "well-financed special interests." This is the respectful consideration being paid by the left to their fellow American citizens. This is the "unity" being brought about by "hope and change."
Of course, there is the land of left-believe... and then there is reality.
History lesson time! I learned this as I grudgingly watched a documentary that my lovely wife wanted to watch. Little did I know the gem I would discover in the History Channel presentation of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. Thank you, sweetheart!
Guess which political party would call upon Jim Jones for support in political rallies, elections, and media coverage? Aww, c'mon someone... take a wild guess! I know that it's an out-in-left-field shot, but let's take a wild swing at... the Democrat party.
Yep, I know it's a big surprise to everyone, but Democrats in San Francisco were enamored by the instant support they could get just by ringin' up good ol' Jimmy Jones. Have a political rally to fill up? Call Jim Jones. Have a protest march? Call Jim Jones. Need some extra votes? Call Jim Jones. Like a miracle (I don't know what term Democrats use since they are enamored with atheists, too), the streets and polls would be filled with willing souls from the Peoples Temple.
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After the tragedy at Jonestown, Temple members revealed to the New York Times that the Temple arranged for "busloads" of members to be bussed from Redwood Valley to San Francisco to vote in the election.[41] A former Temple member stated that many of those members were not registered to vote in San Francisco, while another former member said "Jones swayed elections."[41] Another former Temple member stated of Jones that "he told us how to vote." [41] She stated that Temple members were required to produce booth stubs to prove that they voted, and members that could not produce such stubs were "pushed around, shoved and physically abused."[41] When asked how Jones could know for whom they voted, the member responded "You don't understand, we wanted to do what he told us to."[41] ("Peoples Temple in San Francisco" -- much more content to read there)
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Of course, there is the land of left-believe... and then there is reality.
History lesson time! I learned this as I grudgingly watched a documentary that my lovely wife wanted to watch. Little did I know the gem I would discover in the History Channel presentation of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. Thank you, sweetheart!
Guess which political party would call upon Jim Jones for support in political rallies, elections, and media coverage? Aww, c'mon someone... take a wild guess! I know that it's an out-in-left-field shot, but let's take a wild swing at... the Democrat party.
Yep, I know it's a big surprise to everyone, but Democrats in San Francisco were enamored by the instant support they could get just by ringin' up good ol' Jimmy Jones. Have a political rally to fill up? Call Jim Jones. Have a protest march? Call Jim Jones. Need some extra votes? Call Jim Jones. Like a miracle (I don't know what term Democrats use since they are enamored with atheists, too), the streets and polls would be filled with willing souls from the Peoples Temple.
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After the tragedy at Jonestown, Temple members revealed to the New York Times that the Temple arranged for "busloads" of members to be bussed from Redwood Valley to San Francisco to vote in the election.[41] A former Temple member stated that many of those members were not registered to vote in San Francisco, while another former member said "Jones swayed elections."[41] Another former Temple member stated of Jones that "he told us how to vote." [41] She stated that Temple members were required to produce booth stubs to prove that they voted, and members that could not produce such stubs were "pushed around, shoved and physically abused."[41] When asked how Jones could know for whom they voted, the member responded "You don't understand, we wanted to do what he told us to."[41] ("Peoples Temple in San Francisco" -- much more content to read there)
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Jim Jones' political fans included Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter, Willie Brown, George Moscone, Harvey Milk, Walter Mondale, Jerry Brown, and others. Intriguingly, Jones also had relationships of varying degrees with the Symbionese Liberation Army, the Nation of Islam, Angela Davis, and the American Indiana Movement - all extremely radical 1960's groups & movements.
As we all know from history, Jones was completely psychotic or something. He was extremely good at luring folks into his cult, and he was extremely good at putting on a good front to gullible civic figures. His manipulation skills were remarkable. But that is not the major point.
The significant reality is that while Democrats at the local, state, and national levels could impress the press (another historical gem here) and boast of large numbers of supporters, what they really had were brainwashed "zombies" who were simply following the orders of their beloved leader to be wherever and to chant whatever. They had no vested interest in the issues in which it appeared they supported.
Now, today, the Democrat party has the gall to accuse Americans opposing this Orwellian health care of numbly and blindly following the "drum beating" of "talk show hosts," "well-financed special interests," or big pharmacy companies. Give me a break! These Democrat folks are calling in organized labor units, ACORN (or whatever they are now), and other "community organizers" to "keep the peace."
If Jim Jones was still around, guess who would be giving him a call, too?
2 comments:
Oh wow! Nobody ever told me!
Everyone knows that Jim Jones was a Christian whacko, hypnotizing the easily led religious dupes who were too "stoopid" to think for themselves.
And everyone knows that Republicans are a bunch of easily led, mostly religious dupes who are too stoopid to think for themselves, so they do what their evil leaders tell them.
OF COURSE Jim Jones's followers were Republicans! C'mon, everyone knows that!!!
Great post, and thank your wife for the history lesson.
I cannot fault your impeccable logic, you closet lefty! :)
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