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Why Socialism is Gaining Ground – Episode 27 – Brian Sussman Show Podcast

This Episode of the Brian Sussman Show Podcast was the result of my previous post on The New Currency. I’ve added a bit more commentary, which I think you will find thought-provoking.

To be clear, conservative media is totally missing the real story. This current tidal wave of socialist adherence is not a passing fad and, unless an entire generation were to change their minds, our Republic is doomed for a dark future.

As I’ve share in recent posts and podcasts, Millennials and Gen Z have been brought up in a cauldron of hyper-liberal propaganda and mind-washing sloganism that has been taught in the public school system for 40-years, enhanced via social media, and confirmed by acquiring the new “currency,” a form of heightened street credibility that hinges upon a spirit of unforgiveness directed towards anyone who disagrees with them.

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The New Currency: Why Socialism is Winning

Conservative media is totally missing the real story. This current tidal wave of socialist adherence is not a passing fad and, unless an entire generation were to change their minds, our Republic is doomed for a dark future.

As I’ve share in recent posts and podcasts, Millennials and Gen Z have been brought up in a cauldron of hyper-liberal propaganda and mind-washing sloganism that has been taught in the public school system for 40-years, enhanced via social media, and confirmed by acquiring the new “currency,” as I will explain.

First, some of the more popular leftist slogans: the Founders were racist, America’s a patriarchy, capitalism is evil, eat the rich, free markets are not free, equal opportunity, the Bible is intolerant, god is a woman, my body my choice, defund the police, none are free until all are free, democracy means courage, healthcare not warfare. All of these rallying cries were established based on emotion as opposed to historical evidence and corroboration.

Case in point, if I were to hit a few of the above anti-capitalist/anti-police slogans over the head in a brief paragraph, I would say:

What capitalism represents is freedom; the space to create, unleash ingenuity, and create new business that bring forth employment opportunities and the chance for advancement for those willing to work for it—the very thing the left seeks to undermine. Free markets do not exist in a state of nature, they can only exist with the rule of law. You can’t have free markets and a thriving economy if people, property, and businesses are unprotected. As for defunding the police, this can only occur in a society where even the smallest infractions are strictly punished with absolute intolerance and no opportunity to for the accused to have the right to remain silent, let alone the right to be represented by an attorney. 

What I just stated is verifiable, yet the left refuses to debate such talk. My opinion would be offensive to them. In fact, Millennials and Gen Z have been directed to be deeply unforgiving towards those with contrary opinions and beliefs. You see, personal offenses equal personal trauma and are deemed acquired currency. So is interaction with “underprivileged” peers.

Here’s an example based on scenarios experienced by several of my friends:

Harper’s parents spent their hard-earned money to place her in private Christian education. Many of Harper’s friends outside of school teased her for being educated in such an “intolerant” system. Harper asked to transfer to public school, but her parents refused to allow her. She began to rebel against her Christian upbringing. Her friends and social media choices fortified her dissent. In college she drifted farther away from her parents and their conservative lifestyle and viewpoints. She’s now thirty and hasn’t spoken to them in years. She refuses to forgive them for the trauma they brought to her life. In fact, if Harper’s offended by anyone she simply axes them further contact.

You see, within her tribe, defiance aimed at conservatism is a badge of honor—it’s currency. She has elevated her social status by going to therapy for the wounds she incurred in a Christian family. She gained additional currency having friends who are gay and transexual, attending Free Palestine rallies, and occasionally wearing a facemask in crowded spaces. She’s all in for killing capitalism and abolishing the electoral system and she’s publicly discussed it online. She’s proud to have voted for a Muslim and calls herself a Democratic Socialist. If you try rationally discussing your opposition to Harper’s choices, even in a respectful manner, she’ll quickly end the conversation and then use that experience as another badge of honor.

In fact, if Harper were to read the previous paragraph, she might reply, “And what the f— is your point, fascist?”

More currency.

There are thousands of Harpers.

It’s ironic, but the only hope to cure what ails this unforgiving sector of society is found in the very Bible they despise: Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you (Phillippians 4:32).

Keep America in your prayers.

Free Palestine?

Do the young socialists in America ever wonder why millions of “Palestinians” are living in miserable refugee camps located in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, North Africa (and nearly every Middle Eastern country)?

The camps began in 1948 to accommodate Arabs who fled Israel after it was re-founded. There were about 400,000 then, now there are 5-million. This photo of the Shatila camp in Lebanon illustrates 12-thousand people packed into one square kilometer.

No one on the left will dare ask this important question: Why won’t these Arab nations allow their Palestinian brothers and sisters to assimilate into the various Arab/Muslim countries? It’s been nearly EIGHTY YEARS. Why do they tolerate their Arab kin living in horrid conditions? Many of these Arab nations are quite wealthy. Why won’t they at least construct decent public housing for these “refugees?”

The answer is obvious. These Palestinian people are being used as wretched propaganda pawns to gin up hatred for Israel and Jewish people at large.

And it’s working.

Free Palestine?

Sure, allow these people to be free to live amongst those with a common lineage, culture, and religion.

But again, it’s been nearly 80-years. So don’t hold your breath.

Meantime, “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,” Psalm 122.

Bill Gates and His Climate Change About-Face

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has altered the discourse of climate politics by publishing a lengthy memo calling for a rethink on his pet issue, climate change. Gates refers to his latest actions as setting the stage for a “strategic pivot” in climate strategy.

This pivot is being described by the left as an about-face, reversal, or even a retraction. Many are confused and angry over his new revelation. In my mind, Gates’ memo is the closest we will come to hearing him confess there is no such thing as anthropogenic climate change. He actually did something slightly similar some years ago when he and his influencer buddies swapped the term “global warming” for the all-encompassing handle, “climate change.” Back then, liberal environmentalists were panicked by facts that were too obvious to ignore; namely, the earth’s atmospheric temperature was maintaining itself within historical norms as described in my bestseller, Climategate: A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes the Global Warming Scam (2010).

So, “climate change” became the title to scare the world’s idiots into submission.

Bill’s long-winded missive begins with a befuddling claim: “Although climate change will have serious consequences—particularly for people in the poorest countries—it will not lead to humanity’s demise. People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future.”

See what I mean? “Climate change…will not lead to humanity’s demise.” This is a far cry from the cataclysmic predictions Bill and friends made back in the day regarding global warming bringing an end to humanity. Clearly, the important books written by me and others—blasting holes into their pet theory of human-caused global warming/climate change—have proven to be more convincing than the left will ever admit.

So now, instead of spending gazillions to supposedly straighten an out-of-control atmosphere, Gates contends more money must be spent to improve living conditions for the world’s poorest. No doubt Gates is all for New York’s Mamdani who was elected Mayor of New York with a similar theme. As for we conservatives, we know the best way to help the down and out is by first exposing the very real dangers imposed by communism, socialism, democratic socialism and tyrannical governments.

In his new plan, Gates highlights what he refers to as three “Truths.” The first is, “Climate change is a serious problem, but it will not be the end of civilization.” Very likely, this was the statement causing President Trump to respond to Bill’s memo with a post on Truth Social exclaiming, “I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax. Bill Gates has finally admitted that he was completely WRONG on the issue.”

Indeed, given a myriad of past gloom and doom statements by Gates, including his 2021 book entitled, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, this new “truth” seems to indicate even Billy silently concedes that just a few years ago he was full of hot air.

Gates’ second so-called truth states, “Temperature is not the best way to measure our progress on climate.” What a hilarious copout. Obviously, Mr. Microsoft has finally realized he can run but can’t hide from the fact that global temperature has not altered out of its age-old rhythm.

The third claims, “Health and prosperity are the best defense against climate change.” Certainly, health and prosperity are incredibly important issues, but the best defense against climate change?  That’s another nuanced allegation by a guy who refuses to just come out and admit he’s lost a major battle in his efforts to scare the masses into submission. Health and prosperity are the fruits of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in a republic that is by, of and for its citizens.

No doubt Gates published his memo to coincide with the United Nations climate confab, “COP30,” held in Brazil with 50,000 hypocrites from over 190 countries flying in on fossil fueled jets, staying in air-conditioned luxury hotels, and drinking lots of booze (which requires fossil fuels for distillation) as they bloviated about their communist green agenda and other one-world machinations.

Thank you, President Trump, for wisely keeping the U.S. from participating with the blowhards in Brazil.

Faith of Our Founders

The following is an excerpt from my book, “Eco-Tyranny: How the Left’s Green Agenda Will Dismantle America” (2012, WND Books).  I’ve also shared this story in Episode 40 of my Brian Sussman Show Podcast (July 4, 2019).

Francis Lewis was born in Wales in 1713.  He was orphaned at the age of five and raised by relatives. After a college education in London, he became a business apprentice and earnestly saved his money.  At the age of 21, he set sail for New York where he established an importing business.

In 1756, during the French and Indian War, Lewis was a special aid to the British forces, supplying them with uniforms and other critical supplies.  He was on business at Fort Oswego, when a bloody battle broke out against the French aggressors.  Lewis was taken prisoner and sent to France aboard a ship, cruelly housed in a wooden box.  Upon his release at the close of the war, Lewis was rewarded for his service to the crown with 5,000 acres of land in New York.

Again, while one might think that such a man would be forever loyal to Great Britain, such was not the case for Lewis.  He saw how the edicts from England were strangling freedom in the colonies, and, according to Lossing, Lewis held dearly to “his republican views.”

Lewis’ wife Elizabeth was also a devout patriot and fervently supported her husband when he was elected a delegate to the General Congress in 1775 and signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia the following year.  Once the Declaration was signed, the British placed a price upon the head of Francis Lewis.  Before he was able to reach his home on Long Island, ground troops and a warship were sent to seize his wife and destroy his property.  Elizabeth watched from a balcony as a cannon ball crashed into a wall immediately next to her.  Immediately a servant shouted, “Run, Mistress, run!”[1]

Mrs. Lewis calmly replied, “Another shot is not likely to strike the same spot,” and she did not budge.

The soldiers soon entered the home and destroyed all books, papers, and ruthlessly pillaged the entire property.  Elizabeth Lewis was taken to New York and thrown into prison.  She was not allowed a bed or a change of clothing, and given little to eat.  A former family African servant discovered her location and was able to smuggle some small articles of clothing and some food to her.  He also reported her whereabouts and condition to Congress.  Demands were made for her better treatment, but the British were determined to make an example of Mrs. Lewis’ prominence and wealth.

Finally, General Washington was able to broker a prisoner exchange, and Elizabeth was able to join her husband in Philadelphia. However, it was plain to everyone that because of her mistreatment, she was broken in health and was slowly sinking into the grave.  Francis Lewis soon asked for a leave of absence from Congress to devote his whole time to his wife.  She died in 1779.

Grief-stricken, Lewis retired from Congress to live with his sons.  This great patriot died in 1802 at the age of 89 in New York City.  He was buried in an unmarked grave in the yard of Trinity Church.