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The Incompetence of Leftist Ideology

hypocritexposer

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August 31, 2014
The Incompetence of Leftist Ideology
By Kevin Wade and Fay Voshell

Competence is the ability to get things done. The word itself has no particular value judgment attached to it.

Many perfectly intelligent people have been labeled “incompetent,” particularly by conservatives, when actually they are or have been quite competent -- at achieving disasters. We have such a person sitting in the White House -- quite intelligent, but committed to disastrous ideology. Our present administration is not incompetent in the way its officials go about achieving their goals, using as they do the incredible powers of bureaucracy and executive orders to bypass Congress and override the Constitution. They are perfectly competent in promoting and putting their toxically incompetent leftist ideology into effect.

To put it another way, people who are competent at creating disasters are not necessarily dimwitted, though some are. The problem is not their stupidity. The problem is that their core ideas about how the world works are wrong. If their basic ideas are wrong, everything else goes wrong.

History abounds with cases of bright people who have been zealously committed to wrong ideas they were expert in putting into action.

Trofim Lysenko was an intelligent Russian peasant who rejected Mendelian genetics in favor of agricultural Lamarckianism. He manipulated the scientific method in order it fit into Soviet communist ideology. Political ideology dictated his agricultural methods, with disastrous results that lingered for decades. German race theorists were bright people, but they were committed to a “science” of race glorifying Aryans and denigrating the rest of humanity. We all know how those race theorists’ ideas turned out. Today’s global warmists are not stupid people, but they go beyond the limits of scientific method, endorsing instead what is basically deluded apocalyptic prophecy. Chairman Mao Zedong’s idea to have citizens smelt iron in their backyards was ineffably stupid, but he himself was a cunning and savvy manipulator who got appalling things done with remarkable efficiency.

It is not hard to find examples of how things have gone wrong because of bad ideas now in ascendency in Washington. A complete list would fill a book, but a random list could include the incompetence of the ObamaCare website and the ACA in general; the incredible expense of trafficking alien children around the U.S. versus the cost of returning them to their own villages; the nonstop printing of trillions and trillions of dollars; the appalling waste and improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid; the corruption of the Food Stamp program and the misuse of the Social Security disabilities program.

The competence to wreak havoc extends to whole nations, which can be completely run into the ground because defective ideology is effectively employed by a bunch of zealous, bright people who are wholeheartedly committed to bad ideas.

As Panos Mourdoukoutas noted in Forbes magazine, recent economic troubles in Greece have been due almost solely to bad ideas put into practice by competent ideologues whose business model very effectively produced economic and societal catastrophe:

“For years, Greece had the wrong business model -- A Semi-Soviet, semi-Latin model that was backwards -- it applied markets and governments in areas of the economy where each institution fails rather than excels. This resulted in a large and corrupt government that lacked the resources to finance its multiple roles in the economy.

With the former Soviet Union as a model, the Greek economy was subject to the excessively intrusive presence of government in the business and professional lives of citizens, directly controlling more than 50% of the economy. Government was active in the pension fund industry, as manager of employer-employee contributions, deciding who would retire, when their retirement would happen, and what pension they would receive.

Government was present in commodity markets, as regulator and gatekeeper, deciding who could be in what kind of business and for how long; and in labor markets, setting labor compensation and employment standards.”

The core incompetency that afflicted Greece and that is now afflicting our own country is leftist ideology, including leftist economic policy.

When disaster producing ideas are the foundation stones of governance, no amount of finagling with business models; no new techniques or innovative means to improve efficiency; no new five-year planning commissions; no new agencies created to examine the problems of government will ever succeed in improving those governments, state and federal, as life-killing ideas have no ability whatever to enable society to flourish. As long as our leadership is committed to outdated, disproven and ruinous ideologies, the results will be the same as they have been wherever leftist ideals have been promoted and implemented: cataclysmic failure, both economic and societal.

But with the right ideas put into effect, a country’s turnaround can be rapid. As Mourdoukoutas writes:

“But now, in the aftermath of the most recent crisis, the Greek economic model has begun to change. The country seems to have gotten its economic model right: the size of government has been reduced, state-owned enterprises have been privatized, transparency is improving, and calm is returning to the streets of major cities.

Result? Government deficits are turning into surpluses, exports and tourism are soaring, shipping leads the world, and real GDP is turning the corner. Slowly, Greece is rebuilding its brand image.

Simply put: Greece is headed in the right direction, applying the right institutions in the right sectors, releasing the ingenuity and creativity of its people.”
What is happening in Greece can happen here. It has happened here. In many respects, it started here.

But the American miracle that is our constitutional republic, along with the gifts it has imparted to the whole world, will not be revived and nursed back to health unless the incompetent ideology of the Left is firmly renounced across the board, both in faith and practice. Leftist ideology is an American political heresy that has no real roots in our history, no consonance with the independence-loving American character, no resonance with American’s highest ideals and therefore no real place in our society.

In the final analysis, one must place a moral judgment on leftist ideology and its deleterious results. At every turn, leftist ideology has been proved incompetent in producing a flourishing society. It has always produced disaster. Always. There is not one exception in all the Left’s brutal, inglorious and destructive history.

In the end, the goal of government is to contribute to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of every citizen. Unless government is committed to and driven by ideals that support those goals, it is not just useless. It is not merely incompetent. It is corrupt and tyrannical.

There is still enough life and enough good in our republic of the United States to return to and to affirm the principles that make us the greatest nation on earth.

The only question is whether or not we will do so.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/08/the_incompetence_of_leftist_ideology_.html
 

Traveler

Well-known member
No military experience. No business experience. Undeniable ties to communists and Muslims. Couldn't successfully manage even a Dunkin' Donuts to save his ass and somehow he ends up with the presidency. WTF did the voting ignoramuses expect?
 

Steve

Well-known member
Traveler said:
No military experience. No business experience. Undeniable ties to communists and Muslims. Couldn't successfully manage even a Dunkin' Donuts to save his ass and somehow he ends up with the presidency. WTF did the voting ignoramuses expect?

free donuts?
 
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Anonymous

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Traveler said:
No military experience. No business experience. Undeniable ties to communists and Muslims. Couldn't successfully manage even a Dunkin' Donuts to save his ass and somehow he ends up with the presidency. WTF did the voting ignoramuses expect?


You guys will never get it... It wasn't so much that Obama was the right person, or that great -- it was that GW was/had been such a disaster- and with McCain walking in GW's footsteps step for step- many voted for Obama just to get rid of the Bush policy... In the eyes of many, any change was better than what we had...Then add in Palin who scared away many women and moderates- and it was actually the Republicans thru their actions that got Obama elected ...

I remember on this site back in about 2006 or so- when we were talking about Obama running for election I made the comment that I didn't believe there was a snowball's chance in Hell of Obama ever getting elected...
But I didn't know that GW could screw up so much more before getting out of office (Bush Bust) - and then that Repubs could do such a poor choice in picking candidate(s)...
 

hopalong

Well-known member
If Bush was such a disaster why is is his ratings higher than bam bams?????

Can you answer that oldtimer TRUTHFULLY especially seeing as how you NEVER LIE :roll: :roll: :roll:
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
OT, Barry misrepresented himself, that helped considerably, when it came to your messiah getting elected...many here told you that he was not as he appeared, but you wouldn't listen, you were hellbent on destroying the Country, with your vote...

you should have known better to vote for someone that had to be forced to show a birth certificate

There were so many "tells" it was obvious how he would turn out, but being that you are some sort of great investigator...you knew that, didn't you?

So, we can only assume that you knew and voted for him anyway, because you are one of those American hating progressives.
 

Steve

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Traveler said:
No military experience. No business experience. Undeniable ties to communists and Muslims. Couldn't successfully manage even a Dunkin' Donuts to save his ass and somehow he ends up with the presidency. WTF did the voting ignoramuses expect?


You guys will never get it... It wasn't so much that Obama was the right person, or that great -- it was that GW was/had been such a disaster- and with McCain walking in GW's footsteps step for step- many voted for Obama just to get rid of the Bush policy... In the eyes of many, any change was better than what we had...Then add in Palin who scared away many women and moderates- and it was actually the Republicans thru their actions that got Obama elected ...

I remember on this site back in about 2006 or so- when we were talking about Obama running for election I made the comment that I didn't believe there was a snowball's chance in Hell of Obama ever getting elected...
But I didn't know that GW could screw up so much more before getting out of office (Bush Bust) - and then that Repubs could do such a poor choice in picking candidate(s)...

your right i will never get that sheep/cult/lockstep mentality of the folk who vote because of what others claim to think..


I make my own decision when I step into a voting booth.. I don't care what others think,.. I don't care who is the new cool guy on the scene..

I vote for the person who is best able to serve our country,..

we all knew McCain wasn't a good choice,.. because we were informed.. but it is folk like you who nominated him for the candidacy.. they listened to the media hype,.. and what the polls said..

even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

if you take a minute to re-read your response you will see that it is folk like you that act like sheep that are hurting this country..



I would rather stand alone then admit I voted for Obama and his failed policies.
 
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Anonymous

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Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
Traveler said:
No military experience. No business experience. Undeniable ties to communists and Muslims. Couldn't successfully manage even a Dunkin' Donuts to save his ass and somehow he ends up with the presidency. WTF did the voting ignoramuses expect?


You guys will never get it... It wasn't so much that Obama was the right person, or that great -- it was that GW was/had been such a disaster- and with McCain walking in GW's footsteps step for step- many voted for Obama just to get rid of the Bush policy... In the eyes of many, any change was better than what we had...Then add in Palin who scared away many women and moderates- and it was actually the Republicans thru their actions that got Obama elected ...

I remember on this site back in about 2006 or so- when we were talking about Obama running for election I made the comment that I didn't believe there was a snowball's chance in Hell of Obama ever getting elected...
But I didn't know that GW could screw up so much more before getting out of office (Bush Bust) - and then that Repubs could do such a poor choice in picking candidate(s)...



even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

.

I did pretty much the same- McCain had won the nomination, but I voted for Ron Paul in the primaries...
Probably would have voted for Paul too in the general if he had ran on the Libertarian ticket- but he didn't.... He would have done much better than Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian candidate...
 

Mike

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
You guys will never get it... It wasn't so much that Obama was the right person, or that great -- it was that GW was/had been such a disaster- and with McCain walking in GW's footsteps step for step- many voted for Obama just to get rid of the Bush policy... In the eyes of many, any change was better than what we had...Then add in Palin who scared away many women and moderates- and it was actually the Republicans thru their actions that got Obama elected ...

I remember on this site back in about 2006 or so- when we were talking about Obama running for election I made the comment that I didn't believe there was a snowball's chance in Hell of Obama ever getting elected...
But I didn't know that GW could screw up so much more before getting out of office (Bush Bust) - and then that Repubs could do such a poor choice in picking candidate(s)...



even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

.

I did pretty much the same- McCain had won the nomination, but I voted for Ron Paul in the primaries...
Probably would have voted for Paul too in the general if he had ran on the Libertarian ticket- but he didn't.... He would have done much better than Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian candidate...

It's not so much who a person votes for........it's the people that a person votes along with....... and aligns himself with.

Take you for instance. Your idiotic notion that Bush had done so much wrong is stupid and misguided. He would have gotten us out of this recession much sooner just as he did with the Dot-Com crash that happened about the time he took office and was attributed to Clinton Policy. Even with 911 & Katrina thrown in the mix.

But to turn around and vote with every thug, welfare queen, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton did nothing but put us in a situation we'll NEVER get out of.

Look at our debt now, Einstein..........and there have been no extenuating circumstances to happen in the USA since Buckwheat got elected. :roll:

You are too stupid for words....................... :mad: And shouldn't be allowed to vote...PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Whitewing

Well-known member
Mike said:
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

.

I did pretty much the same- McCain had won the nomination, but I voted for Ron Paul in the primaries...
Probably would have voted for Paul too in the general if he had ran on the Libertarian ticket- but he didn't.... He would have done much better than Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian candidate...

It's not so much who a person votes for........it's the people that a person votes along with....... and aligns himself with.

Take you for instance. Your idiotic notion that Bush had done so much wrong is stupid and misguided. He would have gotten us out of this recession much sooner just as he did with the Dot-Com crash that happened about the time he took office and was attributed to Clinton Policy. Even with 911 & Katrina thrown in the mix.

But to turn around and vote with every thug, welfare queen, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton did nothing but put us in a situation we'll NEVER get out of.

Look at our debt now, Einstein..........and there have been no extenuating circumstances to happen in the USA since Buckwheat got elected. :roll:

You are too stupid for words....................... :mad: And shouldn't be allowed to vote...PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was going to post to this thread but Mike has said all that needs to be said.
 

Steve

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
You guys will never get it... It wasn't so much that Obama was the right person, or that great -- it was that GW was/had been such a disaster- and with McCain walking in GW's footsteps step for step- many voted for Obama just to get rid of the Bush policy... In the eyes of many, any change was better than what we had...Then add in Palin who scared away many women and moderates- and it was actually the Republicans thru their actions that got Obama elected ...

I remember on this site back in about 2006 or so- when we were talking about Obama running for election I made the comment that I didn't believe there was a snowball's chance in Hell of Obama ever getting elected...
But I didn't know that GW could screw up so much more before getting out of office (Bush Bust) - and then that Repubs could do such a poor choice in picking candidate(s)...



even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

.

I did pretty much the same- McCain had won the nomination, but I voted for Ron Paul in the primaries...
Probably would have voted for Paul too in the general if he had ran on the Libertarian ticket- but he didn't.... He would have done much better than Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian candidate...

at what point will you vote for what is best for the country?
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
even when they had all claimed McCain won the nomination, I still voted for Romney in the primaries.

.

I did pretty much the same- McCain had won the nomination, but I voted for Ron Paul in the primaries...
Probably would have voted for Paul too in the general if he had ran on the Libertarian ticket- but he didn't.... He would have done much better than Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian candidate...

at what point will you vote for what is best for the country?

That is open to a lot of interpretation and individual perspective- on not only issues but on ranking of issues.... And how those individuals will deal with those issues...

In the last Presidential election that is what I did when I supported Gary Johnson...
 

Whitewing

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
That is open to a lot of interpretation and individual perspective- on not only issues but on ranking of issues.... And how those individuals will deal with those issues...

In the last Presidential election that is what I did when I supported Gary Johnson...

Again, I call bullshyte. Had you spent 30 minutes really trying to figure out who the hell was Barack Obama you'd have run screaming from him if you're as conservative and open-minded as yoú've tried to claim here.

You had your mind made up one from day 1 because he was a big-government handout kinda guy and that's what makes you wet between the legs.
 
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