Thoughts on the World #2
It has now been several years since I have contributed to this section of my blog. I find myself in a completely different situation than I was when I wrote my first article on the state and the perspective of which I see the world. I have now finished college and find myself in a lull between school and getting a real job or continuing my academics. However, from what I have seen from the professional world it appears to me completely lifeless and soul sucking. I think most people who have graduated college in recent generations understand what I am going through. My views have no doubt changed quite drastically over the past couple of years. Regretfully, I would say I have become much more of a nihilist than I previously was. In other words my friends and family continuously tell me to stop “black pilling.” However, the state of the world has reached a point where I feel disillusioned to such an extent I worry there is no way to improve the lives of people. At least not through the political means available to citizens in most democracies.
That is my general disillusioned take on how I see the world as of now. The biggest changes I have had on personal views are in the areas of society and economics. If someone had asked me three or even two years ago what was my view on capitalism I would have replied it is one of the greatest forces for human development in history. Today I would not say nearly the same thing. This should not be construed to my readers to think I have become a socialist or even a communist. I find both of those words and the people who espouse those views to be wholly distasteful. Socialists and Communists in my view appear to be at best willfully ignorant of economic, social, and political theory, practice, and history. At worst these left wing ideologues are sinister and nefarious actors who are out to destroy society. Leftist movements appear to me to gain their support and energy from hatred. Large groups of disenfranchised people rally around who they hate and place the blame of their own unsuccessful lives on those who have achieved. While there is no doubt an element of this in right wing movements. Right wingers tend to blame some groups for the failures in society too. A much larger part of where the energy of right wing movements come from is their desire to protect their culture, society, and customs from those who wish to destroy it. For this reason I would say I lean to the right of the political spectrum. Not because I agree completely with right wing political figures or even that I disapprove of all left wing policies. It is rather that I see the right wing political movements as a more positive movement with a desire to protect heritage, culture, etc. In opposition are left wing movements that appear to me unserious and seek to tear down the past rather than build upon the generations.
Though I find left wing movements as dangerous and laughable in their approaches, solutions, and policies, the blame for America’s decline cannot be placed on left wingers. Free market mainstream politicians have been in charge of implementing policies and have run the government for the past 50 years. How many people can really say the country has improved in those 50 years? The radical capitalists desire to increase economic growth and grow GDP at any cost has been tragic for those who love and desire a safe, high trust, and prideful America. Joe Biden would like to say America is an idea. It is not an idea. It is not an economic zone for millions of people to immigrate too to become wealthy. America is a country of people. These people travelled from Europe to build a country for their descendants to live in peace and free from arbitrary rules from the monarchies of Europe. The capitalists do not take any of this into account. These capitalists have one goal: increase their wealth. Capitalism without protection for workers and safeguards to ensure societal cohesion is devastating. The result has been a destruction of the middle class and the stripping of political power from those whose ancestors built this nation. When the only concern of politicians is that of the health of business and the free market the policies that are implemented are mass migration, endless tax cutting for the wealthy, and lobbying that creates industry capture of politicians. Given that these are the results of decades of “Reagan Conservatism” I cannot call myself a Republican or free market conservative.
The Solution to our problem is a right wing social movement that provides protections for workers and the lower class. An example of this would be interest free loans for mortgages as well as stimulus checks for women that have four children or more. This limits the need for foreign workers, as it would benefit the growth of the population, resulting in stronger societal cohesion. This is just one example of a policy that could greatly benefit this nation. Unfortunately, many people are afraid to make these arguments. There is a common phrase men use in the dating world these days to not upset the many liberal women in which they interact with. “I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal.” Though many of these men repeat this phrase like robots they do not truly mean the words coming out of their mouth. They say it simply so as not to upset the women they are on a date with. Gen Z Free Thinkers will change this culture. In the future men will say “I am socially conservative and fiscally liberal.” Fiscal conservatism mixed with socially liberal policies is a recipe for disaster. If things don't change soon America will become an economic zone. Neighbors will have nothing in common, people will simply use the US market to make money and send it back to their country of origin. Conservatives must ask themselves this question: Do you want to live in a soulless, cultureless, country of strangers where most power is held by the wealthy and different ethnic groups that have no allegiance to this country? The best policy for a country is a conservative social approach that promotes societal cohesion. In addition a fiscal and economic policy that encourages work and provides support to families.
