Liberal, conservative, left, right, no longer valid identities

 IT IS NOW STATISM OR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

NOT ONLY IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS ALSO IN WORLD AFFAIRS

As the days go on we see the former coalitions evaporating, whether it was the former left that embraced individual rights, free press, openness and a rejection of foreign military intervention, or the right that was for free trade without limits, an aggressive foreign policy and a support of government control. It has now all been transformed into new coalitions that are more about the lust for power than any principles.

The new terms are an embrace of the state as the power over all aspects of life. The New religion of Statism that promises equality of result rather than equality of opportunity. That feels its role it to censor all speech that objects to its goals of control and power both at home and abroad, and is now applauded by a growing number of the citizenry. 

Since the dawn of 21st century the doctrine of regime change and the elimination of systems and beliefs that are contrary to the approved ideology are embraced by what used to be called the left. This includes censorship and an attack on religious liberty which is now viewed as threat to the power of the state.

Many on the former right have rejected the idea of unlimited and unregulated foreign trade as a threat to the well being of the workers of the nation. Many are also questioning the use of our military as a cudgel to overthrow any government that does not submit to the demand of the world Statists. Truly all the former coalitions are now in question.

The democrat party has now evolved into some blend of Marxism, atheism and an embrace of an all powerful and all consuming federal government. It consents to foreign wars that that can be sold as a furthering of their ideology, which no longer advocates democracy but an adherence to some Marxist godless ideology. They embrace and support government control through surveillance, censorship and even political prosecution, as long as it is to further their new ideological positions. 

These same positions are also held by a substantial number of the republican adherents, whose coalition has been severely disrupted by the Trump influence on the party. While many still believe in the power of the government to insure their business success or benefit from the largess of foreign intervention and foreign trade many have rejected those policies in favor of a policy of advocating for America first.

Government power is always what needs to be feared most. Dependence on government power is always a two edged sword that will benefit you today and decapitate you tomorrow. It was a lesson learned by our founders who experienced the results of the power of European Kings and aristocrats. The constitution they wrote is a remarkable restraint of government power, that is why statists are continually attempting to denigrate and attack this law for the government. They view the constitution, free expression, religious freedom, right of speedy trial, warrants for surveillance and right to keep and bear arms,  a hindrance to their goal of totalitarian power.