This was a thoughtful look back at the last 80 years, providing enough info along with entertainment value that kept the kids interested without being heavy handed. I enjoyed animated parts, but more so the interviews with various politicians, economists, and businessmen who succinctly made their points in measured manner. My favorite part was Milton Friedman "schooling" a slack-jawed Phil Donahue about how everyone operates out of self-interest or what he called "greed". Phil didn't seem to have an answer when asked to produce the self-less communist or socialist state that operated out of benevolence.
I told the girls that the first presidential election I could vote in was the Carter vs Reagen election. I voted for Carter because he "seemed like such a nice man" and Reagen seemed so old. When Reagen won, I was disappointed. However, it wasn't long before I grew up and began to pay attention to what politicians said and what their policies brought about. I saw us go from a national "malaise" under nice-but-weak Carter into a nation that once again felt pride, hope and self-sufficiency. I realized that despite my initial shunning of Reagen due to superficial things like his age, that I actually AGREED with him on most things - Amercian Exceptionalism, small gov-t, low taxes, strong national defense.
Now, working for years as a health care provider, I see what happens to whole generations who have been cocooned in the modern welfare state, expecting to be taken care of and never even attempting to stand on their own. This is the modern day "plantation" used to keep people down and dependent. While progressives believe they are more "compassionate" in that they want to "take care" of these people, few recognize the horrible burden they place these people under. They are told that not only should they be taken care of but that it is unreasonable of anyone to expect them to be self-sufficient. These people are robbed of the human dignity and self-respect one gains by taking care of oneself but even worse, the children who grow up in these homes very often grow up without any concept of any other way of life.
So, do we wish to hand over all of our decisions, our monies and our choices to a handful of "elites" who will create a Master Plan for us all or shall we get back to the messy business of running our own lives, preferably with less and less federal involvement?
No one is too big to fail. Vote Nov 2......or I don't want to hear you complaining.
I told the girls that the first presidential election I could vote in was the Carter vs Reagen election. I voted for Carter because he "seemed like such a nice man" and Reagen seemed so old. When Reagen won, I was disappointed. However, it wasn't long before I grew up and began to pay attention to what politicians said and what their policies brought about. I saw us go from a national "malaise" under nice-but-weak Carter into a nation that once again felt pride, hope and self-sufficiency. I realized that despite my initial shunning of Reagen due to superficial things like his age, that I actually AGREED with him on most things - Amercian Exceptionalism, small gov-t, low taxes, strong national defense.
Now, working for years as a health care provider, I see what happens to whole generations who have been cocooned in the modern welfare state, expecting to be taken care of and never even attempting to stand on their own. This is the modern day "plantation" used to keep people down and dependent. While progressives believe they are more "compassionate" in that they want to "take care" of these people, few recognize the horrible burden they place these people under. They are told that not only should they be taken care of but that it is unreasonable of anyone to expect them to be self-sufficient. These people are robbed of the human dignity and self-respect one gains by taking care of oneself but even worse, the children who grow up in these homes very often grow up without any concept of any other way of life.
So, do we wish to hand over all of our decisions, our monies and our choices to a handful of "elites" who will create a Master Plan for us all or shall we get back to the messy business of running our own lives, preferably with less and less federal involvement?
No one is too big to fail. Vote Nov 2......or I don't want to hear you complaining.