History
Lesson #1 Lesson #2 Lesson #3
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Progressive consensus |
Class is ultimately all that matters. All
history is the history of the exploitation of the have-nots by the haves. |
The history of the West is the history of the exploitation of the non-white by the white and the history of mankind is the history of the exploitation of women. | Western and US imperialism
are the causes of anti-Americanism and terrorism.
This is the lesson of Vietnam, Iraq. |
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Conservative consensus |
Communist premises lead to tyranny, injustice,
and poverty — as in Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Zimbabwe |
Free markets lead to rising standards of living —in China
As in the US, Europe, Brazil, Mexico. The West has been a hugely net positive force in world history. |
Peace comes through strength not appeasement.
Weakness encourages aggression. This is the lesson of Munich and 9/11.
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Is there a middle ground?
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Free markets lead to rising standards of living —in China
As in the US, Europe, Brazil, Mexico. The class Is all that matters premise is false. The driver of history is human imagination not class struggle. Property is not theft but the fence of liberty. |
Free markets are not enough.
Education and health are public goods and high standards of each for all are the government’s business. The West has been a net positive force for the world and this can be measured by the relative degree of gender and racial equality there |
The lessons of Munich, 9/11, Vietnam, and Iraq are all worth remembering.
Hindsight is 20/20. The choice of the wrong analogy could result in untold human slaughter. What sane person would want to take on that burden? (ie what sane person would want to be president?) |