group think

In April of 2017, DNC chairman Tom Perez flatly stated that all democrats must be in favor of abortion rights. This type of demand from democrat leaders is very common. I think that it is a result of the “PC” movement which the democrats initiated a few years ago. The democrat leaders seem to have decided that they will direct all of the thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and actions of the other democrats. I like to call it “group think”. Since I am a conservative independent, the thought that anyone believes that they have the right to control my thoughts is abhorrent to me. Yes, the republicans can be irritating to deal with in that trying to have a republican consensus on any subject can be similar to trying to round up a group of greased pigs. However, in my opinion, it is much more desirable to have a group of people who have independent thought processes than to declare that only the agreed-upon leaders have the right to independent thought. The entire concept of the “PC” system seems to be extremely dictatorial to me, and very undesirable. You can see where this leads by observing all of the riots on the college campuses when there is a speaker scheduled who is not part of the “PC” group think. The so-called “liberals” have “liberalized” the “PC” concept by adding the truly fascist notion that they have the right to use force and violence to prevent anyone from exercising the right of free speech if the speaker does not comply with their “PC” standards.

This “PC” environment where the only the “leaders” have a voice leads into some really idiotic situations. For example, the mayor of New York has voiced the opinion that the laws against public urination and defecation should be ignored. I guess that he reached this conclusion because there are so many homeless in his poorly-run city that there are insufficient public facilities. However, this same mayor is consumed with implementing laws to limit the size of sodas which can be sold in fast food establishments. Another example is the declaration by California democrat leaders that it will be a “sanctuary state”. This decision appears to be based on the belief that “illegal aliens” are considered to be much more important than the rule of law, and that “illegal aliens” desires must be elevated above the rights of American citizens. Just recently, the governor of California has issued a public statement. I will paraphrase it as follows. He, the governor, will pardon any “illegal alien” convicted of a felony so as to provide “sanctuary” from established laws.

I hope that it is obvious that the “PC” group think system leads the democrat leaders to believe that what they believe or want is superior to existing law. Therefore, they do not seem to attach much importance to obeying existing laws. So, I guess that the logical conclusion is that if you believe in complying with existing laws, or you believe in the individual’s right to independent thought, or you believe in the individual’s right to free speech, or if you believe that using violence to accomplish political goals is wrong, then you probably don’t qualify to be a democrat.