Rip Van Winkle May Have Trouble...
The effects of a Kamala Harris presidency may be impossible to sleep off.
If a modern-day Rip Van Winkle had taken a snooze back in July and woke up today, he'd be very confused. When Rip closed his eyes, Kamala Harris, according to democrats and the liberal media, was a "drag on the ticket;" ways to replace her were being openly discussed. But when he awakened, she was the democrat party's candidate for president.
Even more confusing to ol' Rip would be how Kamala Harris, without revealing any substantive political plans, policies, or programs, without holding a single press conference, interview, or town hall, has become the darling of democrats. He'd probably surmise it's because of Kamala's optimistic, poll-tested, bumper sticker-worthy slogans like "Joy," and "Forward." But Rip's a smart guy, he didn't sleep through everything... he knows the origins of those terms.
Joy, for instance. In 1933, the National Socialist Party, better known as Nazis, through its German Labor Front... a union-based "collective," instituted a program called "Strength through Joy." Adolph Hitler promised all sorts of free or low-cost incentives to voters, even cars. The Volkswagen... or "People's Car" was Germany's government-subsidized version of today's, also government-subsidized... and ever-so joy inspiring, electric vehicles.
Forward is another. Rip's well aware of its deeper meaning in the context of political dogma and ideology. "Forward" was a term used by Karl Marx to describe the institution and advancement of the communist doctrine, a form of government which, he assured, would benefit the people who, through equity, would achieve equal outcomes for the work they provided to the "collective."
Despite his frequent bouts of somnolence, Rip isn't uninformed, he knows there are fundamental differences between Fascism and Communism, but he also knows the results are the same... people are subjugated, and their lives and livelihoods are controlled. Lost to all but the apparatchiks is freedom.
Which is troubling because another of Kamala Harris's ever-so reassuring slogans is... that's right: "Freedom." But... it's very likely Kamala defines freedom in terms of the work-product provided by the equity-based "collective," which is necessary to move "Forward" with "Joy." The collective ensures freedom from, for instance, property ownership; the collective also frees us from all the other onerous responsibilities thrust upon us by capitalism... and democracy.
If Kamala Harris views "Joy," "Forward," and "Freedom" in the same ways her avowed communist father does, well... if Rip Van Winkle were to doze off this afternoon and wake up on November 6 to find Kamala Harris won the election, he'd throw himself right back into the arms of Morpheus and hope to hell he doesn't regain consciousness until America recovers from the disasters sure to be wrought by all the joyful forward freedoms inflicted by a Kamala Harris presidency... assuming, that is...
Recovery is possible. After Kamala Harris gets done with America, Rip could be in for an extended nap.
