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As I began to write this blog, I was reminded of a story I once heard. It offers a great analogy for what is happening to sleep-walking Americans today. The story began in a chemistry class at a large college. There were a few exchange students in this particular class. One day the professor noticed one of the exchange students scratching and stretching his back as if he had a problem. When the professor asked him about it the student said he had a bullet lodged in his back. He said he had been shot while fighting communists who were trying to overthrow his country’s government.

Out of the blue the student asked the prof if he knew how to catch wild pigs. After convincing the prof he was not joking, he continued with an explanation. He said you find a place in the woods and put corn on the ground. He said that once the pigs find it they come every day to eat the free corn. When they get used to it you put up a single fence. At first, the new fence spooked the pigs. But in no time the pigs became accustomed to the fence and continued to eat the free corn Then you add another section of fence. This process continues until the fence becomes a cage with a gate in the last section. Once they became familiar with the cage they willingly entered through the gate to eat the free corn. That is when the gate is slammed shut, imprisoning the entire herd.

Initially, the pigs panic and try to escape. But they recognize they are trapped. They have lost their freedom. Shortly, they go back to eating the free corn. They have little choice as they have forgotten how to forage for themselves. Ultimately, they accept their captivity. Does that sound familiar?

I won’t pretend to know how many sides of the cage Progressive Democrats have completed in the USA. I think it is safe to say it is more than one. In my lifetime, an ever larger number of Americans have accepted the free corn. In 1964-65, Lyndon Johnson signed into law a bill that he named the “Great Society”. The main goal of that legislation was to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. Suffice to say it has been a colossal failure. Trillions of taxpayer dollars of free corn has been distributed, and there are more people dependent on the government than at any time in our history. There remains a serious amount of racial rancor in the U.S. After signing the bill Johnson is reputed to have said in a private comment: “I’ll have those N*****s voting Democratic for the next 200 years.” Whether he actually made that comment is irrelevant. The fact is that 60 years later, people of color, specifically black people, vote overwhelmingly for those providing free corn. They are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty that they have sadly adjusted to.

Trillions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on too many freebies to mention. We offer multiple programs that provide food to poor children and their families. There is simply no legitimate reason for anyone to go to bed hungry in this nation. There is a laundry list of welfare programs available to citizens and corporations alike. Our government provides subsidies for tobacco farmers and dairy farmers. As people are starving in third world countries our government pays farmers NOT to plant crops!?! The free corn has been distributed far and wide. The number of the imprisoned continues to grow. It is part of the Progressive Democrat plan to convert our country to socialism.

Progressive Democrats understand that in order to “fundamentally transform” America into a socialist state, they must entrap the majority of Americans. What is it to do with those stubborn pigs who refuse to comply and eat the free corn? They have decided that punishment is necessary to guide/herd more of us into their cage. So the Democrat led government reduced the production of fossil fuels. This simple action forced the price of everyday necessities to skyrocket. This action sent an unprecedented number of Americans to food pantries and soup kitchens. Many of them, just months ago, were independent, self sufficient citizens. They never dreamt they would be looking for government assistance. Here piggy, piggy.

The government just completed a trial run to see how many of our freedoms we would be willing to sacrifice in order to gain safety. Using COVID as camouflage, they shut down every aspect of our lives. Many who refused to be vaccinated lost their jobs. Medical professionals brave enough to mention alternative treatment methods were threatened with the loss of their licenses. People found they were removed from social media if they dared question the government’s forced vaccination methods. In the final analysis the government could not have been happier with our cowardly response. Too many of us actually ate a little free corn while watching them construct another section of the cage.

We still have time to demolish the cage before the gate slams shut. It will take a few people willing to take a stand. It will necessitate recognizing the terrible damage being done to us by Progressive Democrats. We must commit to ridding ourselves of these self-serving socialists. The difficult task ahead can still be completed at the ballot box. I fear that won’t be true after the election in 2024. Please, please, don’t let this opportunity slip away. Get informed. Get involved. Save the greatest nation on earth for future generations like our forefathers did for us.

I hope you found this blog interesting and informative. If you did please tell your friends about it. Thank you, Bob