Donald Trump may have written The Art of the Deal but the Democrats have perfected their own version, The Art of Denial.
The day before an election makes the posting of this article (and podcast) special.
It may be hypocritical but if I were Dictator for a Day, I’d deny the denials.
(Note: At this point in the Podcast version we’ll introduce you to Melvin P. Mapmaker, who somehow thought the episode was about the Nile River.)
You can listen to the Podcast here: https://dictatorforaday.substack.com/podcast
The problem with denials is they are negatives. They move things backward, or at least, attempt to. I much prefer to move things forward. Deals do that. So deals are better than denials, just as compromise is better than stagnation and enmity.
Right now, Americans’ major concerns are inflation, fuel prices, crime and the border. Those things and a lot of other aspects of American life are in pretty poor health right now and the left is denying all of the symptoms.
The left and radical Democrats are also denying and trying to redefine aspects of our personal identity, our ideas and ideals, the stuff that makes each us unique, different from everyone else.
So here’s a list of what’s being denied, by category.
INFLATION – FUEL PRICES – ECONOMY
The Denier in Chief is in the White House and denies that inflation is a problem. But Joe Biden doesn’t have to buy gas for his car (which is also, not electric.) Secret Service takes care of that. He has few food expenses other than ice cream. The White House kitchen staff handles the rest of his meals (though unsure what happens when he’s in the basement in Delaware). The major reason he denies inflation is he thinks you won’t notice.
We’ve noticed it’s hard not to notice Joe’s picture and the caption “I did that!” next to most of the gas pumps we visit.
It’s also difficult not to notice the prices of everything else, for gas, food, even formula – when you can find it.
Inflation and fuel prices are a result of the left’s denial of fossil fuels and American energy independence. The hypocrisy here is that they’ll effectively shut down oil production in our own country while the President goes begging for oil in countries he’s insulted, while spending American oil reserves.
How’s that working out?
While we’re on the topic, hold on to your wallet. The left is also poised to deny cash. They want to go to a cashless digital currency and economy. That means they could deny you, or me, anytime they want, with the flip of a switch. They simply turn off your digital currency. Suddenly your money is no good but the guy next to you can still buy gas, food, medicine and baby formula – if he can find it.
But the denials don’t stop there.
CRIME
The Dems are denying all aspects of crime. They deny crime is on the rise – to record levels – and that criminals are running rampant. They deny police funding. They deny society’s ability to keep criminals in jail by passing cashless bail laws and restrictions on judges and sentencing. And they deny you the right to defend yourself when they pass restrictive gun laws.
It’s all denial. If they deny it – it can’t exist. They are trying to redefine our perception of reality. They simply pretend it’s not there and think we’re too stupid not to see it.
They’re also denying the border crisis, as illegal aliens are pouring across the border. When your first act as you step into this country is to violate the law, technically, you are a criminal. Five million illegals have crossed over in the last two years – plus maybe half-a-million “got-aways” that overworked border patrol agents weren’t able to catch. And that’s just the number of “got-aways” being reported. It’s quite possible many more got away but were never spotted.
The open border has become a spigot for fentanyl smugglers. The cartels control it by running a bait and switch. They bait border patrol agents by pushing several hundred illegal aliens through one spot on the border and while Border Patrol Agents are trying to handle those people, the cartel runs drug smugglers across the border down the road, hoping border patrol doesn’t spot them or is too understaffed to get to them.
It’s like whack-a-mole where everyone loses except the cartels. They make a fortune charging to get illegal aliens across the border while also circulating fentanyl throughout our nation. More than 200 people a day are dying from fentanyl poisonings. Crime related to drug addiction continues to skyrocket. The Dems deny it’s a problem.
Again, the icing on the cake is that Democrats keep trying to take our guns away, telling us we don’t have a right to defend ourselves, but we do have an obligation to pay taxes for all the social services the government is providing to illegal aliens flooding our country.
HEALTH and MEDICINE
The left has plenty of experience denying heath and medicine. During COVID-19 they denied alternatives to vaccines. “TAKE THE VACCINE AND SHUT UP” or you were labeled a COVID denier, a conspiracy theorist and quite possibly, a murderer.
They denied natural immunity. COVID-19 turned out to be the only virus on the planet where having the virus didn’t give you natural immunity. They also, in many instances, denied medical treatments to people who hadn’t been vaccinated. In several cases hospitals denied life-saving surgeries and other procedures simply because a patient refused to be vaccinated.
IDENTITY
The left also tries to deny us our identities. If you don't agree with us you’re a racist, bigot, conspiracy theorist, denier, or all of the above.
Then, they try to redefine and remake people into God-knows-what alternative image by denying gender, often by multiplying genders until no one knows what they are supposed to be.
They deny the existence of equal opportunity by claiming there is none, then have the nerve to make race a preferential criteria for hiring, college admissions, various forms of assistance, even emergency hurricane aid in Florida (the last effort was quickly pulled back).
The irony here is that their actions – if successful - would ultimately result in the elimination of the equal opportunity they claim does not exist.
QUALITY
Democrats have denied the entire country a quality President. Joe Biden should have never been allowed to run because of diminished cognitive abilities all of us can recognize. Jill Biden is much responsible for this. She in effect denied anything was wrong by allowing Joe to run for office – and furthers her denials every time he needs assistance putting on his jacket or finding his way off a stage. Jill Biden knew of his cognitive difficulties during the election campaign when she kept him hidden in the basement. She’s guilty of elder abuse, if not more.
Democrats are doing the same thing with John Federman: denying anything wrong with him. That’s a denial of choice to Pennsylvanians – they choice of two quality candidates for Senate. There is now, effectively, only one choice.
The Democrats have also denied quality appointments by denying meritocracy and excellence. Cabinet members are nominated based on how many boxes they check, which of 78 genders they area, color and other factors nothing at all to do with experience or accomplishments.
They’re denials are responsible for much of the mess we’re in.
When you don’t strive for quality you get mediocrity or worse.
TRUTH
Democrats are also denying basic truths. They deny opposing ideas by bullying, name calling, branding information as “disinformation” and enlisting big tech to censor voices, ideas and information. That was clear during COVID-19 when virtually everything many Americans said was happening, came true.
• COVID-19 came from a lab in China.
• The COVID-19 vaccines weren’t thoroughly tested.
• COVID-19 vaccines did not prevent the spread of COVID.
• COVID-19 vaccines have been related to numerous health issues at numbers far greater than other vaccines.
• Natural immunity from having COVID didn’t work.
Since then they’ve branded anyone who questioned the 2020 vote as “election deniers,” even though Democrats have been challenging elections results for years. Stacy Abrams still has not conceded she lost Georgia’s gubernatorial election.
FREEDOM
The biggest truths the left and radical Democrats deny are God and religion. They simply don’t want Americans practicing their faith. These denials are denials of our First Amendment, the worst denials of all.
There’s a reason this country was founded and it’s directly tied to the 1st Amendment. People came here seeking freedom of religion.
The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech.” Notice the words “free exercise” and “freedom.”
The government can’t tell you what to believe or what to speak, to the government or anyone else.
Constitutional scholars will tell you the importance of the 1st Amendment.
Paul Rahe is a historian who puts it quite succinctly. The 1st Amendment gives you freedoms that are fundamental to our republic… quoting now…
“ To begin with, we are a republic. If you don't have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to congregate, freedom to petition, you don't have any freedom at all. You have masters. You don't have people who serve you. These freedoms are essential to having free elections, because if we can't talk about it and argue about it and make our case, and the other side can't talk about it and argue about it and make their case, then what are we doing? The answer is: we are genuflecting to our masters.”
And that’s what the LEFT is trying to deny us today: the ability, the freedom to argue and make a case for whatever we disagree with the left or anyone else about: the right to make a case for our beliefs, our proposals, our very thoughts.
How important is that? How important is it to you to speak your own mind? What if every day you were told what you can think? What kind of a denial would that be to you?
Never let a denial go unchecked, even a small denial. It might not seem like a big deal but denials are insidious. You get a denial here, a denial there, pretty soon you’re talking about some pretty big denials. You’re talking about control. The control others have taken over you through their denials.
IN THE AGGREGATE
All of the denials the left has imposed or tried to impose or are in the process of creating – all of the beliefs they have that they want to force on the rest of us – all of those combine into one great denial – the denial of freedom.
On election day – this election day or any election day – vote like your life depends upon it, because something as precious as life does depend on it: your freedom.