The extent to which they seek to honor Ronald Wilson Reagan extends to incredible proportions. I even heard on the news that there is some consideration being given to the idea that Reagan's face should be added to the ten dollar bill, or even Mt. Rushmore!
Why all of the hype?
The common belief being fed to Americans is that Reagan defeated Communism. It is widely accepted by the American people that with the end of the so-called "Cold War", Communism also ceased to be a threat, as did the Soviet Union.
However, an examination of the facts leads us to exactly the opposite conclusion.
First of all, Reagan was a great communicator. His humor had a distinct way of disarming many of his critics. His poetic speeches, along with the soothing voice utilized to deliver them, had a somewhat hypnotic effect on his audiences. Add just the correct amount of humor, as Reagan often did, and you have all of the ingredients for a very popular president.
And popular was Ronald Reagan. He is widely considered to be an effective president by both friend and foe.
But did Reagan defeat Communism? Is the "former" Soviet Union rid of Communism?
Richard Pipes, writing in the May/June 2004 edition of Foreign Affairs — the flagship publication for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) , a group of Shadow Government insiders — says no.
"When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, expectations were high that Russia, rid of communism, would take a firm pro-Western course: democratizing its political system, granting its citizens unassailable civil rights, and rejoining the international community. Such were the promises made by President Boris Yeltsin when he took charge. But after more than a decade, these expectations have not been realized."
He goes on to cite numerous polls, which he says prove that the Russian people are the biggest problem in that they don't want freedom. Instead, Pipes states, they want a government that is strong, or "awesome".
It is my belief that the Russian people have never really known true freedom. That is evident by the statement that Russia has been converted to a Democracy. Democracy is not the American Constitutional form of government.
All of that being said, however, we are being told by the CFR's writers that communism is not dead in Russia. And neither is the threat of its possible military buildup. Pipes concludes his article with the following ominous statement.
"In aggregate, the conclusions from surveys of Russian opinion are far from encouraging. Western commentators watch with dismay as Putin slowly and deliberately transforms Russia into a one-party state. But they fail to recognize, even more ominously, that Russians by sizable majorities actually approve of his actions. Putin's victory in the 2004 presidential elections is certainly due in part to his stifling of the opposition. But he is popular precisely because he has re-instated Russia's traditional model of government: an autocratic state in which citizens are relieved of responsibility for politics and in which imaginary foreign enemies are invoked to form an artificial unity. The only desire that Putin has not yet satisfied is restoring Russia's status as a great military power. But if his response to other public demands offers a model, then this wish, too, is likely to be provided in good time."
Is communism dead in Russia?
On July 16, 2001, Russia signed a Friendship and Cooperation Treaty with communist China. The purpose for the agreement, inter alia, is to offset U.S. hegemonism. Russia has engaged in nuclear testing exercises that the media accounts have stated mimic a war with the U.S. as recently as this year. According to U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Kerry, Russia currently has 20,000 nuclear weapons.
So while we are funding China's military buildup with our purchase of products with the "Made in China" sticker on them, China and Russia are working together to build the Russian economy through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and ultimately Vladimir Putin intends to use the additional revenue to re-establish Russia as a great military power.
Meanwhile, Americans are unaware that communism is alive and well in their own country. Having been put to sleep to the threat of Communism at the end of the so-called "Cold War", Americans do not even realize that their own government had already adopted, through policy, all ten planks of the Communist Manifesto.
Furthermore, many of the "Current Communist Goals" that were entered into the Congressional record in 1963 have been achieved.
We have both the Communist Party U.S.A., and the Revolutionary Communist Party U.S.A. weaving their poison into the American psyche. We have the Democratic Socialists of America of which many of our Congressmen and women are members.
Johann W. von Goethe said, "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
The threat of Communism is not dead in America.
But the fact that most Americans believe it is, is a lie that is an unforgivable part of the Reagan legacy.
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"A lot happened on his watch that was very, very positive towards a new world order..." — Former president George Herbert Walker Bush on Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan: 1911-2004
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