Requiem For The Leftist Welfare Utopia

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Requiem For The Leftist Welfare Utopia

November 23, 2005

by Carey Roberts

Leftists have devised a simple yet amazingly effective formula to engender
social discord: break up the family, marginalize fathers, and then blame the
whole mess on men.

The pattern can be traced back to LBJ's Great Society which spawned welfare
programs that withheld benefits as long as dad was around. Then came Roe v.
Wade, which disenfranchised fathers from the most fundamental decisions
involving their unborn young.

Next, no-fault divorce laws set the stage for widescale child custody awards
to moms. And finally draconian child support programs sent low-income dads
shuffling off to debtor's prison.

Judging by Census Bureau reports, this anti-father jihad made stunning
in-roads. From 1960 to 1990, the number of American children living with
their biological fathers plunged from 82% to 62%.

Of course unfathered children portend the continued unraveling of the social
order and the rise of the welfare state. Leftists see nothing wrong with
that.

But now people are catching on to the game plan and dads are staging a
comeback. State lawmakers are passing laws that level the playing field for
divorcing dads. Congress is weighing a $300 million bill to promote marriage
and fatherhood. And most important, the precipitous rise in fatherless
households has finally begun to level off.

Of course, this comes as bad news to the feminist-inspired Left. In their
mind, every father that is removed from their children's lives is one step
closer to the matriarchal nirvana. And the Left has no intention of
relinquishing its hegemony over the social welfare debate.

So in August the California Supreme Court ruled on a child custody case
involving two lesbians and concluded, "We perceive no reason why both
parents of a child cannot be women." Last month the Public Broadcasting
Service aired a "documentary" that libels divorcing fathers who seek child
custody as abusers and batterers. [www.ifeminists.net/introduction
/editorials/2005/1109roberts.html]

And Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is now under fire because - gasp! -
he once argued that husbands should be notified before their wives obtained
an abortion.
[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/a...02191opn.html]

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, we have reason to be thankful for
two recent publications which affirm the abiding truth that fathers are one
of our nation's most treasured natural resources.

Just last week the National Fatherhood Initiative released the findings of a
national marriage survey. The report found that nine out of ten Americans
believe that as a rule, the best place for childrearing is a household with
a father and mother. Even more interesting, 97% of respondents believe that
fathers are just as important as mothers for the proper development of
children. [www.fatherhood.org/research.asp]

And now Senator Rick Santorum has come out with a book that outlines an
ambitious agenda to reclaim America from the Leftist onslaught. It Takes a
Family documents how welfare programs have only deepened dependence of the
poor on government largesse -- and along the way tweaks the nose of Hillary
Clinton's It Takes a Village.

For example, in 1965, 21% of all American children under the age of 18 lived
in poverty. Thirty years and billions of welfare dollars later, the number
of American children living in poverty was - guess what? - 21%.

Add to that the rise of fractured families, illegitimacy, and the increased
number of children at risk of abuse and neglect, and the failure of the
welfare entitlement system is beyond dispute.

Santorum views dads as lead players in the nation's moral revitalization: "a
community that is short on fathers is almost always short on generalized
trust or social capital."

Sen. Santorum is especially critical of our gender-biased divorce system:
"It is one of the few places left in our culture where sexism is not only
condoned but virtually celebrated." Plus, dads often must contend with
ex-wives who "often make it difficult for the fathers of their children to
visit."

Santorum highlights the epidemic of Black men who have fallen into the
clutches of the criminal justice system. At any given day, 12% of Black men
ages 20-34 are in prison. "Think about what that means: fewer fathers,
fewer husbands, and fewer male breadwinners," he laments.

If anyone who doubts the failure of the Leftist social agenda, recall the
haunting images of the women and children stranded in the rising flood
waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. As the levees melted way,
government officials remained oblivious to the impending disaster.

So where were the men? Married men had already whisked their families out of
harm's way.

And all the others? They had been casually cast aside, reassured that their
mothers, sisters, girlfriends, and children would be safe and secure in the
government's social safety net.

Yes, it only takes a village.

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Liberalism: that haunting fear that someone,
somewhere, can help themselves without
Government intervention.

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Requiem For The Leftist Welfare Utopia

November 23, 2005

by Carey Roberts

Leftists have devised a simple yet amazingly effective formula to engender
social discord: break up the family, marginalize fathers, and then blame
the
whole mess on men.

The pattern can be traced back to LBJ's Great Society which spawned
welfare
programs that withheld benefits as long as dad was around. Then came Roe
v.
Wade, which disenfranchised fathers from the most fundamental decisions
involving their unborn young.

Next, no-fault divorce laws set the stage for widescale child custody
awards
to moms. And finally draconian child support programs sent low-income dads
shuffling off to debtor's prison.

Judging by Census Bureau reports, this anti-father jihad made stunning
in-roads. From 1960 to 1990, the number of American children living with
their biological fathers plunged from 82% to 62%.

Of course unfathered children portend the continued unraveling of the
social
order and the rise of the welfare state. Leftists see nothing wrong with
that.

But now people are catching on to the game plan and dads are staging a
comeback. State lawmakers are passing laws that level the playing field
for
divorcing dads. Congress is weighing a $300 million bill to promote
marriage
and fatherhood. And most important, the precipitous rise in fatherless
households has finally begun to level off.

Of course, this comes as bad news to the feminist-inspired Left. In their
mind, every father that is removed from their children's lives is one step
closer to the matriarchal nirvana. And the Left has no intention of
relinquishing its hegemony over the social welfare debate.

So in August the California Supreme Court ruled on a child custody case
involving two lesbians and concluded, "We perceive no reason why both
parents of a child cannot be women." Last month the Public Broadcasting
Service aired a "documentary" that libels divorcing fathers who seek child
custody as abusers and batterers. [www.ifeminists.net/introduction
/editorials/2005/1109roberts.html]

And Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is now under fire because - gasp! -
he once argued that husbands should be notified before their wives
obtained
an abortion.
[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/a...02191opn.html]

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, we have reason to be thankful for
two recent publications which affirm the abiding truth that fathers are
one
of our nation's most treasured natural resources.

Just last week the National Fatherhood Initiative released the findings of
a
national marriage survey. The report found that nine out of ten Americans
believe that as a rule, the best place for childrearing is a household
with
a father and mother. Even more interesting, 97% of respondents believe
that
fathers are just as important as mothers for the proper development of
children. [www.fatherhood.org/research.asp]

And now Senator Rick Santorum has come out with a book that outlines an
ambitious agenda to reclaim America from the Leftist onslaught. It Takes a
Family documents how welfare programs have only deepened dependence of the
poor on government largesse -- and along the way tweaks the nose of
Hillary
Clinton's It Takes a Village.

For example, in 1965, 21% of all American children under the age of 18
lived
in poverty. Thirty years and billions of welfare dollars later, the number
of American children living in poverty was - guess what? - 21%.

Add to that the rise of fractured families, illegitimacy, and the
increased
number of children at risk of abuse and neglect, and the failure of the
welfare entitlement system is beyond dispute.

Santorum views dads as lead players in the nation's moral revitalization:
"a
community that is short on fathers is almost always short on generalized
trust or social capital."

Sen. Santorum is especially critical of our gender-biased divorce system:
"It is one of the few places left in our culture where sexism is not only
condoned but virtually celebrated." Plus, dads often must contend with
ex-wives who "often make it difficult for the fathers of their children to
visit."

Santorum highlights the epidemic of Black men who have fallen into the
clutches of the criminal justice system. At any given day, 12% of Black
men
ages 20-34 are in prison. "Think about what that means: fewer fathers,
fewer husbands, and fewer male breadwinners," he laments.

If anyone who doubts the failure of the Leftist social agenda, recall the
haunting images of the women and children stranded in the rising flood
waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. As the levees melted way,
government officials remained oblivious to the impending disaster.

So where were the men? Married men had already whisked their families out
of
harm's way.

And all the others? They had been casually cast aside, reassured that
their
mothers, sisters, girlfriends, and children would be safe and secure in
the
government's social safety net.

Yes, it only takes a village.

--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberalism: that haunting fear that someone,
somewhere, can help themselves without
Government intervention.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Yates/steven11.htm

"The United States of America, once-long ago-a Constitutional republic, is
being erased. The erasure of America isn't reported on the 6 o'clock news,
of course. It isn't much noticed, because it is happening too
slowly-although the pace has increased over the past couple of decades. Be
this as it may, there is no need to speak of "conspiracy theories." For one
thing, it isn't a theory. It is as much a fact as gravity. It is being
carried out in plain sight, not behind closed doors in smoke filled rooms."


Yes it's pretty evident when the Government now jails it's poor and
authorities are allowed to humiliate them by posting their picture in
Newspapers across the country.

Yea I would say that 50% of the population has something to fear when
governments are allowed to act like this!

All Americans can/should fear/resist the Federal and even some/most
state governments. What is needed is for the states
to reclaim as much resistance as possible toward Uncle Sam....Don't take
their damn
federal blood money. The states and we as
individuals should resist their takeover!!!

It is indeed an abomination to fall prey to a corrupt, bloated,
inefficient government.