The issues make most Americans sick – and speaks to where Democrats now reside on the depravity scale.
By Neland Nobel
We're hearing a lot of discussion and analysis lately about “what hill Democrats have chosen to die on.” But what exactly is on that hill? What follows is a partial list of what we think remains of strategic importance, worthy of the valor they are displaying. Yes, our perceptions of what their "hill" is may differ from theirs – but that difference in perception may explain Democrats’ current record-low Approval Ratings.
While the topography on this "hill" is varied, it need not be complex. There is no doubt, however, that fresh from November’s defeat the most visible Democrats are doubling-down and digging in around their most cherished positions.They are pouring intellectual concrete, filling sandbags with rhetorical venom, and digging in to defend "the ideological high ground" – as they see it.
Their fighting spirit is high, even if their common sense is low.
They seem determined to die on their distinct political hill, and for that, we must admire them. While we think they are misguided, they are sticking to their positions.
But what exactly is on the top of the hill that Democrats are so staunchly defending?
Their fighting spirit is high, even if their common sense is low.
They seem determined to die on their distinct political hill, and for that, we must admire them. While we think they are misguided, they are sticking to their positions.
But what exactly is on the top of the hill that Democrats are so staunchly defending?
Below is a partial list, as best as we can determine by aerial reconnaissance through the lens of the press. We don’t know what transpires deep in their political bunkers or how their generals view the political topography. But our reconnaissance has picked up the following defensive positions.
Prominent on top of the hill is the claim for Open Borders. Not only did Democrat officials ignore immigration laws, they actively, through their NGOs networks, encouraged tens of millions of migrants to break US immigration laws. They then spent lavishly to house, feed, and relocate them. Their positions on mass migration seem indistinguishable from those of European socialists. Now they spend their resources in court to see that the illegals are not deported. The cause for massive, unvetted, subsidized, and illegal immigration will not go down undefended.
Although Democrats have a general sympathy for anyone who breaks the law getting into this country, they seem to have a special place in their hearts for Illegals who Commit Serious Crimes – especially those who belong to International gangs.
Democrat leaders seem to be flocking to protect gangbangers.
They claim all should be accorded “due process”, without noting that this concept exists on a spectrum, especially for those who are not citizens. The legal gradations don’t seem to matter. Everyone deserves “due process”, without that process being defined.
Some may get nothing more than a hearing, which many illegals failed to show up for anyway.
They apparently want full jury trials after the fact for all members of international gangs, but summary incarcerations for all January 6th defendants. They don’t believe in prisons, except if Trump supporters reside there. It is a nuanced position, to be sure.
Democrat leaders seem to be flocking to protect gangbangers.
They claim all should be accorded “due process”, without noting that this concept exists on a spectrum, especially for those who are not citizens. The legal gradations don’t seem to matter. Everyone deserves “due process”, without that process being defined.
Some may get nothing more than a hearing, which many illegals failed to show up for anyway.
They apparently want full jury trials after the fact for all members of international gangs, but summary incarcerations for all January 6th defendants. They don’t believe in prisons, except if Trump supporters reside there. It is a nuanced position, to be sure.
Also residing at the top of the hill is a steaming pile of Sexual Confusion. On the one hand, Democrats seek to define away what it means to be a woman. On the other hand, they rail against patriarchy and the danger presented by men, especially white men. But they favor special treatment for LGBTQ groups. So, while they are simultaneously against both men and women, they are for everyone else who isn’t. Do we have that right? Furthermore, Democrats want grown biological men to have free rein in women’s sports and women’s locker rooms.
In California, party leaders just had a difficult time passing a bill to increase the penalties for adults paying to have sex with children. That this was even a contested issue speaks to where Democrats now reside on the depravity scale.
Decision-making is best done in a Democratic Government through Non-Democratic Means. Unelected experts in the bureaucracy or the judiciary are the best means of preserving democracy for the people, whoever they are. Civil Service protection and lifetime appointments are the best way to practice “democracy.”
Their primary view of life is that it is a disappointment that they can only fix by ending it for others. This includes mass inoculations with untested vaccinations, Abortion on Demand, paid for by the government, the right to suicide, and preferably No Family Structure. Better yet, guilt all young people away from having children lest it pollute the planet and reduce the number of polar bears.
In terms of what kind of government they want, they seem to want an enormous and Expensive Government whose PrimaryPurpose is the Redistribution of Wealth. Money spent on law enforcement and defense is improper. High taxes, currency debasement, excessive borrowing, and large trade deficits are preferred methods to finance the redistribution state. Attempts to cut spending by finding waste and fraud are simply an excuse for teenage nerds to invade the privacy of those receiving government checks. There is no waste and government; if there is, it should be regarded as a form of reparations to those exploited centuries ago.
Democrats share the view that America is Illegitimate. It was based on racism and slavery from the beginning, and is a colonizer of indigenous people whom it always sought to exterminate with genocidal intent. The very country is illegitimate to its core because it is based on “stolen land”, something Democrats recite mechanically as “land acknowledgement declarations” at the beginning of almost all political meetings. After all, the more you say something, the more it will be true, except if you offer a prayer in public or say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Democrats believe in Filthy, Crime-Ridden Cities. Quiet leafy suburbs of single-family homes that cause urban sprawl, not so much. They can be breeding grounds for middle-class values. They see the homeless drug addict as a special class of citizen who is allowed to practice a “lifestyle” and a special privilege that destroys the lifestyle of others. To them, a person should be able to inebriate themselves, shoot up in public, defecate in public, and live in filth on the streets, regardless of the apparent impact on others. Democrats seem to have no problem either tolerating or promoting such behavior in all the cities around the country that they dominate.
This mixes well with the other political paradigm: Highly Concentrated and Combustible Populations in the Inner City, which is allowed to fester in despair through failed schools and social policies that destroy the family. The results are apparent. About a dozen major cities run by Democrats account for most of the crime. About 3% of the population accounts for over 43% of the homicides. Even more striking, in those crime-ridden cities, about 50% of crime emanates from a small area in the town, roughly 5%.
Then add the homeless, export most of the industrial jobs overseas, and Trap what Remains of the Family in Failing Public Schools, Crime-Ridden Neighborhoods, and Social Dysfunction. As long as those cities are run by powerful unions that support their party, it is worth defending.
Top 10 U.S. Cities with Highest Violent Crime Rates (2023 Data)
- Memphis, TN
- Violent Crime Rate: 2,437 per 100,000
- Mayor: Paul Young (Democrat)
- St. Louis, MO
- Violent Crime Rate: 1,470 per 100,000
- Mayor: Tishaura Jones (Democrat)
- Detroit, MI
- Violent Crime Rate: 2,059 per 100,000
- Mayor: Mike Duggan (Democrat)
- Little Rock, AR
- Violent Crime Rate: 1,825 per 100,000
- Mayor: Frank Scott Jr. (Democrat)
- Cleveland, OH
- Violent Crime Rate: 1,627 per 100,000
- Mayor: Justin Bibb (Democrat)
- Kansas City, MO
- Violent Crime Rate: 1,483 per 100,000
- Mayor: Quinton Lucas (Democrat)
- New Orleans, LA
- Violent Crime Rate: 1,446 per 100,000
- Mayor: LaToya Cantrell (Democrat)
- Baltimore, MD
- Violent Crime Rate: ~1,800 per 100,000 (based on 2022 data, as 2023 figures vary)
- Mayor: Brandon Scott (Democrat)
- Birmingham, AL
- Violent Crime Rate: ~1,600 per 100,000 (based on 2022-2023 estimates)
- Mayor: Randall Woodfin (Democrat)
- Albuquerque, NM
- Violent Crime Rate: ~1,300 per 100,000 (based on 2022-2023 estimates)
- Mayor: Tim Keller (Democrat)
Democrats also seem to have become the Party of War, especially if it is in Ukraine. Once, Democrats said that war is “not healthy for children and all living things,” as I recall the popular poster. However, their constant insistence on a battle that cannot possibly be won against Russia is now a key defensive position. Even the Left Wing Guardian notes they have ceded the peace movement to Republicans.
Also flourishing on this heap of political contradictions is the view that Hamas is a particularly Worthy Terrorist Organization to Support. At the same time, the highly democratic state of Israel should always be condemned as a Zionist entity, a colonizer, and a white settler genocidal operation. That Arab citizens are freer, more prosperous, and represented in parliament in Israel more so than in any Arab country is beside the point. It is not a Muslim country. This enmity towards Israel cannot be limited, however, to the Zionist oppressor, but must also be extended to all Jews, especially if they are students at our leading universities.
You can see they are primarily Negative on Human Life. It is humans who spoil it for all other life. So, in a sense, They are Pro-life, as Long as the Life they are Promoting is Not that of Humans. Sea turtles, wolves, Siberian Tigers, and microorganisms in the soil (don’t bust the crust) are high in the pecking order. Humans don’t even make the lower rungs of priority. But maybe life is not so much “the earth” that must be saved.
If only we could return the world to its state before humans arrived, “the earth” would be happier.
There are likely other strategic positions at the top of their political hill that can be fortified against Conservative AMERICAN incursions.
Time and space are limited, but this gives you a start..
Neland Nobel has two degrees in history, with a specialty in economic history. Working for 47 years in the financial services industry, in retirement he founded ThePricklyPear.org, where serves as Editor at Large.
