How did we get here?

A quick lesson in how America got to this point.  We only need to look at Greece to figure out how we got here and where we are going.

The first, and one of the most critical things to happen,  is that the leftist, socialist politicians and leaders twist the laws of the land and demand that God and anything to do with Him must go.  Shortly after, Capitalism is attacked and the rich are as pegged as oppressors of the poor.  The left claims they are for the "little guy" and for equality and that the Conservatives are evil and want only the "big" companies and the rich to thrive.  Once elected, the Left takes political control, increases taxes and regulation, creates massive and costly entitlement programs, and then promise that they will give the "little guy" everything that the "big guy" has and everything that they deserve. (again under the disguise of helping the little guy)

It is not long before the Leftist, Socialists seize even greater power because, after all, who doesn't want a free lunch?  The media and halls of education are then used for mass propaganda.  The students then become economic "lemmings" and are indoctrinated to believe that big government is virtuous and philanthropic.

With permission from the public, the private sector is then bled dry by excessive taxes, strict regulation, and wealth redistribution via entitlements.  This in turn causes a recession or depression.  

Unemployment soars, economic opportunity diminishes, wealth is eliminated and the government runs out of other people’s money.  The system begins to collapse; government cuts back on entitlements because it can no longer afford it. The same Leftist politicians that taught the masses to hate private sector Capitalism and to trust Socialism are now the ones who are slashing their benefits and entitlements.   The masses feel betrayed and are disillusioned.  Rioting and political mayhem ensue and a once great country falls in calamity.

Sound familiar?  In the near future, we will have to slash benefits and entitlements, not just play politics, and then the rioting will begin, just as it did in Greece.

I will do my part to vote Obama out of office.  But even then, we can not count on real change, real hope, and optimism.  Whomever is elected in November of 2012 will still make mistakes and will still not have all the answers. They are human.  They will be fallible.

And it all seems to come full circle when you realize that this mess can only happen when the people put their trust in man rather than God and He is the first thing to to be pushed aside as demonstrated in this small lesson of how a nation falls.