2019 Martin Capages Jr
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DEDICATION
To the members and veterans of the United States Military, all agencies under the Department of Homeland Security and all local Police and First Responders who faithfully serve our Nation, placing their very lives in Harms way to protect each Americans fundamental right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Thank you for your service.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didnt pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. - -President Ronald Reagan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank the following individuals who contributed so much time and effort during the preparation of this book:
To My Wife, Pamela Kay Capages for her encouragement and prayers during this undertaking,
To Dr. Ronald R. Cherry for his critical input, intellectual generosity, in-depth research and willingness to provide the Foreword to this book,
To author Les Mironuck for his willingness to review the manuscript and provide sound advice,
To Christopher M. Capages for his cover design expertise, advice and graphic artistry.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
FOREWORD vii
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: PROBLEM DEFINITION
CHAPTER 2: POSITIVE CAPITALISM
SELLING CAPITALISM TO MILLENNIALS
ARGUING TO +100
WHAT IS CAPITALISM?
FREE ENTERPRISE CAPITALISM: THE BETTER ECONOMIC SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
WHY SOCIALISM FAILS
CHAPTER 4: AMERICAN PROGRESSIVISM
CHAPTER 5: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM AGAIN
CAPITALISM
SOCIALISM
CHAPTER 6: BOOMER RIGHT V. BOOMER LEFT
THE BOOMER LEFT
THE BOOMER RIGHT
CHAPTER 7: MILLENNIALS
WHO ARE THE MILLENNIALS?
THE PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION EFFECT
CHAPTER 8: DEFUSING THE CONFLICT
CHAPTER 9: 2024 ELECTION PREPARATION
COMMON-SENSE ISSUES116
SIX STEP STRATEGY123
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WORKS CITED
INDEX
The Facts of Life are Conservative
--- Margaret Thatcher
Liberalism means bondage,
Conservatism means Freedom ---Candace Owens
FOREWORD
In FREEDOM OR SOCIALISM? The Millennial Dilemma, Martin Capages Jr. PhD explains the essential difference between the two governing philosophies. The difference is not just academic, there is a moral distinction. Socialism is the enemy of rightful human liberty and is thus immoral and tyrannical. Human freedom is a derivative of equal natural human rights, and thus a function of equal human value.
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. Thomas Jefferson
Human liberty, having been endowed to all of us equally by our Creator, is a part of our human nature; our sacred right to liberty is therefore unalienable and only limited by the equal rights of others. Equal natural human rights secured by equality before law is the argument of the American Revolution, expressed by Thomas Jefferson in our Declaration of Independence. Unequal human rights are a function of unequal human value, whereas equal human rights are a function of equal human value. Unequal human value derives from measurable human value, whereas equal human value derives from infinite human value. Measurable human value follows from man evolved devoid of Gods image, whereas infinite human value follows from man created in the image of God. Thus, as Thomas Jefferson said, human liberty is the gift of God because rightful human liberty is a function of equal natural human rights derived from infinite God-given human value.
God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Thomas Jefferson
And there's the rub, because the basis of modern Socialism is Marxist, where some people, based on their economic position, skin color, sex, sexual orientation or sexual identification are considered more equal than people of other classes, i.e., under Marxist Socialism some people, the so-called Proletariat, possess superior value and therefore superior rights compared to others, the so-called Bourgeoisie, a thoroughly tyrannical, liberty-destroying, anti-American idea. Young Americans must re-discover the essential and all-American basis of human freedom or face a new dark age of tyranny.
Ronald R. Cherry, MD
Author of Restoring the American Mind
PREFACE
President Reagan said that Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didnt pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Today a generational conflict is looming, but it isnt a physical conflict. It is a battle of ideologies, the inherent, inalienable right of Individual Freedom enshrined in the American Declaration of Independence and U. S. Constitution versus an overarching State or Collective where there is no Individual Freedom., an ideology called Democratic Socialism or Marxism.
In 2019, a Democratic Socialist manifesto was presented as a Congressional resolution called The Green New Deal . While it was deemed foolish and symbolically rejected, it has taken root as an icon of the Millennial Generation. The reach of its tentacles will become more apparent during the 2020 Presidential election process. But 2020 will just be a battle, a prelude to the war called the 2024 Presidential campaign.
The Republican Party has been slow to respond to the threat posed by the growing appeal of Socialism to the Millennial generation. It is afraid to stand up for its own charter because of the fear of being labeled politically incorrect. To challenge the leftist orthodoxy will result in one-sided challenges from the media arm of the Democratic Party , the faux journalists of the mainstream media represented by NBC, ABC, CBS and cable channels CNN and MSNBC. The only balanced forum for conservatives is provided by Fox News and talk radio. The Republican politicians continue to duck the challenges and miss the opportunities being presented to them every day by their unhinged political opposition. They seem to rely on conservative political pundits resident inside the DC Beltway to present the Republican viewpoint. There is no Heartland pundit with the exception of perhaps Dr. Victor Davis Hanson , but Millennials will need a dictionary to keep up with VDH. It would be great to see Dr. Hanson channeling Milton Friedman on the
