So much for not needing the government handouts… (Guest Poster)
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We will be looking forward to more of these greedy, self-serving back to Gods who would not cross the street the help their fellow man in trouble now looking for the handouts… They forced the City of Colorado Springs to shut off street lights, shutdown police patrols, fire the fire department because those are wasteful expenditures. Now they are begging Obama and the federal government to save their butts…
Wildfire Tests Police in Colorado Tax Movement’s Home (Bloomberg News)
So much for the lessons we were taught in our 1940-1980 growing and learning years about how we were all in this together. When we were all in this together with Ike, JFK, LBJ and even the evil RMN the USA prospered. People still made money while we were learning how to not be racist, bigoted, and still making mistakes but we were doing it together. Shared sacrifice, shared mission to help all succeed.
Now we have TeaBaggers, Blue Dogs, Corporatists, prosperity gospel evangelists all leading the march for the individual wrapped in phony Austrian, libertarian economics. An economic system designed to destroy the very fabric of America and the civilized world. We are not in a socialist, communistic fight for the soul of the American people, we are in a fight of morals between the haves, have nots and the wishing we were part of the haves (aka Poor White Folk). The poor white folk are fighting a war against the have nots. The poor white folk are using every means possible to economically hold down the long term poor or non-whites or women. Many of the leading organizations in this effort are based in Colorado Springs, CO.
Why should we care? I do feel sorry for the people of Colorado Springs up to a point. No one should suffer these fools gladly. But the home of phony Christian movements such as Focus on the Family, Ted Haggard’s super New Life Church and more is pushing the destruction of our social safety net. These super Christians, these Prosperity Gospel Christians are super hypocrites.
Look at the begging coming out of Colorado Springs right now, do a Google query. At this time, there are over 2.5 million hits of all sorts. What happen to their Libertarian self-reliance program of small government? What happened to their plan to pay no taxes, the  need to socialistically pay for fire protection as a group? Waldo Canyon is a newer development built in a formerly restricted growth area, with little extra support services. Why should there be any extra firefighting or police protection? What could possibly ever go wrong? Fire what fire? You need water? For what?
Here in South Dakota we have our own version of this movement. Have you heard of Dakota Dunes, SD the private community next to Sioux City, IA? A special interstate 29 exit takes you to the home of corporate and personal tax evaders living in a flood plain. The Army Corp never wanted anything but barge grain terminals built there. As long if there is enough money involved in the right war chests, why should we worry about floods. The dams have been holding back water since the 1950’s without breaking or bursting, so why should we worry. Build against mother nature, why should she care? Well in 2011 the libertarian, back to God, TeaBagger, Blue Dogs of Dakota Dunes got a taste of mother nature and the mighty Mo. Do you remember what they did? They asked for handouts. Just like Colorado Springs, handouts to pay for their mistakes. Oh, cry me a river of tears. Get flood insurance, don’t call me. I have flood and water insurance even though I do not live in a flood zone.  It’s a responsibility thing.
Remember the other river sob story we were hit with last year? The Fort Pierre / Pierre flooding made many headlines in 2011. 40 years ago I lived in Pierre for a while. I saw all the beautiful river frontage and asked why no one built there. The answer was simple, it was a flood zone and the Army Corp never wanted it built on. Let everyone enjoy it as a park, a people’s park. So what do the responsible Libertarians do? They build McMansions with their own boat docks in the backyard. These McMansions have the elites of Pierre government offices living there. We saw stories with pictures of a recent former governor, who now wants to a US Senator, using prison labor to protect his property. Isn’t this ripe, or does it just stink? This man and many of his neighbors, contributed to reason these inmates are incarcerated, now asking these convicted people to save the McMansions. I heard many references to thanking God, pray for us but don’t let nature take its rightful course. I personally didn’t care if the houses floated down river, they built them in a flood plan, the houses should not be there .
One last rant while I’m at it. The Black Hills fires are raging. I really like the Hills.  We have man loving them to destruction. Now we have 4 dead North Carolina airmen who were trying to save the property of Back to God Libertarians who don’t want to pay taxes to cover the funerals of these airmen.  I am sorry these airmen are now going home in caskets just for the unselfish effort to save greedy sorry hill people from themselves.
I am so tired of hearing about the phony Prosperity Christian storytelling. How is this helping us a nation?  If you are living in a dry mountainous area, have a backup plan. If you live in a flood plan, have a backup plan. If you are a Prosperity Gospel Christian, have a backup plan. If you are a Libertarian Back to God, don’t call President Obama or the Red Cross if you need help. Call your private insurance company to pay for your disaster recovery. Call your Prosperity Gospel leader and ask for the handout you need. I’m sure Focus on the Family will open its treasury for you, NOT.
