We are within 60 days of a defining election, and even closer to the start of
early voting.

 

If you listen to the leftist media outlets they tell us that our country,
America, is a land of racism, not opportunity. They are teaching our children
that our beloved Republic started in 1619 when slaves first arrived on these
shores. They do not want us to believe that America began on July 4th, 1776.
These are the same media outlets that would not want you to know that our
Republican Party of Texas was founded -- in Houston, on July 4th, 1867 -- by
150 black men.

 

My story is that of opportunity. A kid born in 1961 in a blacks-only hospital,
Hughes Spalding, in Atlanta. Today, that same fella is a retired Army
Lieutenant Colonel, a former member of the US House of Representatives, and now
Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. It is all possible because, here, in
America, in Texas, we are endowed by our Creator, the Judeo-Christian God, with
unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 

In essence, the greatest equality we possess in America is the equality of
opportunity. That means no matter where you are born, no matter where you come
from, here in Texas, all across America, you can achieve whatever hopes,
dreams, and aspirations your individual will, determination, and drive desire.
We are all "dreamers" in America, not just some politically identified
demographic.

 

But, what is the opposite of our equality of opportunity; what is its
antithesis? It is the progressive socialist left's concept -- nightmare -- of
equality of outcomes. Really, when you analyze what "social justice" really
means, it is the forcible mandate of equality for all . . . social
egalitarianism. That results in a few elites deciding what our outcomes shall
be, based solely upon their subjective interpretation, centered on their
ideological agenda, of what is just, right, and equal.

 

We are all blessed as individuals with our respective talents, gifts,
intellect, and exceptionalism. In America, Texas, we believe that the
individual is sovereign over the institution of government. Progressive
socialists take the opposing viewpoint; they see the institution of government,
man, sovereign over the individual. Leftists do not embrace the fundamental
American ideal of individual rights. They prefer, no demand, collective
subjugation.
How does one subjugate individuals? It is simple: fail to truly educate
society and its future generations. Instead, indoctrinate it, and control the
culture as well as the media narrative.

 

This is why VP Joe Biden has come forward and stated that he will eliminate
charter schools. For the left, any competition to their state-controlled
indoctrination centers is a threat. As a matter of fact, one of the planks in
Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto was State control of education. This is why the
school board member is the most important elected position in our nation. If
you do not believe me, just take a look at what is happening in Texas with
Austin, San Antonio (NE). and Carrol Independent School Districts (ISD). We are
well aware of the socialist, Marxist indoctrination happening on our Texas
college and university campuses. All this breeds the next generation of leftist
radicals, whom we are watching riot and enact violence and chaos on our streets.

 

Equality of opportunity leads to economic empowerment while equality of
outcomes leads to economic enslavement. Equality of opportunity creates
victors! Equality of outcomes results in victims. So many have come to America,
legally, and found the equality of opportunity. Even those, like my
predecessors, who were forcibly brought here to these shores, eventually found
equality of opportunity, even under the most horrible conditions.

That is why my ideological mentor is Booker T. Washington. He was a slave who
became one of the greatest educators and orators in the history of America. His
autobiography, Up From Slavery is the testimony of equality of opportunity. His
three-point principles of education, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance are
the keys to having our pursuit of happiness.

 

The progressive socialist left believes that they can guarantee happiness by
determining your outcomes. It has always proven unsuccessful and we must reject
it again this election cycle, and in the future. Sir Winston Churchill aptly
defined socialism:

 

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel
of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -- Sir Winston
Churchill


Equality of opportunity is the Texas way, and, the American way. Equality of
outcomes just ends up with equal sharing of misery because no one can guarantee
your happiness. But in Texas, you can damn well pursue it on your own merit.









LTC Allen West (Ret.)
Chairman, Republican Party of Texas

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