Blog #183 Why “MAD” Left Liberals have POCKET SUCCESS
Why the MAD Left Liberals have Pocket Success
John Shoemaker 09/2025
The country has been in turmoil for years. At times, it has been chaos and murder, and other continuous acts of violence.
Statistics and news reports, as corrected, show that the Left Liberal Progressive Democrats are not only vocal in tirades and protests, but are demonstrating a level of intolerance and violence that grows more serious each week.
NBC News HOT LINK: Right-wing terror attacks plunged in 2025, while left-wing attacks ticked up: study
In fact, it has been going on for years with the KKK, Black Panthers, Black Liberation Army, White Supremacists, Weather Underground, Symbionese Liberation Army, and more recently, ANTIFA, BLM, Transgender Snipers and lone gunmen, and others “radicalized” going after Christians in Churches, politicians, and police. Anti-Semitism on college campuses was overwhelming with Hamas supporters for months.
Are they nothing more than Domestic Terrorists?
The Radical Democrats have forced down America's throats what many believe are extreme, crazy ideas like boys in girls' sports/bathrooms, job hiring and promotions based on color and not competence, LGBTQxyz is a minority needing top priority for their life styles, trillion dollar spending for social programs like giving free healthcare to illegal aliens, ban school choice even for minority children that perform better than in public schools, no cash bail, protection of criminal rights over victim rights, and on and on!
We all have heard about the Mamdani agenda for NYC for higher taxes based on race and wealth, government-owned grocery stores, free subway and other transportation, rent control, anti-Police, anti-Semitism, equal income for all, and more, as he is an Islamic Socialist.
Yet, they have a contingent of rabid followers who support all these socialist-like attitudes while treating President Trump for the past decade as a fascist, dictator, and worse.
HOT LINK: The Growing Threat of Political Violence From the Left - Newsweek
So why do the Democrats accept this level of radicalism? We have pockets of success that defy the rules of common sense of the past. I suggest some uncomfortable reasons that need consideration.
· Wealthy elites, apparently including wealthy white suburban women, support Socialist governance since they do not have to worry about the consequences, as they can afford the changes and believe they are virtuous in their actions, even if they are hypocritical in reality.
· Suppose you consider yourself poor (whether actual or not), getting free stuff without earning it is like a gift. Why shouldn't the government give them free stuff since they deserve it, or so goes the justification.
· The belief that America is so wealthy that it can afford to give them a piece of the pie easily.
· Some look around and justify receiving free government benefits, as they perceive themselves to be at a disadvantage (real or imagined) compared to others. The list of disadvantages is unlimited based on personal difficulties, experiences, failures, choices, and perceived discrimination.
· America's social history is used to justify individual wants and desires, regardless of how ridiculous they may be. It could be the "protest du jour": SSlavery and the Civil War, Women's Suffrage, Veterans, the Civil Rights Act, or protest banners like Voter ID, Abortion, Hamas, SCOTUS Rulings, Elections, Windmills, EVs, Climate, Existential Threats, many hoaxes/scams, and on and on.
The Radicals want it their way, and they want it NOW. Civility is an obstruction. This is true for Leftists and Rightists.
Hot Link: Study: Left-wing terrorism outpaces far-right attacks for first time in 30 years
As Jonathan Turley said in his book by the same name, it is "The Age of Rage." Trump has become the modern-day political Voodoo Doll. But that targeted focus is extending to include all Conservatives, Libertarians, and even Independents. Anyone who is not following the raging leftists, including the Squad in DC, ANTIFA, BLM, or other radical left groups, they are considered enemies, and “existential threats” to their extreme ideology. Key to their strategy is to create substantial FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, and DOUBT.
What do the Left Liberal Extremists want? What are their solutions?
· TAX OTHERS: Making promises to tax people who earn money while giving their money to those who earn nothing (not caring about whether those who have to work must support others who won't work).
· CORPORATIONS ARE THIEVES: The profit-hungry corporations are stealing from us. They need to pay for their gluttony. Capitalism is bad. Billionaires are bad, too.
· SHOW ME THE MONEY! The government can print as much money as it needs. "So, what is wrong with giving some of that to me?" The Federal Government is the greatest source of free money.
· YOU ARE A VICTIM: The possibilities are endless for convincing people they are victims without control over their destiny.
· IT'S THE SYSTEM, STUPID! It's not your fault that you are not motivated to work, that you are a drug user, that you have a disease of some kind, that you got fired for unjust reasons, or police brutality, etc.
· FEELINGS of OPPRESSION: All those who feel the government oppresses them with our laws and judicial system, lack of jobs, discrimination, and individual backgrounds. So many causes, from slavery, sexual preferences to criminal convictions and more.
· THE SOLUTION: The Radical Democrats will take care of you with free stuff and free money. Forget about the rest. They care only about you and for you to have an affordable lifestyle in a lovely home with food on the table. However, their policies are deliberately vague, or when specific, they are contrary to common sense. They don’t want border protection or a strong military. They don’t like the Police. Also, they really want to end the use of fossil fuels: coal, oil, and gas - no matter the cost and inability of wind and solar to supply electrical demands.
Of course, when people are needy, they will take whatever they can get. Society is comprised of both givers and takers. However, at some point when the takers outnumber the givers, the takers will leave. That is a fact.
Another aspect not included above is the people's religion. Islam does not support capitalism. While history has shown that Islam has been the religion of the poor, that also keeps them poor. Further, it keeps nearly all of them equally poor unless they are part of the dictatorship or caliphate leaders. It is both a religion and a governance concept with a legal system based on Sharia Law. Not including oil and gas revenue, the combined GDP of all Middle East countries does not equal that of Spain. It is bereft of innovation and has relied on the Christian West for support in nearly all industries.
But wait, who and where are these "Pockets of Success?"
· BIG BLUE CITIES: Those high-population Democrat cities with minorities, migrants, and illegal aliens. Radical left politicians easily spend other people's (taxpayers') money to win, or more accurately, buy elections.
· Criminal Illegal Aliens make great victims needing protection from the evil government –- Police, ICE, and the FBI. They need a great deal, especially cash, food, housing, and healthcare. Many of the criminals are part of drug gangs.
· Citizen Criminals: They love cities with lax laws and prosecutors soft on crime — they exploit the opportunities knowing justice will not be served.
HOT LINK: These Democrats Honor a Convicted Cop Killer After Refusal to Honor Charlie Kirk [WATCH]
· Activist groups: White Single Wealthy Women, Unemployed and Unemployable people, those who will not or don't want to get an education or develop marketable skills, college kids who want their bills paid by the government, and all those who believe they are being virtuous while ignoring reality -- open borders is not sustainable without national decline and eventual bankruptcy.
· Ethnic, Racial, or Religious groups: Somalis in Detroit, Muslims, and the Black community, with ethnic pockets in many major cities.
· Drug users: They want their drugs. Boston is giving it to them with centers where they can shoot up, just like in CA, OR, WA, and elsewhere. The attitude is just to ignore it.
· LGBTQetc: They want to get in your face and support whatever they want. They want to have their time in grade and high school and with porn treated as normality. Indoctrination is a new strategy. This group includes the social craze for transgender rights and its acceptance at all ages.
· Lastly, all those who simply HATE Trump, no matter what he does. As the joke goes, he could cure cancer and heart disease, and the Democrats would howl in vicious protest that he was killing the pharma industry.
I know there are other reasons, but you get the idea. The challenge for America is whether it can coordinate and implement "reason-able" policies – those with sound judgment, common sense, and practicality – to control the effectiveness of our free market capitalist society. We must have social support programs that are affordable and have guardrails in place to prevent fraud, abuse, and waste.
Furthermore, our plan must continue to enhance our performance in the World as a high-growth, innovative, risk-taking, success-oriented, capitalist juggernaut.
Trump is right about ending globalist strategies that come at our expense. Offshoring by our politicians over the past 50 years, along with the acceptance of foreign tariffs on our products, has crippled (closing over ten thousand manufacturing plants in the U.S.) the kind of growth and wealth creation that was once possible but squandered for political purposes and destructive, misguided policies.
The alternative is to proceed with radical ideologies that give away our wealth for those crying for immediate needs at the expense of the future. It means creating a culture of decision-making not based on performance or results, but on reparations for anyone who feels aggrieved, with a broken system of justice where criminals are enabled to continue their ways, and an open borders society without true security and safety for its citizens.
One might say the choice is to go "MAGA" or go "MAD" (Make America Decline).
Update: 09/2025 Breaking: Multiple Shot in Michigan Church, Videos Show Flames Engulf Church Building