The Battleground of Thought

The true conflict in America is the same in 2012 as in 1960. It is a struggle between socialist equalitarianism on one side and individual freedom and responsibility on the other. In the first system is the belief that benefits should come from the State. In the second system that benefits should be obtained from individual effort.

I assume the reader knows what individual effort means but what really is "the State"? To begin, "the State" is a purely theoretical concept which exists only in the mind. It is no more than a name which individuals give to a method they use for working together to achieve certain objectives. The only material reality is the individual. Thus whenever one hears talk of dependence on "the State", it actually means some individuals depending on other individuals. The prevalent idea that "the State" is an entity that can be leaned on is just one of the stupidities one must expect from equalitarianism. The only entity of consciousness is the individual, "the State" can never qualify in that respect. Communism seeks to warp the reality of the individual into its exact opposite by confusing the minds of the exploited. The granting of unearned rights to some individuals is in reality stealing them from others. All rights must be limited by the rights of others. The greatest of all human rights is the right of a race to protect its culture from deterioration.