Someone recently told me that the Left and a large swath of Americans are suffering from Cognitive Dissonance.  Are they right?  With the alarming disconnect from reality in today’s political and social climate in this nation, I find it difficult to argue against that postulation.

Let me offer a definition of the disorder from the field of psychology.   Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist, nor do I play one on TV. Psychologists define cognitive dissonance as the perception of contradictory information and its mental toll. Relevant information includes a person’s actions, feelings, ideas, beliefs, values, and the environment.

Cognitive dissonance is typically experienced as psychological stress when people participate in an action against one or more of those things.  According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent, people do all they can to change them until they become consistent.  The discomfort is triggered by the person’s belief clashing with new information perceived, and the individual tries to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort.

Today’s Left seems oblivious to how things work, and as a result, they are destroying everything that made this nation a great nation.  I was reminded of Cyrus McCormick recently, which caused me to think about how disconnected many are from what enabled America to thrive.

Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, which untethered mankind in its farming endeavors.  At the time of its invention in 1831, approximately 80% of all Americans were involved in agriculture to some extent.   At that time, there had been little change in efficiency in farming for millennia. 

Farmers used scythes to harvest their grain and could only harvest about one acre daily.  He contended that his invention would enable farmers to harvest 15 acres per day.  With machines today, farmers can harvest over 100 acres per day.

Beyond that, McCormick’s invention dramatically affected people’s lives.  It enabled people to place less stress on their bodies, and work-life expectancy increased markedly.  In 1800, the work-life expectancy was about 30 years; by 1900, it had soared to 47 years. 

Government regulations and taxation stymie inventive juices, and creativity declines with more government regulations and controls.  That affects every aspect of human life.  Unfortunately, those following the ideological agendas of toxic liberalism fail to connect the dots and continue to destroy.

The open border falls into that category, which endangers every American.  The unvetted invasion of illegals is not only affecting us economically and socially but also health-wise.  We are in a situation where diseases long dormant and under control in the U.S. are being reintroduced in alarming measure. 

Since the 1990s, our epidemiological situation has gotten dramatically worse, primarily due to illegal immigration.  Things like viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola, diseases caused by the Marburg virus, Nipah virus, Lassa virus, etc., are present.  Thousands of people from countries where these are rampant are marching toward our southern border or have crossed unchecked and undocumented.

Our social conditions make us highly vulnerable to these infectious diseases, and we can quickly become a super-spreader powder keg. A large segment of our population is immunocompromised, and unlike nations that experience these things periodically, we are virtually unprepared.

There is documented evidence that infectious disease epidemics are spread through migration.   When we do not know who or what disease they might be carrying, they are finding unimpeded access; we are endangering our people.  That is another example of the disconnect of politicians, which is a tool of destruction. 

Another factor is the inherent Marxism that is driving the Open Border and is intentionally or unintentionally destroying our system of Free Enterprise and our Republic.  The love of money and power outweighs any concerns for the citizens.  That is a key cog in Marxism and is being advanced prolifically by the Leftists and the Establishment Republicans. 

Our public elections are another example of their Cognitive Dissonance and Disconnect.  A Democrat lawyer inadvertently admitted that the donkeys believe only one party should be allowed to rig an election.

Democrat lawyer Shannon Stevenson’s incredible response to Justice Alito’s query of whether states might retaliate to Colorado by banning Biden from the ticket in their states.  Based on her statements, one would have to believe this entire case by Democrats is not an effort to safeguard “democracy” but to rig an election.  Their view is that Republicans would never dare try doing the same. If they did, it would ruin the Democrats’ plot.  Alternatively, if such threats were made good, we should expect enough opposition to render them neutral.

In fairness, a lot of Republicans are naive morons who, time and time again, respond to Democrats politically kicking their teeth in by saying, “Well, if we do anything back, we’re no better than them.” So, Stevenson’s is not a terrible gamble.  But it is revelatory of their view and intent.  Rig the election to guarantee their victory.

America, if we are going to recover or remain the great nation we were founded to be, we must unite and fight for Faith, Family, and Freedom.  If we recognize what works and what has enabled us to thrive, we can take steps to block those who desire to plunge us into the darkness of Marxism and tyranny.  

God bless you, and God bless America!