Why Stuff doesn't make us "Materialistic"

America is an IDEA. It's not about an accumulation of cool "stuff".

Communists, aka Democrats/Progressives/Socialists are all about the "stuff". They see ours and want it. And they believe that when they get it, they'll have what we have. That they'll be "equal".

What they don't get is that our stuff is just the byproduct of our IDEA. And without it there just isn't that much stuff to go around.

What's even funnier is that they call us "materialistic" because we've got stuff. But from our point of view, it's just what accumulates when you implement our IDEA.

And of course it's the Commies that are completely materialistic—they are completely obsessed about our stuff, how much we have, where we got it, how they can get it and how to prevent us ever having more of it than they.

It's all they think about. It's all they talk about. Just listen to them. Whether it's clothing, housing, education, broadband, televisions, shoes or health care...they want our stuff.

And they never, ever, get the IDEA! And they always end up losing all their stuff, and then want more of ours.

Losers by definition. Losers by historical fact. Losers till the end.

What's even funnier is that when they've used up, broken or lost all the stuff they've stolen or wheedled from us...they've got nothing again, and no prospects or any more. But as long as we keep our Idea first and foremost, and don't worry about stuff....we'll have more of it than we'll ever need.

You can't miss that point when you compare the quality of life in America to everyone else on the planet...including Europeans.  Our IDEA created, innovated, manufactured, imagined, invented more stuff than the world knew what to do with.

And they all still think it's about the stuff.

I guess it's hard when you're just looking in the window at our success. You don't understand the inner workings, the inner life...all you see is the grand, glorious, sparkling, shining stuff.

But their ignorance does not excuse their attempts to murder our American IDEA. And I for one won't tolerate it, or ever forgive it.

I will die to defend the American IDEA, if necessary, kill to preserve it. And so will millions of others.

Our domestic enemies should really try and understand this...

The Gunslinger
(fair warning)