BY FRANK VERNUCCIO
The palpable anger boiling
over as a result of President
Biden’s Afghanistan bungling
and deceit will seem insignifi -
cant compared to the outrage
that will occur if the “fundamental
transformation” goals
of the Progressives he caters to
are enacted.
From packing the Supreme
Court to giving Washington
the power to prevent states
from ensuring that election
abuse does not occur, Progressives
have badly, even dangerously,
misread the mood of the
American people.
Progressives, who count
as their allies the barons of
television, academia and the
web, have failed (or chose not
to) recognize the fury of those
who have been marginalized
and maligned through censorship,
questionable ballot procedures,
and school curriculum
that resembles propaganda far
more than education.
The stunning contempt
these extreme leftists have to
those who don’t precisely agree
with their views started to become
more evident about 13
years ago, when Barack Obama
famously stated that his opponents
“…get bitter, they cling to
guns or religion or antipathy to
people who aren’t like them or
anti-immigrant sentiment or
anti-trade sentiment as a way
to explain their frustrations.”
Obama was clearly contemptuous
of majority opinion
when he pursued a still unexplained
foreign policy that ignored
military threats from
Russia and China, and favored
Islamic extremists over moderates.
As the fi rst Black president,
he unabashedly abused
his historic role not to promote
racial harmony but to gin up
antagonism that used the utterly
false narrative of “systemic
racism” in order to mask
his leftist agenda.
Americans have been exceptionally
divided before.
Many still remember the anger
resulting from the Vietnam
War and the long-delayed Civil
Rights movement. Fundamentally,
however, both sides of
those harsh disagreements
had basic points of agreement,
including a devotion to the
Constitution and the Bill of
Rights, and the superiority of
capitalism over socialist economics.
The left ignores the reality
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that socialism has resulted
in permanent poverty and authoritarianism
wherever it
has been applied. Their absurd
anti-fossil fuel policies drive
the cost of everything up. They
apparently consider all this acceptable
in return for the huge
growth in power it gives them.
Unafraid of criticism or ridicule
in the media, Hollywood
and college campuses — areas
which their allies dominate
— they have openly attacked
core American values. Sen.
Charles Schumer has stated
that “The First Amendment is
sacred, but it is not absolute.”
The Second Amendment is under
constant attack. The Ninth
and Tenth amendments, which
state that powers not specifi -
cally given to Washington are
reserved for the states or the
people, are treated as anachronisms.
Americans watch bewildered
as their Congressional
leaders debate giving benefi ts
to illegal immigrants even as
the Social Security and Medicare
treasuries are headed toward
bankruptcy. They watch
as those same leaders ignore
the threats of vastly increased
crime, disease and expense
from illegal immigration, all in
return for the increase in votes
they hope to eventually receive
from those new arrivals.
From kindergarten to postgraduate
levels, curriculum
designed by extremists preach
that America is evil, western
values are wrong, the Judeo-
Christian ethic is nonsense,
and that parental rights are
subordinated to bureaucrats.
Progressives continue to
place criminals over victims.
Despite the extent and ubiquity
of these outrages, Progressive
leaders feel assured that
their iron grip on the Democratic
Party, schools, media
and the bureaucracy, combined
with their weakening
of ballot security, will prevent
any substantive pushback from
the citizenry.
The recent actions taken
against the few moderate
Democrats, such as Sens. Joe
Manchin (C-WV) and Kristen
Sinema (D-Arizona) illustrate
the intolerance of the Left.
It is clear that Progressives
are the real power in the Democratic
Party, as evidenced
by their powerful grip on the
Biden administration and the
obvious fear that Speaker Pelosi
has of them.
CIVIC CENTER
Community Action
Civic Association
BY TONY SALIMBENE
Thanks to Sal C., our activities
2nd Vice Cmdr. for confi
rming our third Sunday post
meeting, regular time (11 a.m.
sharp) at American Turners
NY. Stop by a little early and
have some coffee and a chat,
chow and the cash bar to follow,
at noon.
The commander announced
our 2nd vice commander
will present an idea
for coordinating a June commemoration
for our name
sake,Theodore Korony at his
monument. Stand by for more
info this Sunday.
It’s with great pride and
pleasure we acknowledge
Joe Goonan of Hawkins Post
156 as grand marshal of this
year’s Bronx Veterans Day
Parade. A sailor, cop, detective,
Army chief warrant offi -
cer and including the Legion,
a lifetime of service to the city
and country. Overdue and
well deserved.Until next time:
We survived a rainy Columbus
Day. Be proud paisanos!
CIVIC CENTER
Korony Post 253
BY JAMES SCHEFLEN
Thank you so much to all
of our wonderful members
and neighbors that have volunteered
their time, attended
rallies and donated to our Go-
FundMe page. You are helping
more than you know and your
efforts are very much appreciated.
We all should be very
proud of ourselves for working
together for a cause that affects
us all. We are showing this city
that the people will rise up together
when we are threatened
with anything that will affect
our quality of life. This fi ght
is crucial to keeping life as we
know it and we aim to win. Together
we can.
On Saturday, Oct. 16, we
will have our next rally. We
will gather at Bufano/Waterbury
Park at 12 p.m. This is an
important rally. We have invited
all local politicians and
candidates, to attend and declare
their support for our fi ght
to oppose the Bruckner upzoning
and any upzoning proposed
for our community in
the future. We have done this
so that you will have the information
you need when you
vote in November. It is crucial
that we vote in candidates that
stand in fi rm support of our
no to upzoning, no to negotiations
efforts. Remember, our
elected offi cials work for us.
We have our votes which carry
more weight than lobbyists
and big donations. They cannot
get voted in if we don’t vote
them in, Let’s use the power we
have. Everyone must vote in
this election. If you need a ride
to your voting site, please call
us and we will see that you get
there. When you go to vote take
a neighbor with you. Now is
defi nitely not the time for apathy.
We can and will win!
Our next civic meeting
will be on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at
7:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran
Church on Hollywood and
Baisley avenues. We will be
updating on the upzoning and
discussing voting issues. If you
need a ride to your voting site
you can sign up at the meeting.
Please make a special effort to
CIVIC CENTER
Waterbury-LaSalle
Association
attend and bring a neighbor
with you. We will also have
some Halloween goodies to enjoy.
Thank you to all of our
members who have sent in
their dues. Right now, we need
your support to fi ght the upzoning,
so your dues will help
tremendously toward that effort.
If you have not sent in
your dues, please send your
check for $10 to us at 1145 Hobart
Ave., Bronx, New York
10461. If you have not yet donated
to our GoFundMe to
fi ght the upzoning, you can
send a check to the above address
marked “for the Upzoning.”
Donations need not be
large, every dollar counts toward
getting us to our goal.
Remember, united we
stand, divided we fall. Lets
all work together to save the
community we love. Until next
time, stay safe and stay involved.
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