THEN AND NOW

Words, Then and Now

Bailout
Then: Ejecting from a failing aircraft before it crashes
Now: Injecting money into a crony too-big-to-fail bank before it crashes

Crony
Then: Someone a pal would share a drink with
Now: Someone a pol will share taxpayer money with

Freedom
Then: You do what you want
Now: You do what we want

Poverty
Then: A lack of the basic necessities of life
Now: A lack of the newest iPhone

Racism
Then: Resentment of one’s skin color
Now: Resentment of one’s political views

Tax
Then: A means of funding the services provided by the government
Now: A means provided to the government to screw you if you don’t buy health insurance

Journalism:
Then: All the news that’s fit to print
Now: All the news that fits our narrative, we print

Evolution
Then: A scientific theory explaining the development of complex creatures from simpler ones
Now: A journalistic theory explaining the development of simplistic legal opinions from supposedly complex supreme court justices

Investment
Then: A person risking some of his own money in hopes of a positive return
Now: A politician risking a lot of the public’s money which he’s positive won’t be returned

Environmentalism:
Then: A movement seeking to preserve the earth for future generations
Now: A movement seeking to kill off future generations to preserve the earth

Mortgage
Then: A loan made to a mature, responsible person for the purpose of purchasing a house
Now: A loan made to an immature, irresponsible person for the purpose of making politicians feel good

Ambition
Then: Spending billions to build a rocket to take men to the moon and break rocks
Now: Spending billions to build a train to take men from Bakersfield to Fresno which will never break ground

Woman
Then: A human with female sex organs and sexual characteristics
Now: A human with female sex organs and sexual characteristics who votes Democrat

Wedding
Then: An occasion to celebrate with gifts to the new bride and groom
Now: An occasion to celebrate with a donation to Barack Obama

Change
Then: “Change back from your dollar,” an ad campaign for selling hamburgers
Now: “Change you can believe in,” an ad campaign for selling a meathead

Clown
Then: Symbolic head of McDonalds
Now: Actual head of the US

The Constitution
Then: A document protecting the rights of individuals from the government
Now: A document protecting the rights of the government from individuals

Rights
Then: Derived from nature and nature’s God; protected by the government
Now: Derived from the government; not protected by anything

Education
Then: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic
Now: Party-Approved Propaganda

Family
Then: A married couple with one or more children, maybe a dog
Now: Whatever the loudest group of pundits decides; the dog ends up on the dinner table

Ku Klux Klan
Then: A Democrat group that lynched blacks
Now: A code word for Republicans

Nazi
Then: The National Socialist Workers’ Party of Germany; killed millions of innocents
Now: Anyone who disagrees with you, especially Republicans

Truth
Then: Something that is irrevocably correct; an unchanging fact, moral or otherwise
Now: Whatever you think it is (as long as it doesn’t go against the Progressive beliefs)

Independent Woman
Then: Allowed to vote, make decisions for herself, get an education
Now: Allowed to murder her own children and vote Democrat

Babies
Then: A living human being
Now: A parasite that can be killed whenever you wish

Hypocrite
Then: Someone who consistently did not practice what he preached
Now: Anyone who slips up just once

Hard Work
Then: Working 18 hours a day to buy a bigger house and a better life
Now: Lifting the remote to change the channel

Welfare
Then: The common good of all
Now: a parasitic career choice

Disabled
Then: not able to work
Now: not willing and don’t have to work