Americans Have Liberal Values That Are Frustrated By Big Money

This is Andrew Breitbart, the founder of far-right Breitbart News.  And he’s correct here: even though there are right extremist news sources (like his own, and a few cable “news” channels) the left does control the narrative.

But this isn’t due to some sort of hidden mechanism of control at the hands of George Soros or some other boogie monster; it’s because the vast majority of Americans, and most of the citizens in the developed countries around the world,  have liberal values: common-sense gun laws, voting rights for all, a single-tiered justice system, war as a last resort, racial harmony, colorblind policing, universal healthcare, quality education, a living wage, etc.

In fact, if you look at the 37 OECD nations, it’s really only the U.S. that struggles to put these values into play.  The reason: we’re the only one of these countries in which the will of the people is essentially meaningless.  Our law-makers are virtually owned by their wealthy donors. Realize that 91% of Americans favor universal background checks for prospective gun owners, but a bill to that effect can’t even make it to Congress for a discussion.

Progressives may “control the narrative,” but there is a chasm deeper than the Mariana Trench between there and real-world implementation of those ideals.