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Liberal apathy

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'''Liberal apathy''' refers to the pervasive [[apathy]] by [[liberal]]s towards other people and many important aspects of society in general. Liberal apathy often stems from the [[Elitism|elitist attitudes]] that many liberals hold towards other individuals.

==Problems Identifying Liberal Apathy==
One major problem in identifying liberal apathy is that although many liberals engage in actions or believe in ideas that seem to exemplify this apathy (see examples below) they may, in reality, have negative or manipulative intent. Apathy is simply the most positive explanation, and its presence may reflect how liberals are significantly out of step with most Americans outside their clique.

==Examples of Liberal Apathy==
*President [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama's]] delay to focus any significant effort to contain and clean up the British Petroleum oil spill, despite the millions of dollars in income that are lost every day by the people living and working along the Gulf Coast.<ref>[http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/burning_should_have_started_a.html Burning should have started a week ago, former NOAA official says,] Ben Raines, ''Mobile Press-Register'', 29 April 2010.</ref>
*[[Liberals]] disregard the truth and logic inherent in the [[Bible]], seemingly as if they don't care about their personal and/or spiritual well-being. Apathy is one possible explanation for someone completely ignoring the concept of [[Hell]]. Life on Earth is temporary, but [[Hell]] is forever.
*Liberals don't seem to care about [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] comments common in everyday occurrence<ref name="Apathy for Israel" http://exposingliberallies.blogspot.com/2010/05/american-jews-apathy-for-israel.html>[http://exposingliberallies.blogspot.com/2010/05/american-jews-apathy-for-israel.html Apathy for Israel]</ref> (like Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israel, a close American ally) but relish in the use of such a slur when it suits their purposes.<ref name="Liberals ignore real anti-Semitism" http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/thepassion/truth_detector__liberals_ignore_real_anti_semites.guest.html>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/thepassion/truth_detector__liberals_ignore_real_anti_semites.guest.html Liberals Ignore Real Anti-Semitism]</ref> This apathy may comprise part of the subconscious reasoning behind the [[liberal]] [[double standard]]
*Liberal ideas like the welfare state cultivate a culture of lazy citizens apathetic towards hard work, perseverance, and a better standard of living for their families.<ref name="Apathy is the liberal's friend" http://www.christian-coalition.org/blog/apathy_liberal039s_friend>[http://www.christian-coalition.org/blog/apathy_liberal039s_friend Apathy is the liberal's friend]</ref>
*Many liberal voters, especially those in the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|2008 presidential election]], were young people in the 18-29 age range,<ref name="Young Democratic Voter Demographics" http://pewresearch.org/pubs/730/young-voters>[http://pewresearch.org/pubs/730/young-voters Voter Demographics Among Young Voters ages 18-29]</ref><ref name="Democratic Voter Demographics" http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2008/02/democratic_demographics_past_a.html>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2008/02/democratic_demographics_past_a.html Democratic Voter Demographics]</ref> a demographic long known for its apathetic attitude toward work, personal health, and American society in general.<ref name="Hippies">The [[Hippies|hippie movement]] is the most obvious example of this loose, apathetic attitude toward life and society</ref>

==See also==
[[Indifference]]

==References==
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The Washington Free Beacon

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'''''The Washington Free Beacon''''' is a news website founded in 2012. While considered a [[conservative]] website, and while taking many conservative positions, the ''Free Beacon'' is funded by GOP donor [[Paul Singer]], who supported [[establishment]] candidates, [[Common Core]], [[open borders]], amnesty for illegal aliens, and founded a [[super PAC]] with the purpose of convincing the GOP to endorse the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref name="Shaw2017">Shaw, Adam (October 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/27/report-paul-singer-funded-washington-free-beacon-behind-initial-fusion-gps-trump-effort/ Paul Singer-Funded Washington Free Beacon Behind Initial Fusion GPS Trump Effort]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Mason, Ian (October 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/27/anti-trump-dossier-original-funder-paul-singer-an-open-borders-establishment-republican-billionaire/ Anti-Trump Dossier Original Funder Paul Singer an Open Borders Establishment Republican Billionaire]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Mason, Ian (October 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/28/5-times-paul-singer-funded-globalist-nonsense-before-the-anti-trump-dossier/ 5 Times Paul Singer Funded Globalist Nonsense Before the Anti-Trump Dossier]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 28, 2017.</ref> Additionally, [[Bill Kristol]], an [[establishment]] [[Never Trump movement]] activist, is connected to the Beacon.<ref name="Shaw2017"/>

When founded in 2012, the ''Free Beacon'' had 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status, being a part of the Center for American Freedom, but in 2014 it became a for-profit organization.<ref name="Shaw2017"/> In 2017, the ''Free Beacon'' was the subject of controversy for funding [[FusionGPS]]'s "opposition research" against then-presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]], research which directly led to the [[Donald Trump–Russia dossier|Russian dossier]] created by the same organization and funded by the [[Democratic Party|Democratic National Committee]].<ref name="Shaw2017"/><ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (October 27, 2017). [http://www.fakexnews.com/politics/2017/10/27/conservative-website-funded-initial-fusion-gps-trump-opposition-effort.html Conservative website funded initial Fusion GPS Trump opposition effort]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://freebeacon.com/ FreeBeacon.com – Official Website]

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The Washington Free Beacon

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'''''The Washington Free Beacon''''' is a news website founded in 2012. While considered a [[conservative]] website, and while taking many conservative positions, the ''Free Beacon'' is funded by GOP donor [[Paul Singer]], who supported [[establishment]] candidates, [[Common Core]], [[open borders]], amnesty for illegal aliens, and founded a [[super PAC]] with the purpose of convincing the GOP to endorse the [[homosexual agenda]].<ref name="Shaw2017">Shaw, Adam (October 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/27/report-paul-singer-funded-washington-free-beacon-behind-initial-fusion-gps-trump-effort/ Paul Singer-Funded Washington Free Beacon Behind Initial Fusion GPS Trump Effort]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Mason, Ian (October 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/27/anti-trump-dossier-original-funder-paul-singer-an-open-borders-establishment-republican-billionaire/ Anti-Trump Dossier Original Funder Paul Singer an Open Borders Establishment Republican Billionaire]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Mason, Ian (October 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/28/5-times-paul-singer-funded-globalist-nonsense-before-the-anti-trump-dossier/ 5 Times Paul Singer Funded Globalist Nonsense Before the Anti-Trump Dossier]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 28, 2017.</ref> Additionally, [[Bill Kristol]], an [[establishment]] [[Never Trump movement]] activist, is connected to the Beacon.<ref name="Shaw2017"/>

When founded in 2012, the ''Free Beacon'' had 501(c)(4) tax exempt status, being a part of the Center for American Freedom, but in 2014 it became a for-profit organization.<ref name="Shaw2017"/> In 2017, the ''Free Beacon'' was the subject of controversy for funding [[FusionGPS]]'s "opposition research" against then-presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]], research which directly led to the [[Donald Trump–Russia dossier|Russian dossier]] created by the same organization and funded by the [[Democratic Party|Democratic National Committee]].<ref name="Shaw2017"/><ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (October 27, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/27/conservative-website-funded-initial-fusion-gps-trump-opposition-effort.html Conservative website funded initial Fusion GPS Trump opposition effort]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://freebeacon.com/ FreeBeacon.com – Official Website]

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[[Category:Conservative Websites]]

In God We Trust

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'''"In [[God]] We Trust"''' is the official [[motto]] of the US. It is found on all American currency, a few state flags, several stamps, and monuments in state capitals. Also the official motto for the state of [[Florida]]. The origin of this phrase may be [[Psalm 56]]:4 - "In God I have put my trust."<ref>[[NASB]] quoted here.</ref>

The phrase first appeared on an American coin in 1864. It became law in 1956 after an [[Act of Congress]] and President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law. Thereafter it appeared on all US coinage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treas.gov/education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.shtml|work=U.S. Treasury|title=Fact Sheet on the History of 'In God We Trust'|language=English|accessdate=2007-09-29}}</ref>

For nearly 150 years many [[United States dollar coins]] included this motto on one flat side of the coin,<ref>and after 1956 it appears on every single coin or bill minted in the US</ref> but in 2007 the new [[United States dollar coins|George Washington dollar coin]] includes this motto only in small print on the ''edge'' of the coin.

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President [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s public remarks on In God We Trust motto, [[Flag Day]] 1956:<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-eisenhower-signs-in-god-we-trust-into-law</ref>

{{Cquote|''"In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith<br> in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly<br> strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's<br> most powerful resource in peace and war."''}}

Some [[atheistic]] [[liberals]] have attempted to have the phrase removed from currency, going so far as to mark out the phrase saying, incorrectly, that the [[Constitution]] forbids it.

[[File:Washington_Praying_1928.jpg|right|200px|thumb| George Washington praying at Valley Forge. In God We Trust enscribed.]]

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