The Leftist Bureaucracy Is Intended To Sap America’s Can-Do Spirit

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The Leftist Bureaucracy Is Intended To Sap America’s Can-Do Spirit

Without the spirit that once landed us on the moon, we are a nation of risk-averse milquetoasts, ready for a complete socialist takeover.

Allan J. Feifer | February 6, 2026

America’s secret sauce has traditionally been our acceptance of risk and the responsibility that comes with it, which has made us the preeminent power on this planet. From exploring the ocean’s depths to landing men on the moon, we do the hard stuff and have the scars to prove it! However, leftists have taken a different approach to risk: They are gambling that by turning Americans into a nation of helpless, risk-averse milquetoasts, they can take over the country.

One of many reasons so many of us “check out” is the obvious and growing belief that we are unable to govern ourselves. The adage, “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan” (attributed to John F. Kennedy), is an absolute law in government contracting; no one wants to be blamed, leading to defensive contracting.

Such thinking has become the norm among government officials who accept a dumbed-down government, unable to govern efficiently on a range of issues, from buying staples to designing rocket ships. Avoiding risk-taking is leading us to become just another has-been power, something we must not allow, yet the left pushes.

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[Smokin Joe]

All part of the PSYOP. I have seen something similar in small town fiefdoms where planning and zoning, code enforcement, building inspections, etc. are used to delay a project until it expends its capital, the cronies take over and turn a profit on greased skids.

It's part of picking 'winners' and 'losers', not just a drag on innovation.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Bureaucracy exists to serve, sustain, and grow itself without regard for outcome.

[Smokin Joe]

Bureaucracy exists to serve, sustain, and grow itself without regard for outcome.

Ultimately, yes, but it can be weaponized for fun and profit, too.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Only after you've submitted the required forms in triplicate, are denied at least three times, and, on the forth try, you hire the 'right' lawyer that is the 'guy' who can get your thing approved.

Ultimately, yes, but it can be weaponized for fun and profit, too.

[MeganC]

All part of the PSYOP. I have seen something similar in small town fiefdoms where planning and zoning, code enforcement, building inspections, etc. are used to delay a project until it expends its capital, the cronies take over and turn a profit on greased skids.

I see you've done business in Texas. 

[Smokin Joe]

I see you've done business in Texas. 

A bit of all over, actually.

[MeganC]

A bit of all over, actually.

My family has done business in California, Wyoming, Utah, The Dakotas,  and Texas.

While you are right that there is corruption everywhere, the phenomena you describe we have experienced most frequently in Texas. They have a weird patchwork of quintessential American towns side by side with feudal kingdoms that have been ruled by one family for generations.