Who's Deceiving the Liberals?

Today I read a book called Who's Deceiving the Liberals? Although I didn't agree with everything in there, I thought it made several good points. One of them was something the author called "Victimhood."

Victimhood is the whole idea that America is filled with victims who need to be saved. The poor, the Black, the Hispanic, the women, the handicapped. And who is going to save them? The Liberals. This is their main philosophy behind every socialist program. Those poor victims need to be saved.

The book made the point that without "victims," the whole socialist/liberal philosophy wouldn't make sense. It is what they are riding on to change America. Thus, it is important that the victims remain victims.

Whereas true patriots have the underlying principle of freedom behind their philosophy, the liberals rely on victimhood to get them into office.

Here's a quote from the book:

In this scenario the Elites portray themselves as the great providers for these “victims,” who, in turn, come to see their very existence as dependent upon the generosity of the Elites. As we might expect, this has resulted in a massive co-dependent relationship across society: the “victims” become dependent on the Elite, and the Elite are able to rely on the votes of the “victims” in order to stay in power.

If the Elites actually helped the downcast rise out of their “victimhood,” they would lose power. They perpetuate this dependence by promoting hate. Ironically, these hate-breeders convince the “victims” that there is so much hate in America that they cannot survive without the protection the Elites provide."

Which is Worse?

At a time like this when it seems we are forced to choose "the lesser of two evils" when deciding a president, which really is worse?

John McCain--I'm actually afraid he'll start WWIII. At the very least, he'll get us involved in another costly, pointless war besides continuing the one we're in now. How on earth did he become the Republican front runner? And why have Republicans all turned into such warmongers?

Hillary & Obama--Either of these would attempt to drastically increase socialism in America. In their attempt to "rescue" the poor by expanding Medicare, Medicaid, and turning health care into a government-run disaster, they may ruin what is left of the economy.

Both Republicans and Democrats would likely increase government spending (either on wars or social programs), and thus likely increase taxes. Is it better to waste America's money overseas or waste it with more inefficient government programs?

I'm really at a loss on this one. I believe voting for either party's nominee is going to violate both my economic sense and my moral compass.