America is on the cusp of the same kind of trouble and is only one presidential election away from the troubles Canadians are already experiencing

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Part 2

Steve Rossiter , Bio and Archives--August 27, 2026

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This is the second in this series to review America’s history as I strive for a better understanding of why America and Canada are facing the trials and tribulation of 2026. Fair warning, my direct approach at times may seem to be harsh, but I am confident CFP/AFP readers can handle the unvarnished truth as I see it. In Part 1, I laid out how western civilization came to pass. In Part 2, I will discuss the slippery slope western civilization is experiencing.

“No good deed goes unpunished.” ~ Ancient idiom

"A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good just because it's accepted by a majority"~ Booker T. Washington

In 1848, two German philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels, developed a theoretical form of society that was classless. The result was the Communist Manifesto, which theorized that human beings could bind together in a collective manner to exist where everyone worked equally hard and then shared equally in the product of that work. Sadly, there was one major flaw in that theory; it would require perfect human beings, and the only perfect human being, Jesus Christ, died 1,800 years before they birthed their theory. Human beings have never been perfect, but some are incredibly industrious. Some people are incredibly lazy, and some people will simply lie, cheat, and steal rather than contribute. Most people fall somewhere between the extremes. Wherever Marxism (aka communism, socialism, collectivism, progressivism) has been tried it has failed due to the above-mentioned human foibles. What does happen is that some form of totalitarian government gains........

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