This image makes people uncomfortable because it tells the truth without shouting.

It happened step by step, wrapped in good intentions, emotional slogans, and promises of “fairness.”

They were told...

The government would take care of healthcare

Education would be “free”

Inequality would be fixed

Private ownership was the problem, the state knew better than families

And each time power shifted away from individuals, families, and the private sector, it shifted toward the government.

By the time shortages appeared, opposition voices were silenced, guns were confiscated, and elections were “paused,” it was already too late. 

You don’t lose freedom all at once—you trade it away one comforting policy at a time.

This is not about left vs. right. 

This is about human nature and power.

Every system that concentrates power in the hands of the state eventually demands obedience instead of consent.

History shows this again and again—whether under socialism, communism, or any ideology that replaces God, family, and responsibility with government control.

A strong nation is built on...

Strong families

Private property

The dignity of work

Moral restraint

Limited government

When those pillars are removed, collapse is not a possibility—it’s a timeline.

We are not called to be fearful. 

We are called to be wise, watchful, and grounded in truth.

History is a teacher—if we’re willing to listen.

Wendy J. Cukierski