In an ideal
world every able adult would assume responsibility for caring for themselves
and for their own families. This would
result in a highly productive, well-cared-for society with very little need for
welfare. We should all want that,
right? Well in order to get to such a
place, people must be taught to become responsible adults through exposure to the
laws of natural consequences. You touch
the fire, you get burned – that’s how it works.
It’s a very simple, powerful dynamic upon which societies are able to
function and flourish, therefore this can only mean one thing – liberals have
to mess with it. Here are a few examples.
The
Single Mom Phenomenon
Experience
over the centuries taught us that bearing children out of wedlock was not good
for society for reasons that should be obvious.
People learned to frown upon this
behavior, often considering it immoral, and public pressure against it became a
very effective tool for societies to protect themselves from the irresponsible
actions of others, as did the probability of financial hardship for those who
chose that route. But then along came
liberals. Seeing the opportunity to free
themselves from the pesky judgment of society while at the same time holding
themselves up as more compassionate and “open-minded” than everyone else, they
embarked on a campaign to bully anyone who dared to pass judgment on
illegitimacy. Then, with the “War on
Poverty” launched, they were able to eliminate the financial deterrents to out-of-wedlock
pregnancy as well. The result was that
illegitimate births in the U.S. soared from 10% in 1960 to 41% in 2010 and, not
surprisingly, welfare spending increased from about $20 billion to nearly a
trillion dollars during that same time. What
a wonderful blessing for society, eh?
The Union
Mentality
Unions, staunchly
promoted and protected by the Left, are another prime example of the way
liberals encourage people to disassociate themselves from the laws of natural
consequences. Unions are designed to
allow people to choose low-skill careers or to be only mediocre at work without
experiencing the lower pay and benefits that traditionally result from such
choices. Instead of encouraging people
to advance economically through hard work, education, experience and unique
skills, they encourage people to use bully techniques for what they want. The result is a lower-skilled workforce, higher
prices and failing businesses. Yippee.
The
Healthcare “Crisis”
This one is
a two-fer for liberals, as their meddling has led to the removal of natural
consequences for individuals as well as natural market incentives in the
healthcare industry. Through the
adoption of Medicare and Medicaid the government has exponentially expanded the
customer base for the healthcare industry, absent the essential consumer
mentality that usually drives healthy competition and helps to balance supply and
demand. By creating an endless demand
for healthcare, liberals have removed many of the natural consequences to
providers for not offering affordable rates to those who must self-pay. And whereas it used to be that the
expectation of having to pay for your medical services caused people to do
things such as self-ration their visits to the doctor, prioritize their
spending, aspire to better-paying jobs and to make arrangements to pay for
services over time, the government subsidizing of medical care for the “needy” along
with forcing providers to treat people regardless of commitment to pay has made
these behaviors a thing of the past. And
their answer to the mess they’ve created?
The multi-trillion dollar wealth-transfer fraud known as “Obamacare,
thank you very much.
Bought a
house you couldn’t afford? That’s
okay! The Left will force the banks to
reduce your debt and the rest of us will absorb the cost in higher fees. Borrowed too much for that expensive liberal college? That’s okay!
The liberals are busy thinking of ways to help you get out of it and
leave the taxpayers stuck with the bill.
Want to be an artist but the
consequence of that choice is that you can’t afford healthcare? That’s okay!
Liberals like Nancy Pelosi don’t think you should be deprived of doing
what you love. Let others be deprived
instead.
Liberals are
a plague upon society not only for their instinctive quest to insulate people
from the consequences of their own behaviors and create a nation of
irresponsible deadbeats, but also because they make all the rest of us bear the
price that the others are spared from. Worse
still, they cannot be reasoned out of this behavior, because they are not
motivated by concern for the nation or even concern for the disadvantaged, but
by the need to appease their own egos.
That’s a need that knows no logic.
~CW
Liberals are Locusts. Both consume all in their path, mindlessly, without a nanowit's awareness of or concern for the consequence. Excellent post CW.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting to see so many like minds addressing the same issues. Just got into blogging. Have you seen any positive results from your efforts, so far?
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard, LEjohns. If by “positive results” you mean have I managed to reach any liberals, then probably not. In my experience conservatives visit conservative sites and liberals visit liberal sites and rarely the two shall meet. On the rare occasion that I do meet a curious liberal, they never stick around for a sincere debate.
DeleteThanks. I'm trying to target a different audience from a different angle. Looking for the people who actually want to understand what's happening and why. Then the goal will be to show / teach them how to be effective agents for change. I know I'm being optimistic, but I believe there are at least a few souls out there, maybe 1 in a 1000, who would be more effective if they understand the what's going on, the why and how they can make a substantive difference. Happy New year and best wishes with your endeavor for the coming year. Be blessed.
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested to read your take on things, LEjohns. I wish you the best of luck.
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