On this blog, I'm going to leave the CD's on the shelf and vent my frustrations with the current state of political affairs.
Our country has problems.
Our tax burden is worse than our founding fathers fought a revolution over.
Our Federal government has grown into a monstrosity that would make Paul Revere start riding again.
We're back...in the United States' Socialist Republic!
There's a lot of times when I wish certain people and entities would leave me alone. I'm dealing with some crap now that I'd rather not have to and I'd just prefer to stay home and blog or whatever. Life happens and there's always someone out there who wants to screw things up.
My high school political science teacher defined freedom perfectly, in my opinion.
My right to swing my fist ends just before your nose.
I really believe that some people who lean liberal think they are helping people when they set out on their causes, but I also feel that it is a little bit of arrogance-they assume the people they are helping cannot help themselves.
Back in 2004, I spent a lot of time in LA. You had a state representative from LA crusading to change the name of a high school team's mascot somewhere in the northern part of the state, as she (as white bread as I am) felt that the name (something like "Braves" or "Chiefs") was offensive to American Indians (I refuse to say 'native Americans' because I happen to be a native American).
When the news crew interviewed parents of the students on the football team, the parents-American Indians-did not understand why there was a push to change the name. Perfect example of arrogance masked as a good intention (IMHO).
If people want to help other people, I'd rather they do so without passing laws that commit the rest of the country to their cause as well.
Otherwise, what they are really saying is-"this cause is important-I want YOU to do something about it."?
LC
PS-on a less macro note, I hope the crapola you are dealing with resolves itself favorably!
>>... I really believe that some people who lean liberal think they are helping people when they set out on their causes, but I also feel that it is a little bit of arrogance - they assume the people they are helping cannot help themselves.
Yeah, it's that. And it's also that they think THEY are so "enlightened" that THEY know what's best for everyone else, and the whole wide world, and the universe. Heck, they even know better than the CREATOR of the universe. (Whom most of them don't believe in anyway because THEY are their own god.)
The only good Liberal is a... dead god. (Oops. Perhaps I've said too much.)
There's a lot of times when I wish certain people and entities would leave me alone. I'm dealing with some crap now that I'd rather not have to and I'd just prefer to stay home and blog or whatever. Life happens and there's always someone out there who wants to screw things up.
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Lee-
DeleteMy high school political science teacher defined freedom perfectly, in my opinion.
My right to swing my fist ends just before your nose.
I really believe that some people who lean liberal think they are helping people when they set out on their causes, but I also feel that it is a little bit of arrogance-they assume the people they are helping cannot help themselves.
Back in 2004, I spent a lot of time in LA. You had a state representative from LA crusading to change the name of a high school team's mascot somewhere in the northern part of the state, as she (as white bread as I am) felt that the name (something like "Braves" or "Chiefs") was offensive to American Indians (I refuse to say 'native Americans' because I happen to be a native American).
When the news crew interviewed parents of the students on the football team, the parents-American Indians-did not understand why there was a push to change the name. Perfect example of arrogance masked as a good intention (IMHO).
If people want to help other people, I'd rather they do so without passing laws that commit the rest of the country to their cause as well.
Otherwise, what they are really saying is-"this cause is important-I want YOU to do something about it."?
LC
PS-on a less macro note, I hope the crapola you are dealing with resolves itself favorably!
>>... I really believe that some people who lean liberal think they are helping people when they set out on their causes, but I also feel that it is a little bit of arrogance - they assume the people they are helping cannot help themselves.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's that. And it's also that they think THEY are so "enlightened" that THEY know what's best for everyone else, and the whole wide world, and the universe. Heck, they even know better than the CREATOR of the universe. (Whom most of them don't believe in anyway because THEY are their own god.)
The only good Liberal is a... dead god.
(Oops. Perhaps I've said too much.)
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
Stephen-
DeleteI was giving liberals the benefit of the doubt-maybe not all of them want to "eat our lunch."
But you're right-it is all a form of arrogance, with the only variable being the degree of arrogance.
I had a sexist turn on your "only good liberal" saying, but out of respect to my lady readership I'm refraining...
LC