Little-Acorn
07-08-2008, 01:50 PM
An excellent description of the nature of liberal government. Anything that can affect people, is subject to government regulation and control. And that includes ANYTHING.
Of course, not all liberals believe in that. In fact, most don't. But this group of liberals here, thinks we should regulate swampland, and keep it pristine. And that groups over there, doesn't care about swampland, but thinks we should make laws madating that schools fee lunches to children. The next groups feels we (a word that always means "government" to them) should give amnesty to illegal aliens.
Each group wants only a few things regulated. But then, when it's time to make laws, they start compromising, I'll give you this if you do that for me, etc. And then, a few years later, they decide we haven't regulated things quite enough, because some kids still don't have lunches or some unemployed still don't have as much as others. And of course, the idea that there are some things that government should not touch at all, is laughingly cast aside. And pretty soon, everything is regulated to the hilt.
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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidStrom/2008/07/07/what_liberals_dream_of?page=full&comments=true
What Liberals Dream Of
by David Strom
Monday, July 07, 2008
Conservatives are in a funk—one that threatens to turn into a full-blown retreat from the battlefield of ideas.
Everywhere I turn I encounter conservatives ready to give up for the next few years. After all, many of us rightly feel a bit betrayed by our elected officials given how badly they performed over the past few years. And many conservatives are hoping that two or four years of liberals actually running things will wake America to the dangers they face.
It’s hard to blame people who feel that way, but they couldn’t be more wrong.
Even a mere two or four years of liberal ascendency in Washington policymaking could do immeasurable damage to our economy and our freedoms—damage that could take years or decades to repair, if ever. Once a liberal policy is in place it is almost impossible to reverse it.
Don’t think that a few years of liberals in charge is that dangerous? Just take a moment to consider what liberals dream of doing once they gain absolute power.
There is no aspect of our lives—none—that today’s liberals concede is off limits to the meddling use of government power. In their vision there is no dividing line between the public sphere and the private sphere. Limited government is a concept that makes no sense to them.
A great example of this phenomenon is Time magazine’s columnist Joe Kline’s recent proposal. Kline just recently called for—get this—a reduction or elimination of the use of air conditioning in America. (This is a measure that would be wildly popular in Arizona, Texas, and Florida I’m sure).
Air conditioning, you see, consumes 4% of the energy used in this country, and thus by his lights has become a serious threat to national security. Wars may soon be fought over air conditioning—or at least the energy we use to power it—so we must reduce or eliminate its use.
Rest at link.
Of course, not all liberals believe in that. In fact, most don't. But this group of liberals here, thinks we should regulate swampland, and keep it pristine. And that groups over there, doesn't care about swampland, but thinks we should make laws madating that schools fee lunches to children. The next groups feels we (a word that always means "government" to them) should give amnesty to illegal aliens.
Each group wants only a few things regulated. But then, when it's time to make laws, they start compromising, I'll give you this if you do that for me, etc. And then, a few years later, they decide we haven't regulated things quite enough, because some kids still don't have lunches or some unemployed still don't have as much as others. And of course, the idea that there are some things that government should not touch at all, is laughingly cast aside. And pretty soon, everything is regulated to the hilt.
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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidStrom/2008/07/07/what_liberals_dream_of?page=full&comments=true
What Liberals Dream Of
by David Strom
Monday, July 07, 2008
Conservatives are in a funk—one that threatens to turn into a full-blown retreat from the battlefield of ideas.
Everywhere I turn I encounter conservatives ready to give up for the next few years. After all, many of us rightly feel a bit betrayed by our elected officials given how badly they performed over the past few years. And many conservatives are hoping that two or four years of liberals actually running things will wake America to the dangers they face.
It’s hard to blame people who feel that way, but they couldn’t be more wrong.
Even a mere two or four years of liberal ascendency in Washington policymaking could do immeasurable damage to our economy and our freedoms—damage that could take years or decades to repair, if ever. Once a liberal policy is in place it is almost impossible to reverse it.
Don’t think that a few years of liberals in charge is that dangerous? Just take a moment to consider what liberals dream of doing once they gain absolute power.
There is no aspect of our lives—none—that today’s liberals concede is off limits to the meddling use of government power. In their vision there is no dividing line between the public sphere and the private sphere. Limited government is a concept that makes no sense to them.
A great example of this phenomenon is Time magazine’s columnist Joe Kline’s recent proposal. Kline just recently called for—get this—a reduction or elimination of the use of air conditioning in America. (This is a measure that would be wildly popular in Arizona, Texas, and Florida I’m sure).
Air conditioning, you see, consumes 4% of the energy used in this country, and thus by his lights has become a serious threat to national security. Wars may soon be fought over air conditioning—or at least the energy we use to power it—so we must reduce or eliminate its use.
Rest at link.