Re: "Things liberals are responsible for"
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:46 am
The concept of long term social spending programs that exsist in near perpetuity since its worth more to fight like hell to the keep the benefits to the group receiving it but a mild nuiciance to the rest of society. Then create another program for another group. Rinse and repeat.
The idea that it is justifiable to use the threat of force (imprisonment) to obtain resources (taxes) for people who did nothing to earn them (social security, medicare, medicaid, welfare).
The breakdown of traditional families that has occured in the last 40 years. Families used to take care of their elderly members - now its easier to use Medicare and Social Security to stick granny in a home. Fathers used to take care of their children now public assistance can do that.
The idea that nationalism or being proud of your ethnicity is bigotry.
The idea that criminals such as child molesters can be "rehabilitated" and deserve a chance to rejoin society. The idea that we should try to understand the reasons people do things like molest children or blow up buildings and that our reaction should depend opon the reason they did it.
The idea that wiretapping suspected terrorists is an invasion of your rights but taxation for transfer payments isn't.
The idea that gun control laws keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
The idea that the use of the term "God" is offensive.
The idea that everyone is equally capable of doing things like driving a car. The idea that equality of everything is a desirable outcome.
The idea that the concept of abortion is one of the most important issues facing our country today.
The idea that its ok to pass a 1000 page spending bill before it is written.
The idea that we should spend more money educating the dumbest 10% of our young people than we do on educating the other 90%.
The concept that they should be judged not by the results of their laws or programs, but by what their intentions were when they passed them.
Those are just a few of their best ideas or actions that come to mind. I am sure I could think of more if I took the time.
The idea that it is justifiable to use the threat of force (imprisonment) to obtain resources (taxes) for people who did nothing to earn them (social security, medicare, medicaid, welfare).
The breakdown of traditional families that has occured in the last 40 years. Families used to take care of their elderly members - now its easier to use Medicare and Social Security to stick granny in a home. Fathers used to take care of their children now public assistance can do that.
The idea that nationalism or being proud of your ethnicity is bigotry.
The idea that criminals such as child molesters can be "rehabilitated" and deserve a chance to rejoin society. The idea that we should try to understand the reasons people do things like molest children or blow up buildings and that our reaction should depend opon the reason they did it.
The idea that wiretapping suspected terrorists is an invasion of your rights but taxation for transfer payments isn't.
The idea that gun control laws keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
The idea that the use of the term "God" is offensive.
The idea that everyone is equally capable of doing things like driving a car. The idea that equality of everything is a desirable outcome.
The idea that the concept of abortion is one of the most important issues facing our country today.
The idea that its ok to pass a 1000 page spending bill before it is written.
The idea that we should spend more money educating the dumbest 10% of our young people than we do on educating the other 90%.
The concept that they should be judged not by the results of their laws or programs, but by what their intentions were when they passed them.
Those are just a few of their best ideas or actions that come to mind. I am sure I could think of more if I took the time.


