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From the Other Side of the Edge…..
Impetuous Libs
See the World as very Small, …Only It Isn’t
By Joe Facinoli
Liberals want to live in a very small, micro-managed, everything should
feel good and be just right for everyone, me-oriented, myopic world,
…which they go about re-inventing every day, to suit whatever personal
issue, or changing wind, works best for them at a given
moment.
Sorry, …but in the real world, …it just ain’t like that.
They always side with the poorest, most down-trodden case or situation
they can find, which should be a good thing, …but are immediately ready
to throw an entire, much larger and well-off (in their minds) group
over the side of the bridge, …just to rectify it, or right this
perceived wrong.
They never see a “big picture”, ever, …always taking the short term
fix, and small-minded view, for every situation.
If even one person is harmed, or their life made somehow more
difficult, or even less convenient, …by another individual, or by a
business, or even by some otherwise sacred government program, …then
that is an unpardonable sin of the highest order, and simply MUST be
remedied, …and immediately !!
Everyone feels for an “underdog”, and no one likes to see anyone have
their status taken advantage of, in any situation.
But the world moves faster, and bigger, than individuals, and things
and issues which benefit the larger group, or masses, must be
considered first.
“Majority rules” is not always correct, nor even fair, …but it simply
has to be the starting point for any consideration, …or conversation.
And using an “8-crayon box”, to color (or solve) “64-crayon” issues,
…just doesn’t work, in this all too real, often ambiguous, and
sometimes ugly world in which we move about, every
day.
The important, delicate details, which should be necessary in so many
of the Liberals’ broad based (or “broad brushed”) solutions, are
quickly lost or pushed aside in favor of the more glamorous, temporary
fixes, …which always garner more publicity (and votes).
They simply ignore the reality that their “cures”, …often cause much
bigger, and more dangerous diseases.
Under-use of immigration laws, over-use and abuse of taxes, the
deplorable and regressive distribution of welfare handouts and social
security, bogus economic growth and tactics, government
over-involvement in education systems, “affordable” healthcare for all
(only it isn’t), and the wonders of socialism vs. the evils of
capitalism. And don’t forget the 2nd
Amendment.
All are subjects of discussion much too complex to be settled by a
quick waving of a hand (or the stroke of a pen).
And the favorite topic of these self-proclaimed, social-minded
“Progressives” (a name which defines “irony”, …and duplicity),
is: Income Inequality.
This one typifies all of the other social, economic, and political
issues of the day.
When examined closely, it shows that, like those others, very often it
is necessary to allow things which seem to be inequities (and to let
them to flourish), so that the greater good is served.
In prior generations, all the way back, it was the difficult things,
the problems of everyday life, and the struggles against them, which
made the people stronger for having endured.
And it motivated them, even inspired them. To do good
and important things, even great things, which bettered their own
plight, and quite often that of many thousands of others.
Not the case today.
If someone has a problem, or some kind of difficulty, …well, …it just
has to be someone else’s fault, and they just shouldn’t have to put up
with this (muchless work harder to overcome it), and they quickly go to
one of two places, for their much “deserved” relief:
….Lawyers and Government.
If someone has an issue, even if they created it, or did something to
put themselves in a bad place, …or didn’t do something, which could
have taken them away from this same undesired situation, …well, …then,
couldn’t possibly be any fault of their own, no way, …and it’s their
“Divine Right” to have it corrected !
1-800-Call-a-Lawyer-Now-(No-Fee-If-We-Don’t-Win), …comes to mind here.
Problem is, in all the areas mentioned above, and in so many more,
neither lawyers nor government, are designed to solve such
issues. Not well, anyway.
Never have been, …and never should be.
It’s the people, and only the people, …and not governments nor the
disreputable institutions which have sprung up around them, …who should
make these decisions, about any and all injustices and
inequities.
And if they can’t be decided, fairly and equitably, for the majority,
then the courts, in their purest forms (and not the ones of today, who
legislate from the bench, to suit their own political bents), should be
there to settle things.
But Liberals can’t see this, …nor stomach anything remotely close to
it.
They don’t understand, that if you fix one small issue, specific to one
person, or a very small group of similar people, then very likely, by
the nature of a society, bigger and more complex problems are created
for the larger group, …from the smaller solution.
It’s really almost about arithmetic, but then we’re back talking about
the “government’s” education system again.
In a Liberal’s small world, there can never be any racism, nor social
injustice, ...by anyone’s definition, regardless of any
circumstances.
There can be no rich people, nor any poor folks, …and never anyone
unemployed. No undeserved mansions nor limousines,
…and no fat-cat corporate owners.
No one under-educated, nor under-trained, …no one ever sick, …and no
one ever unfairly treated, in any sort of way.
This would all be happening, …if we lived in Camelot, or Shangri-La, or
Never-Never Land. But we don’t. We
can only do the best we can.
Fairly or unfairly, we live in the real world. Bad
things happen, sometimes to good people. And we can
only fix so much of that.
We have to compromise, and share the weight. Some people
will share more of that weight, and burden, than
others. And some will reap more of the benefits,
which are handed out.
But ALL should participate (unlike today).
It’s just the way of life, …real life. Doesn’t
mean we should stop trying, though, …to make it better, and for as many
as possible.
We cannot expect each and every wrong to be changed, especially at the
moment it’s first encountered, nor in the exact way some one individual
may want it to be, …that's just not reality.
Socialism, in any mass form, simply does not work.
History has proven that, many times over.
It does not work, because it removes all incentive, …and plays to all
the bad parts of a society, and of individual
personalities.
It takes from the productive, hard-working, and creative, …and gives
the fruits of their labors to those who produce little, or often
nothing, and who are content to do so.
Liberals want to change everything they see, to the way they think it
should be, …even if it happens to be working pretty well, or in the
best way possible, at that time.
They see a small, very specific little world, …with sunshine, and blue
skies for everyone, …and rose petals
everywhere.
Reality is a bit more gray, and it rains sometimes.
And sometimes, winters are
harsh.
But when nurtured over time, the grass still grows, …and the flowers
and leaves come back every spring, …and in even brighter colors, for
the effort.
Keep the Faith.
Joe Facinoli
--Joe can be reached at: joefacinoli@gmail.com
Intelligent Response Encouraged !!
© Copyright 2015, Joe Facinoli
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