Posted on 08/29/2009 5:00:10 PM PDT by Scanian
I have to ask myself, are the Liberal/Progressive/Democrats, or LPDs, among us, aware of how crazy they sound? I'm sure a lot of them are kind to children and puppies, and very few are hard-core crazy but they certainly sound like there is a serious wiring problem in their heads.
For example, they talk incessantly about "choice", as in a woman's right to choose. Or "choosing a life style", which is code for appeals to the gay and lesbian community. But even though the LPDs preach "tolerance" and "diversity" in terms of certain other "choices" they are utterly intolerant. School choice comes to mind. As does any healthcare choice other than the so-called public option for health care insurance.
So, are they for or against the concept of individual choice?
The LPDs support sections of the health care proposal that would involve cutting off life lengthening care for seniors on the grounds that it is too expensive and would be a waste of money for someone who is no longer making a positive contribution to society. OK, maybe not exactly Sarah Palin's "death panels", but close enough.
At the same time, though, these same über-liberals are completely inflexible in their opposition to the death penalty. It would seem to me that if anyone can be defined as not making any positive contribution to society it would be those who are on death row. But the LPDs insist that we house, feed, clothe and, incredibly, provide medical care for serial killers, rapists, and other types of non-contributing members of our society.
Likewise, why is the selection of a Supreme Court Associate Justice now predicated on the candidate's "empathy". It's almost understandable that the judicial representatives of the people try to understand the point of view of those seeking justice before the bar, but it appears that it will be impossible to expect the same empathy for those whose only crime is being subject of the entropy that affects all living beings.
So, do LPDs favor or oppose the government determining if a person should live or die? And if they are for the government making such a determination, what do they propose as the ethical or moral basis for deciding the question? They're good at making an economic case, but they also keep hammering away at us on the basis that we have a "moral obligation" to respond quickly to resolve the problems caused by the crisis du jour. Or are we back to the question of "choice"? Are they telling us that we shouldn't be allowed to "choose" for yourself what is best for you because they, the LPDs, are the only ones qualified by their educations at prestigious universities, and their incredible levels of empathy to make such determinations? Are they implying that non-LPDs just aren't smart enough to realize without government guidance that they shouldn't run with scissors.
And this apparent bi-polar disorder reveals itself in areas other than healthcare. Take the Global Warming (Oops, I mean Climate Change!) debate. LPDs announce that all CO2 emissions from ANY source are evil and are in fact, according to NY Times writer Paul Krugman, "treason against the planet". So the LPDs have determined that we must destroy our economy, reduce our standard of living, and risk the lives of the elderly living on minimal incomes by raising the costs for them to heat their homes, to ensure that the CO2 genie is forced back into the bottle. OK, maybe "ensure" is too strong a word. Perhaps "hope" is more accurate.
Of course China and India have both said they won't even consider making the American and European LPDs happy by going along with this idea. In fact, the Chinese are planning to continue their massive expansion of coal fired electrical generating plants which will more than offset in CO2 emissions what the LPDs will "cap" with the Waxman-Markey climate bill.
At the same time that we are in the middle of this debate, the Obama administration has loaned Brazil two billion dollars to help fund the development of Brazil's huge offshore oil reserves. So the LPDs are adding to the source of CO2 gasses at a cost of a couple of billion, while demanding that we tax ourselves into poverty to reduce CO2 gas from the burning of petroleum.
They’re the “masters of schmart,” they know these are not death panels; cause they are “Administrative Policy Boards” without recourse!
Some of the liberal/progressive/Democrats/radical/enviro-radicals are child-like in their positions.
They don’t understand the nuances or complications of certain issues.
With the whole global warming thing, for example, they say we have a planet to save. To them, we should do anything and everything to reduce carbon output, even if it hurts the economy, raises energy costs, and throws people out of work. In their child-like reasoning, no cost is too great to “save” mother earth.
And they look at things in black/white ways. For example, if you oppose gay marriage, you are homophobic, no nuances or qualifications of positions permitted. If you oppose affirmative action or the means of implementing any such policies, you are racist, end of story. If you express concern about some of the filth on TV and movies (even some basic cable channels), you are told that you are in favor of censorship and get lectured about the 1st amendment.
In their view, most religions and organizations like the Boy Scouts are worthless because they oppose open homosexuality. They are “homophobic” and by definition in their view, cannot and have never done anything worthwhile for society.
I’m sure there are other examples of liberal intolerance. But I think some of it stems from a child-like black-white zeal to re-make the world into some sort of utopia.
May God Bless them and cure them!
Excellent article about the useful idiots.
It’s like a Christian who likes it quiet but a passenger liberal starts singing a strange tune.
Liberals do not realize they are the satan bible thumping “dumbtards”. They say it is human nature and impose it like animals. They have no respect and continuously like to test any act of forgiveness.
[At the same time that we are in the middle of this debate, the Obama administration has loaned Brazil two billion dollars to help fund the development of Brazil’s huge offshore oil reserves.]
Obama the communist loving, America hating moron the ignorant and arrogant fools of America elected has plans to destroy America in the next four years with the help of the red dog democrats and yellow liver republicans who vote health care destruction through.
May they suffer the consequences and sorrow they plan to make Americans suffer and 10 times worse.
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