New Study: Conservatives are Happier Because They Hate Everyone

Men's News Daily ^ | 5-7-08 | Warner Todd Huston

[sagar]

You are going over the principles again. I said I agree with the theory and is perhaps the most logical in a perfect world where personal responsibility is a given and everybody is able and capable.

But, the reality is that not everybody can elevate themselves to help themselves. Addicts, mentally ill, retards, crippled, orphans, abused et al.

Are those people left to rot, or should they be given helping hands? If so, what kind of help — private charity, religious charity, or government welfare? And who foots the bill? Society as a whole or certain donors?

I’m talking about realistic practicalities, not idealistic principles.

[MrB]

:)

"retards"... haven't seen that used in a non-derogatory manner for quite a while...

I advocate, as does God's Word, that those people be taken care of through voluntary, nay, JOYFUL charity, given privately or through religious institutions.

I'll have to blockquote this, because I found it elsewhere, but it states EXACTLY how I would answer you:

One thing I love about the Bible is that it takes a hard stand on people who try to just "get by" and feed off others without doing a lick of work themselves. Here's my favorite verse on this topic:

For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Yep, don't work, don't eat. I think that says it all.

Notice that it doesn't say that those who CAN NOT work should not eat. No, we should have compassion on and help out those people. But if someone can work, yet WILL NOT work, then he's left to the consequences of his actions (or inactions in this case).

Here are a couple other verses on this same line of thinking:

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:4

How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. Proverbs 6:9-11

So get out there and work! Or find a way to survive without eating.

Don't work, don't eat. It's not "mean", it's good for everyone if this is enforced, because it gives incentive to work and build character and not suffer the humiliation of having to live off of others when you can support yourself.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Love is a word that is constantly heard,
Hate is a word that is not.
Love, I am told, is more precious than gold.
Love, I have read, is hot.
But hate is the verb that to me is superb,
And Love but a drug on the mart.
Any kiddie in school can love like a fool,
But Hating, my boy, is an Art.
— Ogden Nash

[piytar]

Put another way: Conservatives believe in solutions that work and spend time and money on those solutions. Liberals believe in solutions that let them feel morally superior (this article is a prime example) and spend time and other people’s money on making themselves feel morally superior.

[piytar]

“When I expressed this to some of my co-workers....my DEMOCRAT, liberal-leaning co-workers....they all expressed amazement that I, as a Republican, would vote for a Black Man.”

That is because when you look at Mr. Keys, you see a black MAN, and wheb they look at Mr. Keys, they see a BLACK man...

[dhot]

Teeny!

You didn’t tell me you were famous!

[Paige]

Very well put! Most of all, you’re correct!

[shellypossible]

When the “others” in question CANNOT take care of themselves- yes, it is a bad thing.

[wbill]

That is because when you look at Mr. Keys, you see a black MAN, and wheb they look at Mr. Keys, they see a BLACK man...

yup. One guys' comment was "Other than JC Watts, Alan Keyes is the only black person in the Republican Party."

Again, I don't suffer fools. Didn't bother to mention Armstrong Williams, Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell, or, one of the top five most powerful people in the world, Condi Rice. Or any others, for that matter.

No sense arguing with Libs. They want affirmation, not information.

[ZX12R]

When the “others” in question CANNOT take care of themselves- yes, it is a bad thing.

I would agree with that, provided the "CANNOT" assessment is made individually, and not by any group or entity. No one should ever be forced to help someone.

[prairiebreeze]

Yes.

No.

Not in my opinion.

[teenyelliott]

if i have to tell people that i am famous, i must not be famous. -_-