It really is not a partisan thing. There are many controllers who are Republicans. There have been countless controllers who were religious conservatives. There are controllers on local HOA boards. Controllers may start out as smart, hard-working class presidents in their schools.
Controllers look at the world and see the waste and ugliness that results from individuals choosing the houses they will live in and the cars they will drive and the business they will build and run. They see strip malls and think that no one should have been allowed these to built. They see pickup trucks and SUVs and believe that only those who absolutely need these vehicles should have been allowed to buy them. They see the money we waste on junk toys from China, and ATVs and golf clubs and nice vacations, and dream of taxing or banning these things. After all, government would spend that money better (even if it means sending Social Security execs to a luxury retreat)..
They hate personal liberty. They believe that we need to be managed and herded, for own good and for the good of the world.
I may decide that I will not partake of some of the things that the controllers deem wasteful or ugly, but that is MY decision. Just as it is my decision what charities I will give money or time to. I care not that liberty does reach the "optimum" result, or the greatest good for the greatest number or whatever goal you may think is worthy. Liberty in itself is not just a goal. It is a necessity -- a sine qua non.
I care not that liberty does reach the “optimum” result, or the greatest good for the greatest number or whatever goal you may think is worthy. Liberty in itself is not just a goal. It is a necessity — a sine qua non.
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True dat!
BTW, way back in 1997, I, along with my Wayne State University Law School (Detroit, MI) teammates, participated in the National Law School Softball Tourney held at the UVA. We had a blast.
Well said, FRiend.