Posted on 03/04/2014 3:05:13 AM PST by markomalley
Liberals claim to be better than other mortals. Liberals, they tell us, are a political anomaly who vote for other peoples benefit, not their own. Democrats see themselves as the generous party, the saviors of the needy, the elderly, the minority underdog against the cruel hand of fate and Republicans.
Liberals are right: there is a difference in caring that shows up along party lines. Conservatives give more, a lot more. They arent content with good-hearted wishes, they do good deeds, turning wishes into actions. Conservatives are ten times more personally charitable, even to secular causes. They do far more volunteer work. They even give more blood. Conservatives do more to help the poor, the sick, minorities, the environment. People who want small government give an average of $1600 a year versus a measly $140 given by redistributionists. Its not because conservatives are richer; the opposite is true.
Liberals rationalize their stingy behavior by saying government welfare is a right. They will tell you that voting for higher taxes (on other people) is morally superior to charity. Really? Out of a $1000 donated to the IRS a meager $30 reaches the poor, versus $700 from a private charity. Our neediest citizens would be in tough shape without the $126 billion in church programs, from soup kitchens to adoption centers to shelters to hospitals.
Liberals still see themselves as the giving ones. The real world doesnt enter into it. Liberals know that Republicans are selfish rich guys who would let everyone else croak.
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Liberals are the greedy ones. They get what they want by looting other people’s money.
The kind of liberal I am most familiar with is the entitlement mentality liberal. They’ll whine and complain about the rich “not paying their fair share”, and so forth, but their real motivation is that they want more money and goodies without having to work to earn them.
This hardly fits the carefully nurtured image of liberals as compassionate and selfless. There is nothing more selfish than wanting to exist on the fruit of someone else’s labor.
“Vote for others interests?” The liberals who got burned (that is to say, presented with a bill)by obozocare didn’t sound so full of love and largess for others.
“Liberals are quite generous, with other people’s money..”
Perfect definition, caver. Conservatives that I know donate time, money, goods etc.. They are involved in church or other organizations. The liberals I know (and I live in Maryland so I can definitely say I know a LOT of liberals) talk a big game. However, they don’t give to charities etc.. They may volunteer but only at something that promotes liberal agenda. They aren’t volunteering to help someone else during hard times. Liberals will “demand” higher taxes on the “wealthy” fully expecting that they won’t pay for it. Your definition was a direct hit.
I can't blame the libs on the blood donation thing. The Red Cross does ask certain, *ahem*, prying questions that the libs cannot always answer satisfactorily.
Libs are the most self-serving, self-centered folks I’ve ever known. I don’t say this to insult either.
-— $140 given by redistributionists. -—
That’s pretty impressive.
The liberals preach tolerance, yet they are the most intolerant individuals I have ever met.
Liberalism has decayed to just the philosophical advocacy of the seven deadly sins. Wrapped in a tortilla of neuroses and anxiety, with the enchilada sauce of racism and the shredded cheddar cheese of totalitarianism.
It is a shiat burrito.
Even the most corrupt businessman just wants your money - the liberal wants your money, your time, your adoration...ultimately your life to be sacrificed on the altar of his vanity.
Go to any city that has hosted either a Democrat or Republican national convention and interview the staffs of the local restaurants and hotels. The Democrats win the cheap, stingy award every time.
It depends who’s money they are giving away.
Easy to be generous with someone elses money. Actually having to get your hands dirty is something completely beyond their scope...
You know that's crap, right? Our Lord himself told us to do unto others as we'd have them do unto us. Was Christ Himself telling us to be selfish? When you drive a sick person to chemo, you're doing it not only because that's what a Christian does, you're doing it because that's what you'd want someone to do for you. It's a clearly unselfish act.
As a Catholic in the Philadelphia area, I see and interact with lots of liberals. At the food pantry, at the soup kitchen and at the homeless shelter. The notion that libs don't pitch in is feel good conservative hooey.
They are MORE selfish since they use other people’s money to provide services they think are needed. Look at the Oscar swag bags. $80,000 worth of “stuff” that could have fed a lot of people. But they well known leftist libs will keep it for themselves.
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