Posted on 01/13/2019 8:08:53 AM PST by Az Joe
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other boosters of the latest redistributive fads might want to consider a parable from the ancient political philosopher Xenophon before getting carried away in their self-righteous assumptions.
There are two boys, one big and one small. The big one has a small coat, the small one has a large coat. The big one strips the large coat from the small boy and in its place gives the small boy the smaller coat. Both boys now have a coat that fits. But is this justice?
Certainly, both boys have better fitting coats. But that isnt the same as justice. Justice is concerned with who has the right to the larger coat. The one who takes it by force? Or the one who worked for it, saved for it, and bought it for himself? The answer is obvious, or at least it used to be. Not so for the freshman Democrat from the Bronx.
She wants what youve got. According to Ocasio-Cortez, the act of taking is justice. Consider her recent interview on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper.
We really need to stop the far left from importing garbage, trash, criminals and insane from other countries.
Great article, right on.
This is why the founders created the 2nd Amendment. Its pure tyranny.
How the hell did this newbie garner so much attention? There are 436 Congressturds. Is she the only one who is introducing bills?
He gave us the results of an interesting study. They had a group of people who went to dinner together, perhaps weekly. The first few times everyone paid their own bills. Then they shifted to a shared bill. everyone splits it equally. Not surprisingly, the average meal ticket went up, and everyone winded up paying more.
Taking all the Tips at work was a Hint
She is merely a distraction for us to focus on while the real stuff is behind the curtains.
Kinda like the time back in college where we wanted to spike the Christmas punch at a dorm. One guy approached the guarded bowl with a Vodka bottle full of water. He was promptly whisked away to the offive to call the cops. Meanwhile at the unguarded bowl several people dumped their cups full of vodka into the punch. The first guy finally convinced the cops it was just water in the bottle and was let go. Old trick and worked every time.
She is the guy holding the empty bottle.
Shes a train wreck. Its really hard not to look.
That’s correct. There is no other acceptable option.
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Basically the same happened at a tavern outside Knoxville, TN...
Police was staked out half block from the tavern at closing time...One guy staggered out the door and finally found his car...he drove out weaving all over the place...The police followed him and pulled him over...He was stone cold sober...After the police left to get him, the others in the bar hurried out and left to get home...
With the “T” being teeth, right?
She was voted in by millennials.
Backed by Soros and his buddies in the Lame Street Media.
Teeth & Assininity.
Perhaps someone at a press conference should ask AOC (Any Old Commie) what she thinks is her “fair share” of something someone else worked for. That would have the potential for some hilarity.
Her answers, outlook, and attitude are predetermined absolutely, because they are all derivations of an ideology that is utterly shock-proof. There is no experiment, fact-check, or body of evidence potent enough to disarm her, plainly because a person who thinks ideologically will not be allow themselves to be refuted.
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Ideologues such as Ocasio-Cortez cannot be dissuaded by logical analysis or empirical evidence.
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The ideologue will merely reinterpret, deny, or deflect facts so they become consistent with their outlook, or pose no threat to it.
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