Republicans hate welfare, right? They don't want the income of hard working citizens to be overly taxed merely to be given away to lazy citizens. Frankly, I tend to agree. In economic terms, when a government is too parental, or overly regulatory, it weakens the economy by stifling natural competition. Republicans prefer free markets, with the general belief that free competition will support the advancement of stronger ideas, products, businesses, etc. The weak must be forced to adapt or be allowed to wither. I support the contention that this economic Darwinism favored by Republicans (how ironic considering the "religious right") produces a stronger economy, society, and country.
Republican's scorn for the Democrat-born ineptitude is humorously portrayed by the video clip called "Democrats on Escalator". It is quite funny, and the point is well made, that big-government weakens us by making us less self-reliant. When I was a teenager, I dislocated my knee skiing, and had to wear a full leg cast for a couple months. When the cast finally came off, I hopped off the doctor's table and nearly collapsed, because I was completely unprepared for how much two months of cast and crutches had weakened my entire right leg. This is the danger of Interventionist big government. It is a crutch which weakens us as individuals, and as a whole society.
So far, Republicans are cheering me on in this post. Well not so fast, if you are a typical value-touting Republican, I'm about to pull the rug out from under you. If you agree that big government weakens our country, and that free markets are the best way to ensure advancement of the strongest, then where does that faith go in terms of values and morality? Why do you desire a government which controls and dictates morality? This is the "values" equivalent of food stamps. It is moral welfare. If financial welfare weakens our economy, wouldn't the same principles conclude that moral welfare weakens the morality of our society. Certainly it must. Just as the Democrats were "stuck" on the escalator, unable to conceive of climbing the stairs, government controlled morality leaves us less able to conceive and consider moral issues without the use of a "crutch", such as the Bible, which is by no means a capable comprehensive resource for running a country.
Republicans, wake up and smell your hypocrisy.
- HeadLevel
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