The looters among us
Ayn Rand wrote about “looters” in Atlas Shrugged. In it she decried the attempts of people to “loot” the hard work of others. It, to me seemed to be, a direct shot at socialism. The stealing of your intellectual hard work or hard physical labor.The old Soviet Union was big on socialism, they had it for decades, however it crumbled under it’s own weight of abuse, corruption, and it’s struggles against capitalism. Hugo Chavez down in Venezuela is working on his own brand of socialism right now, going so far as to nationalize several industries, in effect looting the hard work of the companies who built them. Well now, it seems Hillary Clinton is all about socialist speak.
We Are All in It Together, Clinton Says
Tuesday May 29, 12:11 pm ET
By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer
Clinton: Shared Prosperity Should Replace ‘On Your Own’ Society MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it’s time to replace an “on your own” society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.
So my 1st question is, “what’s wrong with an on your own society?” What’s wrong with having to work for what you get, and having the level of work you put into something determine your reward? Why should someone who worked hard to get through college, works hard at a job to make it a prosperous career, or someone who came up with their own innovative idea/company be responsible for others doing well? Hillary goes on to say:
I prefer a ‘we’re all in it together’ society,” she said. “I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none.”
That means pairing growth with fairness, she said, to ensure that the middle-class succeeds in the global economy, not just corporate CEOs.
So now who will determine what’s “fair”, can you say “worker council” or “government work committee”? See what Hillary is really talking about here is a world where a select few enlightened minds will determine what is best for all, and the government will then set about regulating, controlling, and subsidizing “for the common good”. Think I’m overreacting?
“Fairness doesn’t just happen. It requires the right government policies.”
That’s from the same speech. This is a typical secular progressive type thought. The government should “nurture” people and be “responsible” for how people perform/exist. People like Hillary want the government or society to be the end all be all of personal development. It garners attention from more weak willed people who are unwilling to look at themselves in the mirror and assign any personal blame or responsibility for what is wrong in their lives. It’s not “my” fault I don’t have a good job, it’s the “governments” fault. It’s not “my” fault that I’ve broken laws, it’s “society’s” fault. When you boil it down to the very basics it’s a fundamental difference between the right and the left. The left wants the government to provide the fish and the right wants to teach you how to fish on your own. This type of thinking comes right out of the mouths of people like Lakoff and Soros and not only is pervasive in our school systems but is now coming out of the mouths of presidential candidates. It shouldn’t surprise anyone though, ever since FDR the government has been providing more and more to the American populace (not efficiently mind you) and making more and more people reliant, not on themselves, but on the government. What’s next? Bread and circuses?
