Eastern Montana

[TypicalCalifornian]

I'd suggest you reject my endorsement, I was tongue firmly in cheek. Who would vote for a "Montana-first" platform supported by a typical Californian?

But seriously I don't know what consistent platform one could construct that didn't eventually run head-on into conflict with freedom, technology, trends, and economics. Often when I read anything, news, blogs, etc. and I hear the word "greed" I immediately shut down. I pretty much know I'm reading someone who is short and all the economics books were on the top shelf of their library. My own platform would be "every man has a right life to his own life and that which he produces", a noble sentiment but if one applied that test to 90% of the bloggers you'd be losing votes. "From each according to their ability, to each according to their need" the opposite, would be rejected out of hand but satisfy many case by case blog posts.

But that's why you politicians make the big bucks, good luck with retail politics.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by TypicalCalifornian

I'd suggest you reject my endorsement, I was tongue firmly in cheek. Who would vote for a "Montana-first" platform supported by a typical Californian?

Anyone who'd figured out that typical Californians don't like CA's messed-up gov't that much either Tho considering that typical Californians voted these lunatics into office, methinks restricting the vote to folks who voted against whoever is presently in office might be a good policy

But seriously I don't know what consistent platform one could construct that didn't eventually run head-on into conflict with freedom, technology, trends, and economics. Often when I read anything, news, blogs, etc. and I hear the word "greed" I immediately shut down. I pretty much know I'm reading someone who is short and all the economics books were on the top shelf of their library. My own platform would be "every man has a right life to his own life and that which he produces",

I'd have a hard time refuting that platform, since it so nearly matches my own

a noble sentiment but if one applied that test to 90% of the bloggers you'd be losing votes. "From each according to their ability, to each according to their need" the opposite, would be rejected out of hand but satisfy many case by case blog posts.

A lot of bloggers are a good example of arrested development, as described by the old saying, "If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative at 40, you have no brain."

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their need" sounds great on paper, but never works in the real world. It always winds up as either lowest-common-denominator egalitarianism, or as some form of "All things not compulsory are forbidden."

I make the following distinctions:

Equality is when everyone has the same opportunity to jump over the bar. Not everyone will make it over every bar, because talents and ambitions differ, but you can all take a run at it if you want.

Egalitarianism is when the bar is laid flat on the ground so everyone can jump over it, qualified or not -- and furthermore, everyone is forced to jump over it, want to or not.

Montana is the former; California has become the latter.

[Danimarie]

To Reziac...

You sound like someone with their head on straight.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Danimarie

To Reziac...

You sound like someone with their head on straight.

Thanks I think it happens when you've banged it into enough walls .... you learn that leaning too far in any direction is hazardous!