William
, Steve! There is a certain point past which the seniirpmg wallowing gimme gimme gimme of the helpless hapless societal victim class (into which socialist "progressives" seem to put most of humanity) becomes nauseating. This elitist mindset, which is religious-based for social "conservatives" and quasi-religious for socialists, simply cannot abide personal autonomy, for better or worse, requiring any self-directed personal responsibility attached to it."God" or the god-state will tell you what to do...and take care of everything for you while you're at it...or at least tell you that's the case.The only thing they leave out of their utopian equations is basic human nature...for better or worse. They believe mankind can be "perfected", by whatever forcible means necessary. I agree with you that the constant "gotcha" games and hyperbolic straw man arguments are quite tiresome and misdirected.
William , Steve! There is a certain point past which the seniirpmg wallowing gimme gimme gimme of the helpless hapless societal victim class (into which socialist "progressives" seem to put most of humanity) becomes nauseating. This elitist mindset, which is religious-based for social "conservatives" and quasi-religious for socialists, simply cannot abide personal autonomy, for better or worse, requiring any self-directed personal responsibility attached to it."God" or the god-state will tell you what to do...and take care of everything for you while you're at it...or at least tell you that's the case.The only thing they leave out of their utopian equations is basic human nature...for better or worse. They believe mankind can be "perfected", by whatever forcible means necessary. I agree with you that the constant "gotcha" games and hyperbolic straw man arguments are quite tiresome and misdirected.