How the Democrats get it wrong
The Democrats are in the limelight this week at their carefully scripted media event. They’ve been on their best behavior, delivering one meticulous speech after another, designed to leave voters with warm fuzzy feelings they hope will translate into votes.
A world with poverty is bad and must be changed. Expensive health care should be free for all. We should volunteer to help the least among us. Who could argue with those sentiments?
What they don’t seem to understand is that the world is made up of unique individuals. Each of us has our own peculiar mix of circumstance, perception, abilitiy and diligence. No politician or party can change that.
The Democrats want to guarantee not only a level playing field, but an equal outcome. That is impossible. Human beings make mistakes. Can they promise we will learn from our mistakes? Of course not. Can they legislate ambition and talent? Do they have the ability to increase and individual’s IQ? That’s just silly.
Another question to ask is just who are the least among us? Poor people? Would a poor person with dignity and pride consider him or herself “the least among us”? Does a disability make one the “least among us”? That’s insulting.
Their call for volunteerism is also cause for alarm. Barack Obama’s plan will require students to volunteer. If it’s required it isn’t volunteerism, it’s servitude. When people volunteer they usually do so for selfish reasons; helping others makes us feel good, or we see a need in our community and step up to make our community better. That can’t be legislated, it’s human nature. What this policy could do is make people resentful of those they are supposed to be helping.
The policies proposed by Barack Obama have been tried and have failed. Just ask the people of Cuba who put their lives at risk for a chance to make it on their own.
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