The difference between the left and the right

N&P: Discuss governments, nations, politics and recent related news here.

Moderators: Alyrium Denryle, Edi, K. A. Pital

User avatar
Aeolus
Jedi Master
Posts: 1497
Joined: 2003-04-12 03:09am
Location: Dallas
Contact:

Post by Aeolus »

Darth Wong wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:I've heard that before somewhere.
You mean the radio guy copied someone else's line? Damn plagiarist!

But seriously, I find it interesting when people who support military interventionism and the death penalty rant that the opposition's position is "paternalistic government". I would submit that both sides want paternalistic government; they just differ on what kind of father they want. The left wants a kindly old man who will take care of the children, while the right wants a powerful authoritarian figure who will beat the kids if they get out of line and kick the neighbour's ass if he looks at him funny.
I always heard. The left wants the goverment to be Mommy and the right wants the goverment to be Father.
For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see,
Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be;
Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight dropping down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew
From the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue;
Post Reply