September 04, 2024
Man of the Carnal Mind
Michael Smith
I've always marveled at the contradictions of the leftist mind.
Contemporary progressives/statists/communists (whatever you want to call them) have no ideological basis. They support things because they believe the will get something tangible from them - money, destruction of a competitive enemy, status, influence - something that accrues to their benefit.
They are extreme materialists. Reality may be flexible in their minds but the rewards they demand are always tangible, therefore, the solution to every problem is more - more money, more aid, more welfare, more preferential treatment.
Don't look for these people to believe in concepts like liberty or freedom, even though their best opportunities to achieve what they desire lies in them. They simply cannot conceive of any benefit that isn't defined by the use of coercive force for personal gain.
I've always marveled at the contradictions of the leftist mind.
Contemporary progressives/statists/communists (whatever you want to call them) have no ideological basis. They support things because they believe the will get something tangible from them - money, destruction of a competitive enemy, status, influence - something that accrues to their benefit.
They are extreme materialists. Reality may be flexible in their minds but the rewards they demand are always tangible, therefore, the solution to every problem is more - more money, more aid, more welfare, more preferential treatment.
Don't look for these people to believe in concepts like liberty or freedom, even though their best opportunities to achieve what they desire lies in them. They simply cannot conceive of any benefit that isn't defined by the use of coercive force for personal gain.
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Good point. If it isn't right in front of them, in black and white (or should I say green and white), they can't see it -- in other words.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at September 04, 2024 03:43 PM (ISUTu)
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Yep Dana. It's the way they think. Nothing outside of their own immediate interests.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at September 05, 2024 07:05 AM (nGB9n)
Posted by: Swaraj Tractor at September 06, 2024 12:30 AM (MHU84)
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