WHY I WILL ALWAYS BE A SMALL-D DEMOCRAT
Political power is neither created or destroyed - rather it persists as a self standing entity, existing of its own right. The only question is who actually holds it.
Its a like a group of wary and fearful strangers are stumbling naked through a lawless wilderness, nervously eyeing each other when all the sudden they all come upon a gun lying on the grass. Of course each of them has something to say:
The Monarch: "That gun is mine, by birth, I demand it! "
The Fascist: "That gun is mine because I am the superior man by race, I demand it!"
The Capitalist: "Ah, there's my gun. I was wondering where I left that. Yes, I worked hard to own this fine gun, and if you work hard someday you'll own it. Now get out in those fields and WORK, I expect my dinner be ready in an hour."
The Communist: "We shouldn't be out in these fields doing all the work while the Capitalist takes all the gains. THE PEOPLE should have that gun. And if we can kill that capitalist, I will hold that gun for the PEOPLE! And you needn't worry about capitalist spies ending it our workers paradise, I will monitor you all very closely to make sure there is no chance of that gun leaving my- I mean the people's hands!"
The Theocrat: "You are all fools, fighting over that gun. Don't you know that if you give me the gun, I will guide you all so after you die you will go to a land where there are guns for everybody and you are all happy? And if you don't, you'll go to a land where horned goat men shove that gun up your butt for eternity? Oh, and I'll throw in 72 virgins in the afterlife for any of you who can go and bring me that gun RIGHT NOW..."
The Liberal: "My Gosh! Look at us fighting, somebody is going to get hurt! We should ban the holding of this gun, and I will stash it away in my apron just to make sure nobody does, and we all stay safe ..."
The Conservative: "I'm shocked! Did you all hear what that Liberal just said? She and, uh, the Communist are conspiring to take away the gun from good, God fearing, money-making, regal people (of whatever race you are fascist) people like the rest of us. But I won't let it her make us a victim! But don't worry, I'm going to take that gun right now, to preserve my -I mean OUR constitutional right to bear arms!!!"
The Libertarian: "Hey! The individual should be free, not live under the coercion of the gun! You should all just move on, leave this gun here on the grass. None of us will come back and pick it up, honest!"
The Corporatist: "Gee, that gun looks heavy! But it shouldn't be there on the ground...You see I know because I'm a gun specialist. As a matter of fact, I have a proprietary method of holding guns off the ground, top of the line, best in the biz, government has nothing close. Why, for a small fee you could outsource the holding of that gun to me, it would save you all effort and I would be glad to keep it safe while the rest of you work this thing out... "
The Plutocrat: "Psst! Corporatist! A reminder: if you or the Theocrat don't get that gun for me, the movies of both of you in bed together WILL be all over YouTube tomorrow!!!"
The Moderate, Impartial Media: OH HEY EVERYBODY, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE WAR BETWEEN THIS HALF OF YOU AND THAT HALF OVER? PLEASE LET ME MEDIATE THIS MADNESS AND TAKE THAT GUN BEFORE THE LUNATIC FRINGES GET IT!!!"
and at last, that small and forgotten voice speaks up from the outside...
The (small-d) democrat: Listen, I know were all pretty wary of one another, and the simple fact is, though we deny it, we ALL want that gun... Yet we also know that any ONE of us having that gun could be disastrous for the rest of us. Furthermore, clearly its not safe to leave it here, not just because one of us could come get it, but because that gun could save all of us from things that threaten ALL of us in this strange land. So here's an idea: Do you notice how that gun can be broken down into pieces? How about we break it down, and each of us holds a piece. That way none of us is master of the other, and when we are all sure that we really, really need it, we can reassemble it to protect us all from a foe. What say you?
Its a like a group of wary and fearful strangers are stumbling naked through a lawless wilderness, nervously eyeing each other when all the sudden they all come upon a gun lying on the grass. Of course each of them has something to say:
The Monarch: "That gun is mine, by birth, I demand it! "
The Fascist: "That gun is mine because I am the superior man by race, I demand it!"
The Capitalist: "Ah, there's my gun. I was wondering where I left that. Yes, I worked hard to own this fine gun, and if you work hard someday you'll own it. Now get out in those fields and WORK, I expect my dinner be ready in an hour."
The Communist: "We shouldn't be out in these fields doing all the work while the Capitalist takes all the gains. THE PEOPLE should have that gun. And if we can kill that capitalist, I will hold that gun for the PEOPLE! And you needn't worry about capitalist spies ending it our workers paradise, I will monitor you all very closely to make sure there is no chance of that gun leaving my- I mean the people's hands!"
The Theocrat: "You are all fools, fighting over that gun. Don't you know that if you give me the gun, I will guide you all so after you die you will go to a land where there are guns for everybody and you are all happy? And if you don't, you'll go to a land where horned goat men shove that gun up your butt for eternity? Oh, and I'll throw in 72 virgins in the afterlife for any of you who can go and bring me that gun RIGHT NOW..."
The Liberal: "My Gosh! Look at us fighting, somebody is going to get hurt! We should ban the holding of this gun, and I will stash it away in my apron just to make sure nobody does, and we all stay safe ..."
The Conservative: "I'm shocked! Did you all hear what that Liberal just said? She and, uh, the Communist are conspiring to take away the gun from good, God fearing, money-making, regal people (of whatever race you are fascist) people like the rest of us. But I won't let it her make us a victim! But don't worry, I'm going to take that gun right now, to preserve my -I mean OUR constitutional right to bear arms!!!"
The Libertarian: "Hey! The individual should be free, not live under the coercion of the gun! You should all just move on, leave this gun here on the grass. None of us will come back and pick it up, honest!"
The Corporatist: "Gee, that gun looks heavy! But it shouldn't be there on the ground...You see I know because I'm a gun specialist. As a matter of fact, I have a proprietary method of holding guns off the ground, top of the line, best in the biz, government has nothing close. Why, for a small fee you could outsource the holding of that gun to me, it would save you all effort and I would be glad to keep it safe while the rest of you work this thing out... "
The Plutocrat: "Psst! Corporatist! A reminder: if you or the Theocrat don't get that gun for me, the movies of both of you in bed together WILL be all over YouTube tomorrow!!!"
The Moderate, Impartial Media: OH HEY EVERYBODY, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE WAR BETWEEN THIS HALF OF YOU AND THAT HALF OVER? PLEASE LET ME MEDIATE THIS MADNESS AND TAKE THAT GUN BEFORE THE LUNATIC FRINGES GET IT!!!"
and at last, that small and forgotten voice speaks up from the outside...
The (small-d) democrat: Listen, I know were all pretty wary of one another, and the simple fact is, though we deny it, we ALL want that gun... Yet we also know that any ONE of us having that gun could be disastrous for the rest of us. Furthermore, clearly its not safe to leave it here, not just because one of us could come get it, but because that gun could save all of us from things that threaten ALL of us in this strange land. So here's an idea: Do you notice how that gun can be broken down into pieces? How about we break it down, and each of us holds a piece. That way none of us is master of the other, and when we are all sure that we really, really need it, we can reassemble it to protect us all from a foe. What say you?
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