Has Right-Wing Fanaticism Returned?

The so called right wing certainly has a lunatic fringe, but I think those individuals use conservative philosophy and the Constitution as a shield for their particular prejudices or pathologies. The Left is a pathology all of their own. Conservatives understand that humans are motivated by things that benefit themselves and will ALWAYS work towards that. Our Declaration and Constitution provide a structure that harnesses this most basic human motivation to the benefit of society. It is a perfect system? Most certainly not. Some will always seek benefit at the expense of others, no matter the system. However if their is no personal benefit to be gained, few will strive for the kind of excellence that has spurred great advances in society. Look at the history of Marxism, Communism, Socialism and you will find that the best and the brightest either perform at the point of a gun or seek to escape to an environment where their skills and talent are celebrated and not taken advantage of with little recompense.

The left however believes that basic human nature can somehow be changed by appealing to our emotions and guilting us into believing we should surrender the fruits of our labor to the state that somehow believes it knows what is best for society. This is either pure lunacy or the height of arrogance. The left, to paraphrase Tocqueville, would rather we all be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. How is it fair to take from one to give to another because somebody decided what is or is not fair? Who gets to decide? Fairness depends on one's particular situation. The ones who promise benefit to the majority at the expense of the minority certainly have job security, which is the politicans primary concern. Tocqueville eloquently explained this when he said, "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."

BTW. Why is it that the right is always associated with racism when it is the left who needs to provide all manner of advantages to people of color as if, in the game of life, they need handicapping?

Ray Berg of PA 11:02PM August 31, 2009