Posted by
Nerdus Maximus on Monday, November 27, 2006 12:54:07 PM
A caller to Bill
Bennett's show this morning made a very insightful observation as to
why Liberals would be the ones talking about bringing back the
draft. Liberals have a predisposition to believe that the
government should take whatever it "needs" by compulsion. Want
money, raise taxes. Want property, use eminent domain. Want
soldiers, reinstate the draft.
Conservatives tend to prefer for the government to use either purchase
or persuasion to get what it wants. Need more soldiers? The
Conservative approach is to make being a soldier more attractive
through benefits and emphasize the honor of serving your country.
This is a fundamental difference between Liberals and
Conservatives. It exposes the core beliefs of the two
groups. Liberals belove that the people are stupid and need
someone to take control of, I mean care of, them. Conservatives
belove in that people are inherently capable of understanding, and
choosing, what is in their own best interest.
Nerdus
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