I was listening to Dinesh D’Souza responding to someone when he broke down that the left’s main binding force is economics. Their belief always comes down to money. They love the stuff. They believe if you spread it around you will solve problems. On the surface this seems plausible. With things money is a magical panacea. You lose a car. Money can get you a new car. You need to build a bridge. Money will get that bridge built. Unfortunately people are not cars or bridges.<\/p>\n
With people it takes more than money. In fact with certain people money can be like leprosy. Leprosy as I understand it causes such problems because it takes the pain away that keeps us out of trouble. People injure themselves without knowing it. In the same way having enough money can destroy people because they don’t have to face the immediate consequences of dumb mistakes so continuing making them.<\/p>\n
I like some of the thinking from Arthur Brooks at AEI that people need earned happiness. Just getting things without earning them disconnects the virtuous circle of sacrifice and reward. It is this circle that brings success. I define sacrifice as something someone does freely. Extortion is not sacrifice. Philanthropy is good where “forced philanthropy” is not.<\/p>\n
As a thought exercise, help me figure out where the left makes decisions not based on money. Is D’Souza right or wrong?<\/p>\n
I was listening to Dinesh D’Souza responding to someone when he broke down that the left’s main binding force is economics. Their belief always comes down to money. They love the stuff. They believe if you spread it around you will solve problems. On the surface this seems plausible. With things money is a magical panacea. You lose a car. Money can get you a new car. You need to build a bridge. Money will get that bridge built. Unfortunately people are not cars or bridges.<\/p>\n
With people it takes more than money. In fact with certain people money can be like leprosy. Leprosy as I understand it causes such problems because it takes the pain away that keeps us out of trouble. People injure themselves without knowing … Continue reading