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Freedom’s Ring Hard to Hear in Nanny State America

February 28, 2008 - 4:03 pm - by Pam Meister
Fat Jolly Penguin
2008-02-28 12:20:58

The proper motive of obesity…

So being fat is a choice? Isn’t that counter to nearly everything liberals believe in — that we are too stupid to help ourselves or make our own decisions?

Anyway, I think the Founders stopped rolling a long time ago. They’ve been spinning like dervishes for about seventy years (thank you FDR).

I have a theory as to why there are so many liberals in the government, and it’s directly related to the “nanny-state” mentality. The whole reason that mentality exists is that liberals like to control others, often (apparently) for the sole purpose of control. Conservatives, though, believe in leaving people to their own devices, and generally aren’t desirous of vast amounts of control over others. Unfortunately, changing the nanny state means getting involved in it, which means to some extent controlling people. This is why liberals are attracted to these jobs and conservatives aren’t.

Maybe I’m just regurgitating common sense here, but that’s the conclusion I came to while I was reading this article. Thanks Pam!