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Sunday, October 31. 2010

Heard on the radio today

From an interview with an attendee at the Sanity Rally in DC yesterday:

"Socialism is cool, dude. Look at France, everything is free. Free doctors, great unemployment benefits, free housing, great food. You can retire early. It works, man. The government pays, and the people have the good life."

There are people in this world with no moxie, no grit. Very sad, for them. They want me to be their "brother's keeper," but I am not this guy's brother. I have my own brothers.

Furthermore, the fratricidal Cain's "brother's keeper" rebuke to God was a complex and subtle statement.

Posted by The Barrister at 17:30 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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The speaker is either incredibly naive or has a future in fraud.

#1 Jerry in Detroit on 2010-10-31 17:49 (Reply)

I would vote for incredibly naive. These dudes aren't too strong in the facts department. Too bad the interviewer didn't ask dude about the demonstrations et al in France against raising the retirement age to 62. Odds are the interviewer didn't have a clue, either.

"The government pays.... until the money runs out."

#1.1 Gringo on 2010-10-31 19:18 (Reply)

The real problem is that the government is continuing to pay when there is NO money at all.

#1.1.1 JJM on 2010-11-01 10:09 (Reply)

"Furthermore, the fratricidal Cain's "brother's keeper" rebuke to God was a complex and subtle statement."

So true. The problem with socialism is that the government really does become your "keeper".

#2 molloaggie on 2010-10-31 21:26 (Reply)

Amazing he found his way to DC. Maybe his mom bought the ticket.

#3 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2010-10-31 21:42 (Reply)

Anyone who gets their news from John Stewart WOULD believe this.
It's no surprise people voted in Obama.
A) it's "cool" to have a black president
B) everything is "free" in Socialism
C) Stewart assures us that working for a living is obsolete, all you need is a sense of humor

#4 Rick on 2010-10-31 23:49 (Reply)

it pleases me to no end that quebec (that's north of the 49th) has recently launched a "freedom network." in a jurisdiction that is currently dominated by socialists and driven by marxist la-dee-dah; there is reason to believe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

there is hope for quebec. my point is that these "issues" are everwhere in one degree or another and that the efforts made by the contributors down on the farm are greatly appreciated.

comme ils disent: courage, mon amour!
as they say - chin up.

#5 johnnyonline on 2010-11-01 00:32 (Reply)

There is a term for them. First letter is "N".

#6 Hohenheim on 2010-11-01 03:00 (Reply)

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Sunday, October 31. 2010

Heard on the radio today