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Steve L's avatar

When I was a child, and watched how the hippie’s, communist and liberals acted in my neighborhood of NY City, with the drug craze, anti-American rhetoric and school promoted hatred and disrespect of elders, it was then at a young age that I realized liberalism was a mental disorder. I’ve been explaining it to people for decades, even had an old radio personality take my saying and become famous for that fact. If you still have any doubt of that truth, look at the democrat party today. If you can’t see it, you are most likely a liberal, and the rest is self explanatory 😵‍💫

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Gordon's avatar

Those elected to serve in Washington tend to come from the elite class, and whatever their roots, they are now part of that class, and thus their loyalty and motivations tend to serve the interests of that class. And they are surrounded and supported by the leaders and employees of the federal agencies and apparatus who tend to share similar interests.

Those elected to office are motivated to seek re-election, but find it easier to manipulate the media - even through blatant violations of the First Amendment - than to actually try to help their constituents. And of course, the help that is needed most is to reduce dramatically the regulatory load, which is directly contrary to the interests of the regulatory apparatus that they have built up.

Sad to say, I don't think we can elect our way out of a problem we have elected our way into. Many will protest that they didn't vote for our current situation, which is true, but here we are. I am reminded of the quote by Lysander Spooner: Our Constitution is unfit for purpose. It either authorizes such behavior as we now behold, or is powerless to prevent it.

Of course, there is also the quote, attributed to Jefferson, I think, that says: Our constitution was designed for a virtuous and honorable people, and will not serve for any other.

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