Liberal: I come in the name of The People.This is only part of the dialogue.
Skeptic: Which people?
L: The Downtrodden, The Dispossessed, The Exploited, The Victims of Malevolent Forces Beyond Their Control.
S: You mean swing voters on welfare.
L: I would not put it that way.
S: I didn't think you would.
L: You are an apologist for the unregulated free market.
S: I am an apologist for private ownership.
L: You mean "Every man for himself."
S: I mean "Every man with his own."
L. Some people have more than they need.
S: I have a solution for that.
L: What's your solution?
S: Sufficient economic growth, so that everyone has more than he needs.
L: But some people will still have more than others.
S: You are shifting the argument from "more than he needs" to "more than others."
L: They are the same thing.
S: No, they aren't.
L: I want a society in which everyone has what he needs. "From each according to his ability. To each according to his needs."
S: Exactly how do you intend to attain such a society?
L: By voter mobilization.
S: I get it. "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote."
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Modern Day Liberals Vs. Skeptics of Stealing Through Majority Voting
Gary North has a dialogue between the modern day liberal and the skeptic of theft through majority voting: