Tuesday, February 1, 2011
About Egypt Response to Danny. Part 3
The hopelessness of the Pirate fans show in the fact that by May the team is already out of the race and attendance goes down. Now look at football. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, this year's Super Bowl competitors are two of the smallest markets in the league. These are also the two most successful teams in football history. The idea that all teams share equally in revenues mean that all teams have a level playing field as a starting point. The teams then have to do the hard work of assembling the coaches, players, staff and strategy to win. Again they do this. The equal beginning and then hard work to win. Wow what a concept! Remember that as you watch the socialistic Super Bowl on Sunday. This is our most popular and watched sport. Also please don't miss the most important point. Equal and level field, followed by education and hard work means that everyone has hope and can accomplish the American dream. Talk to you soon.
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I fully understand your points, and believe it or not I feel where your coming from. I love the football comparison as well... really.
ReplyDeleteI think what is not separated here or what we don't agree on is the difference in football and the role of a Federal Government (although it is a cute comparison). We also don't have 5000 years of football history that repeats itself in regards to oppressive and over reaching governments.
For instance the NFL is private organization so, in theory if their board wants to configure itself in a particular way then... they can. Also don't be fooled John... you and I both know that THE LEAGUE would not have configured it that way if it were not beneficial financially $$$.
Also the difference here is that when a team becomes disgruntle they don't get their internet and phone shut off. THATS THE DIFFERENCE!
I must push you a little here... you have not responded to the issue that I raised that "one day" weather we like it or not... we will want our government to listen. If we all think like Liberal Democrats today... they will have our internet, food ,schools, and books tomorrow. We are eliminating the third entity in our constitution "the people". If our right to bare arms has been diminished, and a multitude of other responsibilities given solely to the Federal Government ... well we no longer exist.
Secondly, you mention that in a highly opressive government were the standard of living is good, you wont get mutch grumbling from the people. Or at least there is less of a chance...!?!?!
ReplyDeleteCan you please inform me of that country? And if you can, do you seriously believe that there is a historical consistency to "government control" and high standards of living?
I agree with you that people are flawed, and to the average citizen it seems as if most of the wealthy people are the flawed ones... they seem to have the advantages ect...
But here is the most important aspect of our nation, its founding, political opinion ect... And I must say that this is the fork in the road were we part.
The role of the government is NOT to level the playing field.(If this were the fact then communisim is the key to community.) No one owns anything because it must be weighed, measured and divided amungst the whole. Via the government of course.
It is impossible to level the playing field for 300 million citizens in 50 different states with different cultures, different economies, and different ideas. This is exactly one of the arguments for (States Rights and independence) that comes up in our founding. The idea that a centralized government can only make wise decisions for so many people in a particular area. After a land mass becomes large enough and the population high enough, you must leave the States/People to govern themselves to a large extent.
The role of government (at least the one we founded) was to protect the rights/liberties/individuality of its citizens.
They recognized these rights... to bare arms (protect yourself against any foe), have property(that is mine because I worked for it), no illegal searches and seizures(not even the government can infringe on my home or property), and Habius Corpus (taking away the power of a government to indefinitely detain citizens).
They recognized these things and they have been eaten away at ever since. It frustrates me to no end, those that aid the Federal Governments hunger.
John, if you could have everything you want (politically) I feel you would be greatly disappointed. You understand the corruption of the wealthy, but the correlation to the government goes unnoticed.
ReplyDeleteYou "feel" like you want all these things, and you "feel" the realities of imperfection in this world. (Hunger, health care, pollution ect...) But once we start talking about politics, we are no longer talking about charity, our desires, or our wants. We are talking about what POWERS should our government have.
When you recognize the "wrongs" currently going on... what makes you think that the government is going to run these things honestly? Can you seriously give me one example of something that they have not run into the ground? I have already made the point that you want to give yourself away to the same people that you despise getting us into irrational wars... Fool me once, fool me twice... come on man.
(Side note: I'm not sure if you have ever heard FDR's "Second Bill of Rights" but that is almost the perfect example of what we tend to disagree on. If you have not heard it in a while... you should youtube it and ask yourself if the "rights" he lays out are really something a government can control, should control, and should guarantee. I feel you most likely will agree with him but I figured its a speech in history relevant to our conversation)
Also I cant see MBK's comments for some reason?!!?
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