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Thanks everyone for joining in for Part III of this topic. Hopefully the our readers (current, old and new) have picked up some interesting information and are definitely using the information provided to make informed decisions today, as well as in the future. This topic was left off yesterday at why we should be very vigilant regarding Big/Large Government and this entry will address some of those items.
For the “Big Government” statement, you should ask some of your neighbors here (United States) about tying in religion with government. If my last post did not catch you, again, let’s take a look at today’s countries where religion and government are one, mainly where Sharia Law is ever present (Saudi Arabia). Now I know people are going to argue that their religion is different, or they will argue that it isn’t supposed to be like that. Such comments are to be dismissed; as long as one person is part of that “gang” and the tribalism is running full steam, they will not object to anything that falls in line with their belief system.
Any form of “Big Government” is very dangerous to people who promote individuals freedom (like myself). Regardless if the influence of “Big Government” stems from secular or religious means, the end result is that a group of individuals is going to be persecuted. History has proven it over the thousands of years of civilization and the amount of literature we have available. You can’t guarantee the protection of a country’s citizens as long as there are “Big Government” influences running around. Hence why corporate lobbying, wanting to bring religion as part of public life, false security (I’m looking at your DHS) should be frowned upon, and fought against.
Likewise, with the “Large Government” perspective, you have the arguments of public services versus private services. The main item of concern more than anything is the costs for such items and the employment and middle management issues you will find (the same issues you will find with any private corporation). To maintain such items is going to cost money, and we’ve seen countries with very high tax rates compared to our country (like Denmark, for a good example). It becomes a citizen’s choice and action (voting, leaving, et. al.) to work within such a system, reform such system, or even change it.
I’ll be one of the first to tell you that there is a lot of waste in the government system (that may shock some people because of my moniker, but rest assured, the ones you call “Liberals” are not liberals to begin with); there are quite a few paper pushers as well as middle management and of course, excess waste that can be trimmed while still enjoying some of the same services (if you are one of those that feel that certain items should remain public-controlled and not private-controlled). I’ve been displeased at the way this country has been handling tax payer money for the past 40 years, as well as the voodoo economics that was sold on this country.
Every good citizen should pay attention to what is happening with our government everyday; and a proud citizen would fight against those who attempt to harm their freedoms. More often than not, the ones who want Big Government (and to a lesser extent, a very Large Government, but no where in comparison to Big Government) is not the Government itself. It is your neighbors; they are the ones you have to watch, because they’re willing to use legislation and votes to get their way, and to violate your way of life.
– “Classic Liberal”
Truth Not Fear 