Thread: If It's All The Same To You, Why Deny Others?

Originally Posted by jockeys

i've never wanted the gov't to have the power to control my private life, ...

...needless to say, it gave him some food for thought.

I'll add a little more fuel to the fire for thought. Watch this: The American form of government. (Video)

It's an interesting little essay that sums up some of the arguments here, but in the most general fundamental terms as it relates to who gets to decide the issues as a democracy, or the standard against which decisions are made, as in the law.

My signature takes on a whole different meaning given the current state of the economy. The economy can take on the same force as the single issue of gay marriage, or abortion, or the war on terror, or global warming, or ________ the issue du jour.

What happens is that the politicians/media can make the herd move based on simple fearful inflammatory values couched in single issues. They polarize the voting body. The herd will not move if it's educated and moderate. If the herd is afraid and moving, the thin veneer of civilization will last about thirty seconds.

As Jockey's example points out, the swinging pendulum has the most danger in becoming stuck in one extreme or the other. That's where the most money is made.