Keynesian economic theory works fine in societies that are not populated with actual people. Apparently, no one told Mr. Keynes that real people react to their new-found situation and change their buying habits to minimize the pain. This is the common mistake politicians make in economic theory, and Liberal politicians make it more frequently than conservatives. People are not static objects that are subject to linear first order equations. We find clever answers to our problems somewhere along the locus of points that describes our personal "path of least pain". That path has variables such as core beliefs (not to be confused with verbal declarations), financial needs, and personal and family goals [incomplete list]. Our minds then analyze that complicated surface equation and then we pursue a path that works for us as individuals. Sorry for drifting this conversation off the advertised path. It happens to me when I contemplate how many of our fellow citizens are willing to flush the Republic down the toilet by voting for more of Caesar's bread and circuses.
I agree. I don't know whether to call it evil or what, how liberalism clouds the mind. I see it in my some of my family members. My brother was once a republican and liked listening to Rush Limbaugh but then he started working for the government, joined the union and now he's a flaming liberal. Perhaps he was never truly conservative, I don't know but watching the transformation is just heartbreaking. And there's no reaching him and others like him.
I guess with my neighbor I was shocked. You see, with my brother and nephews being liberal, they've turned against the family. They'd throw you under the bus as long as it would help Obama or some liberal cause. With my neighbor being Mormon, and Mormons are known for strong family bonds, I wondered if they too would be like my brother? Would they throw family members under the bus for the greater cause? I got my answer a few days ago when my husband told me that the neighbor's wife argues with her father over politics, and it gets heated. Then my heart broke.
I know liberalism creeps into all areas of society but I guess I just hated to see this family be such rabid liberals. I understand how my family members who don't seek God can go astray but how can people who seek and love God also love the support the ideals of liberalism? A friend told me that perhaps they seek God in their own image instead of transforming themselves into God's image... But still it leaves me with more questions.
Sorry for the ramblings... Please pray for this country.