Carson should be saying this daily and every time he’s on tv. Speaking of. He needs to be on tv at least weekly saying this.
Good for Ben.
He is absolutely right.
One thing that makes this problem possible — and which no one seems inclined to say: freedom is NOT for everyone.
It’s positively heretical. We have all been taught that freedom is man’s birthright, all men are created equal, God’s image...
Well it’s wrong and we ought to get the pixie dust idealism out of our eyes. Freedom is not for children. Freedom is not for the insane. Freedom is not for the criminal. Freedom is not for people too sick or too addicted to take care of themselves properly, whether temporarily or permanently.
But they closed the mental institutions, because they were inhumane to hold people “against their will.” One’s will and feelings should not prevail over all other considerations.
If we truly care about the homeless, who are incapacitated and incapable of caring for themselves, we will rebuild the (warning! bad word ahead!) asylums. There, these people can be diagnosed, treated, rehabilitated, and the hopelessly dependent can be housed indefinitely, where they will not be any threat to public health and safety, and they will not be in danger themselves.
The left in this country does its best to go the other way. More freedom for those who can’t cope with it. Minors having abortions; children deciding to change gender. Parental rights out the window, if you don’t like it, the state steps in. If you have an adult child who is mentally ill, and refusing medication, you’re out of luck — your child’s “freedom” and “sovereignty” trumps all else.
The category of intentional crime? It keeps diminishing. The criminal isn’t evil, he’s mentally ill. Let him go. He needs help ... “but he has to want it!”
This is the leftist way. No discrimination, no moderation, no common sense, just catchall slogans and absolutism. Freedom for all, no matter what. It’s their recipe for America’s collapse.
CA has nothing on Austin, TX where “from 2013 to 2018, the homeless population grew from 6,232 to 7,992. This is a 28.2% increase – more than double what the population grew (12.4%).” When the number come out for this year, we’ll be double that no thanks to the mayor allowing them to slept on whatever doorstep they wish and Austin becoming more liberal by the hour.
Ben Carson should be out there speaking about it. Dems hate him, but he’s great...