PERtinaciously CONservative PATriot...

USN, Retired

Our Navy, Fighting Freedom's Foes Since 1775

GOD BLESS THE USA

THE MOTIVATIONS OF POLITICAL LEFTISTS

(from Dr. John J. Ray; University of New South Wales, Australia)

The archetypal Leftist in the economically successful "Western" democracies (a "liberal" in contemporary North American terms) is a keen advocate of change not for its own sake but rather to fulfil his/her ego needs -- needs for self-advertisement, self-promotion, excitement, influence and ultimately power.

And the prime source of power is the state, so... Leftists love the state!

At its deepest level, Leftism appears to be psychopathic -- with the psychopathic disregard for all norms, morals, standards and ethics in the ruthless quest for personal praise and satisfaction. It is because of their quest for power that Leftists come into conflict with Conservatives. History shows that what has always motivated Conservatives is resistance to government power -- in particular government encroachment on individual rights and liberties.

Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay-- and claims a halo for his dishonesty.

Robert A. Heinlein (US Navy Veteran)

~Old Ironsides~

I believe it is the duty of every man to act as though the fate of the world depends on them. Surely no one man can do it all. But, one man CAN make a difference.

Adm. H.G. Rickover, USN

~Have Bombs, Beans, Bullets, Black Oil etc.; Will Travel~