Posted on 07/21/2010 7:40:13 AM PDT by Leigh Patrick Sullivan
I intended this article to be my take on the topic du jour, namely the debate over the federal government's wish to do away with the intrusive 'long-form census' in favour of a voluntary 'short-form' version.
In fact, I had engaged in several discussion threads on the subject. Those in support of the old forms filled with specific questions about race, religion, income, parenting skills, etc. argue that this information is needed by the feds in order to 'provide the proper level of services where required'.
While pointing out the naivety of that statement is always tempting - electable issues and special interests dictate policy, not census statistics - my standard counter to this is the suggestion that perhaps we don't really want or need all of those government-run programs.
At that point the debate usually falls off the rails with calls of 'racist', 'neanderthal', 'dinosaur', 'redneck' and other various examples of leftwing intellectual superiority directed at me.
As a result, my focus changed from the mundane 'socialist, big government versus small government' battle to trying to understand why many Canadians feel that handing over control of their lives, revealing their most personal information, to a group of elected morons is 'progress'.
(Excerpt) Read more at themoderateseparatist.com ...
Neanderthals actually had larger brains than modern man, and apparently were much more intelligent than anyone in DC. I guess liberal, commie views shrink the brain.
I have been called a Neanderthal all my life , but I am sure my mother was cro-magnon and a fine lady. I am not sure I suffer from the “white†disqualification either. What color are you when, if you put on calomine lotion, and it blends invisibly ?
It's proved very effective in shutting down nanny-staters.
It's a great springboard into a discussion of American being the land of individual freedom and opportunity, not free lunches and guaranteed success.
Very good! I hope you don’t mind if I use that.
It’s not mine, and I don’t recall where I heard it first.
Please use it, and good luck!
Why do you excerpt your own writing?
Are you embarrassed to post it in its entirety?
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