There’s a Democrat way of looking at life, and a Republican way.
The Democrat way is that we live in a world of shortage and starvation, of rationing and deprivation, of misery and suffering, and that this is the *only* way things could be if we endlessly strive for “fairness”, because “fairness” is more important that anything else.
Only government can mitigate any of this anguish, and only if his has complete power over all things. But as things are right now, we, in America, steal from the rest of the world so that we can live lives of luxury, while we pollute and destroy the world in the process.
So we Americans are evil, and must be made to stop living like we do.
The Republican way of looking at life is that we live in a world of abundance, earned through hard work, which leads to growing prosperity and plenty for those who leave ignorance, hate and prejudice behind. We prosper because we strive, not for equality, but for equality of opportunity, and offer much to people to help them achieve their dreams. We do not see the prosperity and happiness of others as a threat to our own prosperity and happiness.
And we also believe that with hard work and ingenuity, we can overcome our problems and obstacles, so that the world our children and grandchildren inherit will be even better for them than ours was for us.
In practice, the Republican way has proven to work and build a promising future, while the Democrat way has had considerable success in tearing down what is good, and depriving the people of the tools they need to improve themselves. Now, with utter spite, it has mortgaged the future to try and prevent prosperity and abundance for generations to come.
Excellent post.