“That insult reflects a Marxist view of man: the absurd notion that men’s ideas count for nothing and that their actions are determinstically governed by their economic class.”
Does this Binswanger really think that the average entitlement recipient ponders the worth of the ideas of men, and ponder the plight of nature vs. nurture with regard to their placement in an economic context?
No, it’s “Where’s my check at”.
They couldn’t care less as long as they get their check, as long as their EBT gets refilled at midnight on the first of the month.
There are those who actually give no thought whatsoever towards trite philosophical ramblings and simply are rabid consumers of stuff that they want.
This didn’t used to be in conflict with even the most lofty ideals of America. It wasn’t until Marxists like our President, and this author started rewarding the non-productive with the fruits of the productive that this even became an issue.
When “the pursuit of happiness” becomes entwined with doing so with other peoples money it certainly does become complicated. When laziness and sloth meant you went to bed hungry, the issue becomes much less complex.
I also doubt that your average entitlement recipient gives much thought as to where the money has to come from.
We saw that with the “0bama’s stash” women interviewed a while back.
When pressed, they didn’t attribute it even to “the government”, but to 0bama himself, as the source of this “0bama money”.
Exactly, “I’m gonna get me some of that obama stash. He gonna gib it to me.”
As for this: “In presidential elections, the majority vote according to what they think is right.”
Horseshit.
On the other hand, he did paint some probably god people with a very broad and probably undeserved black brush. The application to the label of dependent to 47% as all being in the entitlement class is wrong. There are some good people in the lower tax brackets who are just following the foolish tax law allowances and exclusions given by Bush II. Having so many people tax exempt was a bad idea then and a terrible idea now.
There are also people Romney branded as part of the entitlement class who are collecting SS benefits they did contribute to. It is not their responsibility that the program was managed terribly. It is our fault if we allow this foolishness to continue.
Maybe once upon a time people voted for those who uphold the principles of the Constitution but those days are long gone. Nearly half vote for the person who gives them the most of what the other half have worked for. They out breed the working class and they will out number the working class soon. Game over unless the “right” to raid the treasury of the working class is somehow ended.