The assumption by the federal government of the responsibility for providing for the needs and desires of the public is reaching ever new levels. To the responsibilities it has taken upon itself to protect the public from harm, want, ignorance, and poverty, it now seeks the power to protect them from illness and injury. If it is not the intent of Washington to make the public completely dependent upon government for its safety and well being, it will certainly be the result. There long has been a growing reliance of the public upon the largess and protection of the federal government. Under Obama and liberals in Washington, it is hoped that this reliance can be consummated.
Over time, the federal government has been transformed from the last resort of the hungry, the hopeless, and the defenseless, to the first resort. Where people once relied upon their neighbors, their friends, their churches, and their communities for succor, it is now all too common to seek aid from the government. (If the need is especially dramatic, the aid of Hollywood can still be hoped for.)
If the government can make itself truly indispensable to the public, the long hoped for dream of liberals will be realized. For, where there is dependence, there is control.
2 comments:
I have to wonder if the fight against "terrorism" is part of the plot to make our government seem indispensable. Also, the current housing market is being blamed on 'people who shouldn't have bought housing they could not afford' - even though this idea has been promoted to them for years and in fact encouraged - not to mention the criminal and fraudulent activity that has gone on behind the scenes in that regard - all of this, in order to make one think or believe that since the government is admonishing us, that we must not be very smart and not able to take care of ourselves. Personally, I am not sure if my eyes have just recently been opened to these things, or if it is because it has all become so blatant that I would have to be blind not to see it.
It seems the more feeble and frightened citizens become, the more they "need" government. If it is not the intended result of liberal government to infantalize the public, it nevertheless is the result
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