Trust the Government?
Recent developments in my personal and professional life have me wanting to ask this question of my like-minded Atlas Shrugged fans. In what capacities do you trust your government? Do you trust them to thwart domestic terrorism? Do you trust them to keep food and drugs safe for you and your families? What do you trust them to get right? Anything? I can flesh this out a little more later. Thanks...
required civilian leadership was present. and I used
to trust some of the courts, until Roberts turned on
us. I used to trust the patent office, until I awoke
with the Hallings' help. there isn't much left. -- j
You managed to condense everyones frustrations and dislike of government into 2 sentences that hit the mark.
Fred Speckmann
commonsenseforamericans@yahoo.com
Recently, you probably missed that a CDC PhD, Dr. Bill Thompson, came out and blew the whistle on how they fraudulently altered data in a campaign to convince the public that vaccines don't cause autism. He should know. He did the study on the MMR when the data was altered. About 7 years ago, about 5 years after Bill's adventure, I found out that vaccines were causing an epidemic of encephalitis in children (you can call it "autism"). Clearly, finding such information and then seeing those in government tasked with health covering it up did a lot to bolster my own position that the government can't be trusted. The fact that vaccination, as it's prescribed to infants per the CDC schedule, is dangerous actually isn't a secret. It is a topic whispered between pediatricians...an understood truth.
I have been annoyed by what I see as a religious dedication to any government person in a lab coat, or any department they may represent. It is clear to me that the general public, as a whole, is just one big, fat easy mark.
A couple of years ago I asked a group of people who called themselves Objectivists if they were in favor of forced vaccination. I was surprised to see that at least half were. I remain curious by that result. If you can't trust them to control our borders, fix roads in a timely manner, or prevent payola in Congress...how could you trust them with this?
"In times like these, when their fat little comforts are threatened, you may be sure that science is the first thing men will sacrifice." Dr. Stadler in Atlas Shrugged. I can't think of truer words.
No, I cannot think of one thing I trust government with or to do. The members of government have become looters and parasites themselves. Where once I trusted them to defend us from foreign invasion, I now know they will serve their own power and greed above the the interests of the country. I know they want to relieve us of our property rights, lie to us about climate change, and worst, steal the hearts and minds of our children with Common Core. There really is nothing done best by government. They can't even run a post office!
That was advertised. The sad thing is the people left the building on a drill after the first plane hit and then they were told go go back because the building was safe. To me, that is murder. Though at the level of guards and janitors it would be at the direction of a higher level administrator.
While I love NZ, the firearm thing makes it not plausible for me. Sadly, Australia is even worse - they want you to register and lock up all your "simulated" (read air-soft and cap-gun) firearms, as if they were actual firearms.
I ask because most of my friends who consider themselves to be conservatives make an exception on this one item.
Once again...I'll explain more later.
Have you given any more thought to my proposal? Oh, never mind, I guess it wasn't really a proposal after all. But I do like your sense of the government.
1Shred the Constitution/ ignore the Constitution.
2Congress refuse Constitutional enumerated powers
3Refuse checks / balances extending unwarranted power to the President / Supreme Court / Government Agencies.
4 Rob me through the FED / IRS banking system
5Tax excessively because the FED stole my sovereignty when FDR made gold ownership illegal and when JFK was murdered for re-trying bi-metalism.
6 Ceaseless foreign aid gifts to foreign nations, forbidden by the Constitution.
7Prosecution of make believe wars since LBJ Great Society, War on Poverty, War on Drugs etc.
8 Prosecution of endless "hot" wars globally. Korea,Vietnam,Grenada,Desert Storm,WMD war of Iraq.
9 The murder of 3500 of my fellow Americans to provide excuse for GW Bush to invade Iraq and finish up his daddy's war.
10 Invent phony crisis like global warming and border illegal alien swamping.
11.To lie about every issue that will expose or tarnish officers due for reelection. Benghazi!
12 Enslave future generations of Tribute Slave Chattel to the Global Banking Cartel FOREVER.
YES, JA SURE, YOU BET! I TRUST MY GOVERNMENT.
Thank you for pointing out my mistake. I actually call it a good day when I make less than 100 of them.
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Selfish
1: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2: arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others &amp;lt;a selfish act&amp;gt;
Now lets look at "Rational Self-Interest". This indicates and has been described as a long term strategy. Example: If I run an auto repair shop and am totally selfish, my customers will very quickly learn I do not care about the quality of the work only the profit I can extract. In short order I will not have any customers and this would not be in my "Rational Self-Interest" especially since I might bet prosecuted for negligence in the event of an accident due to the poor quality of work.
If I were "Rationally Self-Interested" I would charge what I could, provide a quality job, to satisfy the customer to generate more business. Am I being Selfish? No. Do I have my personal Self-Interest in first place yes? Is the customer happy? Yes. Let's look at it from the customer. Rational Self-Interest" I take my car to the most reputable shop, pay a higher price maybe, but I am assured I am getting the best my money can buy. Am I happy with the cost, maybe not, but my "Rational Self-Interest" from the consumer side dictates that in the end I will not have to bring my car back in for the same repair and I am now driving a safe vehicle.
"Rational Self-Interest" is not now nor ever predatory in nature, or "Selfish" in the sense the word is being used, nor is it altruistic where one is "sacrificing" ones self for the perceived "greater good."
If we wanted to take this "Rational Self-Interest" to its most extreme level, let's look at Jesus and his death.
Biblical Facts:
1)Jesus had to die to "cover human sins"
2)Jesus, suffered greatly prior to his death
3)Jesus did not want to die, but said, "let not my will but yours take place."
4)God and Jesus loved the world greatly and to the point "God gave his only begotten son."
"Rational Self-Interest"
1)Jesus would be placed at the right hand of God and his name would be elevated above all others.
2)Humans would have the opportunity to live forever
3)Jesus and his "Kings and Priests" would rule to time indefinite.
Now I could go into the result has Jesus decided not to die, but the point is "Rational Self-Interest" is not selfish in nature, one benefits in the end from rational self-interest. Jesus knew way ahead of time what would happen during his time on earth, he also knew ahead of time if he failed, or did not complete his mission. The altruism would have meant that in the end Jesus would have received no reward, no benefit from the suffering he received. Job new God, God's punishments and rewards, and new if he remained faithful he would be rewarded even when all his friends said CURSE GOD and DIE.
From what I can see, looking at this all factually is that "Rational Self-Interest" is a very biblical principal in the context Ayn Rand dcescribes.
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