For so many years, liberals like to run around crowing about how we conservatives were "Big Brother" because......well, I'm not quite sure WHERE they came up with that idea, but they liked to say it anyway. But let's see who "Big Brother" REALLY is:
Conservatives believeEverybody should have the chance to succeed on their ownLiberals believeEverybody should have the chance to succeed only if they have the blessing of the federal government-----------------------------
Conservatives believeIf a person is successful, they should enjoy the rewards of their labor
Liberals believeIf a person is successful, they should surrender the fruits of their labor to the all-wise, all-knowing federal government-----------------------------
Conservatives believeIf a person is successful, they should keep the lion's share of their profitsLiberals believeIf a person is successful, they should give up the lion's share of their profits to people who won't get off the couch and work for them-----------------------------
Conservatives believeCompetition leads to better, less expensive products and less reliance on the government, therefore it is goodLiberals believeCompetition leads to hurt feelings, low self-esteem, and less reliance on the government, therefore it is bad-----------------------------
Conservatives believeFree speech, including religious speech, is protected by the ConstitutionLiberals believeFree speech, including religious speech, is limited to only those people whose beliefs and speech agree exactly with their own-----------------------------
Conservatives believeThe government serves at the behest of the peopleLiberals believeThe people serve at the behest of the government-----------------------------
Conservatives believeSupreme Court judges should evaluate cases based on the ConstitutionLiberals believeSupreme Court judges should evaluate cases based on whose heart bleeds more-----------------------------
Conservatives believeThe whole "freedom of religion" thingy in the Constitution is ConstitutionalLiberals believeThat stupid old "freedom of religion" thing doesn't belong in the Constitution-----------------------------
Conservatives believeSpeech like "homosexuality is a sin" is protected by the ConstitutionLiberals believeSpeech like "homosexuality is a sin" is not protected by the Constitution, while speech like "You are a stupid, knuckle-dragging, homophobic Bible-thumping @%#!!*^%" is protected.So, let's look at the differences in summary
Conservatives believe: - People have the ability to succeed on their own
- People keeping most of the money they earn
- Freedom of speech is for everybody
- Freedom of religion is for everybody
- The Constitution is for everybody
- The government is the servant of the people
Liberals believe: - People are unable to do anything without the government
- People should surrender all of their money to the government
- Freedom of speech (as long as it is sanctioned by the government)
- Freedom of religion (as long as it is sanctioned by the government)
- The Constitution is for everybody (as long as you agree with the government)
- The people are the servants of the government
So, just who is "Big Brother"?
