An interesting take from Selwyn Duke on the difference between a conservative thinker and a 'progressive' (think labor in the UK and Aus, Liberal in the USA) and the sad reality that these 'progressives' are always big spenders; of other peoples money that is!
Hey, idiots, they're not going to stop spending. Capisce?
Yes, I screamed that. How do I know they won't stop? Ooh, maybe because they haven't stopped for 50 years? Maybe because the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior? It's also because a liberal is a liberal is a liberal. A scorpion stings, a cuttlefish expels ink, a skunk sprays mercaptan fluid, and a liberal spends. It's what the species does.
Many conservatives don't grasp this, however. They make a common mistake: they assume that others think as they do. They're largely rational, so they expect rational behavior from their fellow man. But as I explained recently, emotion prevails in people's decision-making far more than you may think. What feels right often trumps what is right, even when the former is downright stupid.
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