What governs politics is not policy details but “the vision thing”–a vision of right and wrong, good and evil. It’s the morality, stupid.
The Democrats seem to know that. At their convention, they rolled out their heavy artillery: the morality of altruism–the code of duty, sacrifice, selfless service to others. Everything is to be subordinated to the needs of others. Need–the lack of something–vests one with a right to have others labor to fill that need. The Convention’s theme was: “I’m entitled, so fork it over.”
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Belief in suffering as entitlement is what makes people accept the ever-expanding state. So Democrats find suffering everywhere.Michelle Obama struck the opening note:
Here, Mrs. Obama takes a subtle shot at Romney, who (supposedly) had it easy. But more importantly, she was spinning the moral narrative: Barack focuses on what altruism demands we focus on: need, hardship, suffering. Suffering is ennobling. And entitling.
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