Good day my friends. I am sure that you are all familiar with the old biblical adage “The meek shall inherit the earth”. This phrase seems be a more and more common battle-cry of Liberalism in America and entitlement protests throughout the world like in Greece and France just to name a couple. But would the meek really inherit anything if they had to pull themselves up and work for it? I think not. Indulge me while I explain my reasoning behind this in a little more detail. To do so first we must understand what the word meek means. Meek is defined as “overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.”
I am sure that most if not all of you reading this know at least one person that fits the above description. I want you to think about that person for a moment. If it were not for the generosity of others whether freely given or forced through taxation, would that person inherit anything? Or would they die begging for what they are not willing to obtain through their own means? If suddenly one day the government said “that is it, no more”. Would they start busting their ass to support themselves and families? Or would they come to you palms outstretched looking for a handout? Remember these are the same people that beg for larger government involvement and taxation. They gladly surrender their rights not even for a piece of bread but for the mere promise of a crumb of that bread. They then pick up signs and chant slogans and riot to try to convince the rest of us to agree that their handouts are a valid necessity. These are the same people that scream for socialism or communism in the spirit of fairness. Fairness being you work hard and have accumulated too much and need to give that which you worked for away to those that would not. And anyone who has picked up a history book or does not blindly accept” bumper sticker” propaganda slogans knows socialism and communism do not work. Don’t believe me Google up a little bit of Ukrainian history during Soviet communism.
Before you right me off as a “far right winger”, I must say I strongly believe in helping the helpless. On the other side of that coin I also strongly believe that the clueless are not in that number and are not deserving of help from those that work hard, and I sure as hell don’t believe that the government has either the capacity nor ability to help the helpless in any meaningful way. Let private charities do this work, that is what they are good at. Whether or not you are of a more “left” or “right” leaning of the political and social persuasion, or whether or not you agree or disagree with social programs. Do you like the idea that large numbers of the so called meek get a free pass on laziness paid for by you without your consent? Ultimately and completely the meek shall inherit nothing. That is unless that which they inherit you consent to have taken from you by force or legislation. But I fear that our society has grown to apathetic to hard work and personal responsibility to stand up and say enough is enough. The other option, the one that seems to be easier and more politically and socially correct is that you can just sit back and accept an ever growing entitlement complex or take a firmer grip on our society.
Until Next Time: Courage
