12-29-2016, 07:48 PM
(12-29-2016, 05:42 PM)Odin Wrote:(12-29-2016, 12:51 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: How many Minnesotan's would vote to give you a free ride? Minnesotan's aren't that stupid.
The whole notion that people on the Left are "asking for a free ride" is a right-wing straw man. Minnesotans HAVE voted to give help to those who need it, a lot of states don't have something like Minnesota Medical Assistance, or our extremely strong country-funded support systems for people with disabilities.
Some of us will need help at some time or another. Sometimes we are wise to accept that help and fools not to do so. Such help may be the difference between being a competent participant in the economic life of a prosperous society and misssing out both in contributions and in enjoyment.
A work ethic is necessary, but it isn't enough.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.