Generally, when those on the political right endeavor to define the political left, they get it wrong. I offer this alternative to Tom McLaughlin’s column "Evolution of 'Left & Right'," substituting liberal and conservative for left and right. That’s because the extreme left and the extreme right suffer from a common corruption — authoritarian regimes.
Jim, the founders were not liberals. They were intellectuals that valued individual rights hence the first Bill of Rights added to the constitution. They would be aghast at the 'liberal' progressive demand that equity brings with it. They enshrined EQUALITY into our government, not equity. Equal opportunity does not equate to equal outcomes. You are advocating for more equal outcomes. The founders would be holding you by the scrub of your neck and demanding you to keep your hands off others money. Liberals love to spend others money to make things equal. The only thing the constitution commands is equal opportunity. Use your own money if you want to make things more 'equitable'.
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Jim, the founders were not liberals. They were intellectuals that valued individual rights hence the first Bill of Rights added to the constitution. They would be aghast at the 'liberal' progressive demand that equity brings with it. They enshrined EQUALITY into our government, not equity. Equal opportunity does not equate to equal outcomes. You are advocating for more equal outcomes. The founders would be holding you by the scrub of your neck and demanding you to keep your hands off others money. Liberals love to spend others money to make things equal. The only thing the constitution commands is equal opportunity. Use your own money if you want to make things more 'equitable'.
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