Liberals & Conservatives just think differently…
Liberals & Conservatives just think differently…
I work in Education. I was looking really hard for the liberals and I couldn’t find them.... (ha ha) Some of you caught that one…lol
So we had a parent come in who needed help looking for an apartment because she was kicked-out of her Section 8 housing. She was being evicted because her son got into a fight in a building with the son of another resident. Part of the Section 8 lease agreement is that if there are any fights, in the building or on the property, you will immediately be asked to leave. So both families were told they had one week to find a new apartment. One of my co-workers said, “You see how those people don’t care! They’re terrible. Now she is going to be displaced!” I wasn’t thinking that those people don’t care, I was thinking how messed up it was that her son got her into that predicament.
So I said, “Wow, I can’t believe her son did that to her! ”
…which brings me to my point...liberals and conservatives have COMPLETELY different worldviews…
I wasn’t upset with the Section 8 landlord who already lowered the rent to accommodate the income of the family. There were rules. Her son, being short-sighted, obviously didn’t care about the rules and got her kicked-out. I feel bad that she will be displaced. But I feel even worse that it's her son's actions that were the cause.
Ronald Reagan said it best when he said “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them…” I’m not criticizing Section 8. That’s for another post. The point is that it never occurred to my liberal thinking coworker that it wasn’t Section 8, it was her family that messed things up. Many of societal ailments occur not because of inept, callous government-but because of the choices that individuals make. ----Sidebar: maybe she can write to President-elect Barack Obama and he will save her??? When is that moratorium on housing foreclosures coming again? Maybe he can include bending the rules for section 8 residents that break the housing regulatory code of conduct---- Imagine for a minute what it feels like to be a landlord. Obviously they came up with those rules in the lease agreement to make sure that the building remains safe for everyone.
I admit I haven’t seen the numbers. But I surmise that conservatives own more businesses than liberals. Based on the way liberals think, it would be okay to let this family stay in the apartment despite breaking the rules, because liberals “care.” However, letting them stay would inevitably lower the living standards for everyone.----Sidebar: "Coming soon to bookstores everywhere "The Liberal Eutopia: lowered standards and expectations, but equality for all!"...lol...just a joke...maybe not...-----But in all seriousness, what about those families that followed the rules? Is that “fair” to them? Alas, *sigh* that’s the liberal worldview, coddle people, make nice, bend rules, in the name of “fairness” “social justice” and “equality.”
The bigger lesson in all of this is that maybe the son will choose to walk away from a fight because he displaced his mother. Maybe she will talk to him about conflict resolution and anger management. After all, most campus dorms will kick you out immediately after getting into a fight, in some schools you can even lose a scholarship!!! Most people WILL lose their jobs for getting into a fight on the job. Is it not “fair” to fire them? When I was growing up my parents gave me consequences when I broke the rules. They were preparing me for the real world. When I sin, my loving God (None other than Jesus the Christ, don’t get it twisted ya’ll) chastises me---not because he doesn’t “care” for me or because he is a “cold” God--- but because he wants to teach me a lesson.
He does this because he wants to strengthen my spiritual muscles. I hope the son will learn. He wouldn’t have learned how important it is to choose your battles if this didn’t happen. I’m not cold or callous. I do feel bad for the mother. I’m just looking at the bigger picture. If you’re a liberal, try to think about the bigger picture sometimes...
I work in Education. I was looking really hard for the liberals and I couldn’t find them.... (ha ha) Some of you caught that one…lol
So we had a parent come in who needed help looking for an apartment because she was kicked-out of her Section 8 housing. She was being evicted because her son got into a fight in a building with the son of another resident. Part of the Section 8 lease agreement is that if there are any fights, in the building or on the property, you will immediately be asked to leave. So both families were told they had one week to find a new apartment. One of my co-workers said, “You see how those people don’t care! They’re terrible. Now she is going to be displaced!” I wasn’t thinking that those people don’t care, I was thinking how messed up it was that her son got her into that predicament.
So I said, “Wow, I can’t believe her son did that to her! ”
…which brings me to my point...liberals and conservatives have COMPLETELY different worldviews…
I wasn’t upset with the Section 8 landlord who already lowered the rent to accommodate the income of the family. There were rules. Her son, being short-sighted, obviously didn’t care about the rules and got her kicked-out. I feel bad that she will be displaced. But I feel even worse that it's her son's actions that were the cause.
Ronald Reagan said it best when he said “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them…” I’m not criticizing Section 8. That’s for another post. The point is that it never occurred to my liberal thinking coworker that it wasn’t Section 8, it was her family that messed things up. Many of societal ailments occur not because of inept, callous government-but because of the choices that individuals make. ----Sidebar: maybe she can write to President-elect Barack Obama and he will save her??? When is that moratorium on housing foreclosures coming again? Maybe he can include bending the rules for section 8 residents that break the housing regulatory code of conduct---- Imagine for a minute what it feels like to be a landlord. Obviously they came up with those rules in the lease agreement to make sure that the building remains safe for everyone.
I admit I haven’t seen the numbers. But I surmise that conservatives own more businesses than liberals. Based on the way liberals think, it would be okay to let this family stay in the apartment despite breaking the rules, because liberals “care.” However, letting them stay would inevitably lower the living standards for everyone.----Sidebar: "Coming soon to bookstores everywhere "The Liberal Eutopia: lowered standards and expectations, but equality for all!"...lol...just a joke...maybe not...
-----But in all seriousness, what about those families that followed the rules? Is that “fair” to them? Alas, *sigh* that’s the liberal worldview, coddle people, make nice, bend rules, in the name of “fairness” “social justice” and “equality.” The bigger lesson in all of this is that maybe the son will choose to walk away from a fight because he displaced his mother. Maybe she will talk to him about conflict resolution and anger management. After all, most campus dorms will kick you out immediately after getting into a fight, in some schools you can even lose a scholarship!!! Most people WILL lose their jobs for getting into a fight on the job. Is it not “fair” to fire them? When I was growing up my parents gave me consequences when I broke the rules. They were preparing me for the real world. When I sin, my loving God (None other than Jesus the Christ, don’t get it twisted ya’ll) chastises me---not because he doesn’t “care” for me or because he is a “cold” God--- but because he wants to teach me a lesson.
He does this because he wants to strengthen my spiritual muscles. I hope the son will learn. He wouldn’t have learned how important it is to choose your battles if this didn’t happen. I’m not cold or callous. I do feel bad for the mother. I’m just looking at the bigger picture. If you’re a liberal, try to think about the bigger picture sometimes...
The White Supremacist Power Structure strikes again! Lol, I don't even know if the family was black or white, but come on, have a heart! Clearly this boy is the victim here -- society made him do it!
Well I'm sure the family can make due until January 21st, 2009, when all pain and suffering in the world will vanish.
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So true Liberals do not want anyone to "feel bad". BO will save them...the really really sad part is many of them DO believe that.
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In the name of "compassion" libs are prepared to ignore all standards, rules and principals. Then when there is social chaos and familial dysfunction, everyone else but the responsible parties are to blame. And of course we need more programs to address these dysfunctions and it NEVER ends. Their worldview and resulting policies have done more to harm black america than anything else has, but I am afraid they will never get it.
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