I hear often in the Political punditry against liberals that liberals care only about feelings and programs that make voters "feel" good but don't get results.
Just the other day Medved was making this point as though it were a cardinal sin. I kept wondering the alternative? Is stoicism really healthy? What role do you think your feelings should have in politics?
--Ray
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I'm not slow; I'm special. (Don't take it personally, everyone finds me offensive. Yet somehow I manage to live with myself.)
I think it is unavoidable that feelings play a role in politics. But I think it is important to use logic to find the path to best appease your feelings. For instance, many liberals support welfare because they can't stand the thought of people going hungry. But they don't use logic and thus don't see that, by giving someone longterm welfare instead of a temporary helping hand, they are teaching someone to be dependent on welfare. That's a very soul destroying thing. They're making things slightly easier for them short term but destroying their feeling of self worth long term. It is much more compassionate to help that person become self sufficient, even if it involves more pain in the short term.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
