Anyone who's had a casual conversation with his neighbors or is cognizant of reality TV should already be petrified of democracy.
From David Harsanyi
A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo.
Democracy allows rhetoric, false empathy and emotion to pummel rational thinking - so it's no wonder so many politicians thrive in it.
My parents both defected from communist Hungary and were what most people would today call libertarian. I grew up with a general distaste for taxation and any policy that intruded on our lives.
Living most of my life in New York, I witnessed plenty of nanny state laws. Later, I lived in D.C. for a bit and saw even more. I assumed when I got to Colorado, the Wild West, there would be a rejection of such intrusive legislation. I was wrong.
Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.
Zero-tolerance on drinking and driving - meaning no drinking at all before driving - is a collective punishment that, in essence, only affects responsible adults who follow the law.
As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.
If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best.
When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism.
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