The Socialist Apprentice
(CanadaFreePress.com) The fundamental question that a people must ask is whether they want to be independent of their government, or dependent on it? Is government to be a tool that we use when we need it and put away when we don’t, or a master that oversees our affairs and uses us as its tools.
The question is not a new one, though it continues to be asked over and over again, as each generation comes into its own, and examines what it is they want of government. Most people want there to be limitations on government, but at the same time they want government to carry out certain functions for them.
The tipping point between tool and master kicks in when government gains the ability to expand its own parameters independently of the people. It’s that moment when Mickey Mouse realizes the brooms aren’t going to stop, and Dr. Frankenstein realizes the monster isn’t going to sit down and have tea with him after all. It’s that moment when the thing you’ve created takes on a life of its own.
Most of our parables along those lines deal with people who wanted convenience, a shortcut, only to invoke magical powers that they cannot control. The sorcerer’s apprentice wanted to get his chores done without all the hard work. We want the same thing, except we don’t use enchanted brooms, we use government on the understanding that since government works for us anyway, why not put it to use?
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The question is not a new one, though it continues to be asked over and over again, as each generation comes into its own, and examines what it is they want of government. Most people want there to be limitations on government, but at the same time they want government to carry out certain functions for them.
The tipping point between tool and master kicks in when government gains the ability to expand its own parameters independently of the people. It’s that moment when Mickey Mouse realizes the brooms aren’t going to stop, and Dr. Frankenstein realizes the monster isn’t going to sit down and have tea with him after all. It’s that moment when the thing you’ve created takes on a life of its own.
Most of our parables along those lines deal with people who wanted convenience, a shortcut, only to invoke magical powers that they cannot control. The sorcerer’s apprentice wanted to get his chores done without all the hard work. We want the same thing, except we don’t use enchanted brooms, we use government on the understanding that since government works for us anyway, why not put it to use?
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