Libercontrarian

Crushed between the wheels of capitalism and big government.

Socialism Makes Its Adherents Say Stupid Things

If you have been reading my blog (this is an insane assumption; no one reads my blog, including me, as is evidenced by the sloppy sentence construction, the vacuous ideas that meander off into the wilderness of teakwood that I have the nerve to call "my head," and the piss-weak spelling) you might recall that I have taken a sales position with a carrier of telecommunications equipment and services.

I was speaking with one of my new colleagues today, and she imparted to me a tale of her most recent trip to an un-named retailer that buys *ahem* a few goods from the honest and hard-working people of China. During her visit to the store there, an employee of this largish retailer, who in the past has exclaimed a certain prejudice against our products and services, was finally pushed past the point of reason today when a customer asked my co-worker about an impending merger between our firm and a smaller rival - "You shouldn't get service with these people - they're a huge company - It's up to you to prevent the rich from getting richer and the poor from getting poorer!"

So this little Trotskyite wonder has been torpedoing our sales efforts there simply because he perceives our corporation as some sort of "fascist MegaCorp," eagerly awaiting the day when poor starving widows are forced to sell their kidneys for food, and failure to work 16 hours a day brings swift "justice" in the form of a concentration camp.

My co-worker tells him, "Hey, pal, YOU work for the LARGEST CORPORATION IN THE WORLD, who is notorious for putting 60-year-old family businesses to death within 6 months of creation of one of their stores nearby." The Sheep looked at her nonplussed, and stalked away.

What is it about the LoopyVolk on the Left? Why can't they see the beam in their own eye while they are looking for the moat in everyone else's?

posted by: underwhelmed at July 12, 2005 21:50 | link | comments (2) |

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#1  16 July 2005 - 11:44

 

What is it about the LoopyVolk on the Left? Why can't they see the beam in their own eye while they are looking for the moat in everyone else's?

This is just a guess, but its likely genesis is when they decide that pesky facts ought not to be allowed to destroy a beloved opinion.

Nice post!

-Robert-

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#2  16 July 2005 - 18:29

 

Thank you.

I agree - the Left loves their opinions, so much so that they will steadfastly retain them in the face of bold truth.

Would that make them more Conservative? Isn't one facet of Conservatism the relentless "holding on" to old-style priniciples instead of adopting new ones that fit a changing paradigm?

underwhelmed

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