Quote:
"... he would rather the poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich."
Comment:
Thatcher is referring to the politics of envy. But envy is one of the seven deadly sins. Does that make the socialism a sinful ideology? Perhaps no more sinful than the sins they are pointing out. For example, the sin that they object to most is what they are fond of calling greed. Yes, greed is also one of the seven deadly sins, but are they any less greedy in their own pursuits? The Church of Liberalism has a problem with wealth creation, but not so much when it comes to their own wealth.
I see the Church of Liberalism as a guilt tripping enterprise which attempts to get into your pockets by making you feel guilty about something. Your prosperity is but one thing, there are many other tricks up their sleeves.
The left really isn't looking for more virtue in our society, are they? Or are they? I think they want something, but it probably isn't virtue.
Here's a chart I found on Wikipedia. If you're interested, you can practice these virtues yourself without being lectured about them from a bunch of windbag politicians.
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