Dissecting Leftism
By John J. Ray, Ph.D.
John C. Goodman makes some interesting points below about social decay in
America but offers little by way of explanation for it. Yet I think the
explanation is fairly obvious and arises directly from his comparison between
the upper and lower echelons of American society. I think he is describing the
gradual effects of increasing government welfare provision. A generation has now
grown up with little fear of poverty and for those at the bottom of the social
hierarchy what they can get from working is little improvement over what they
can get by not working. And that undermines everything, self-respect
included.
For the upper echelons, however, work is MUCH more remunerative
than a life on welfare so they do what is needed to realize their potential.
They care more about their lives, about making good decisions and about the
future. It seems to me that all the differences described below can be accounted
for in that way. Welfare has sapped the vitality and ethics of a large slice of
the American population.
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