There's a thought provoking op-ed piece in today’s
NY Post by the author of
The Undocumented Mark Steyn: Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned, a collection of essays. The title is
The Real Fight for America, and the caption beneath it reads: “Liberals are winning because they care more about changing the culture than winning elections.” Although the leftists policies of nationalizing banks, steel, coal, airlines, railways, cars and healthcare have produced disastrous results -- and been largely abandoned, he argues that the left is succeeding in the "Nationalization of the Family,” a phrase coined by Professor R Vaidyanathan of India, who explains: “Old age, ill health, single motherhood -- everything is the responsibility of the state.” Steyn states that “…technology has advanced but liberty has retreated.” He likens the evolution to those cautionary sci-fi tales like
Brave New World or
1984, which are vague about how the society got there. He believes the Nationalization of the Family will answer that question in the future. As a conservative, I found this discouraging, as it makes perfect sense. Free societies tilt left. Does this mean the right should cease fighting? No, especially economically. As long as the majority of Americans feel affluent or that affluence is within reach, I think the country will be fine. Citizens, even conservatives, will adjust peacefully to social changes, new norms. Vehement arguments will occur, just as they do now, but only the same fringe, a tiny percentage, will react violently. If prosperity ever evaporates, only then will the republic as we know it be threatened. It’s a scary thought, especially when liberals are in power, but likely one that will prove groundless. I'd bet at least 50% of Americans are appalled by the philosophy of the Nationalization of Family. That's a good hedge
My thanks to the woman who bought three books today on Bay Parkway.
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