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It is clear one of the reasons why it seems that politics is so disjoint the last few years – we have two totally opposite philosophies of governance and the role of the individual vs the collective in them.  It should be rather obvious that we at the ‘Grok hold that it is, like the Founders original vision, that government was to protect the Rights, Liberty, and Freedom of the Individual.  Progressives, stemming from their Socialist roots, hold that the collective should always hold sway when talking about individuals.

Certainly, Elizabeth Warren (formerly running Obama’s "Consumer Financial Protection Agency" and now trying to oust Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)) shows her disdain for the successful individual in my post of yesterday.  Cheering for an individual who has "made it", or nodding in success that someone has achieved the American Dream?  Not so much – in the video, this pointy headed Hahvad over-bearing Progressive Professor shows the disdain she has for American capitalism and the spirit succeed.  Hold up that entrepreneur as an example to follow?  Not so much.  In her mind, one to tear down, for the lack of a better work, for the lack of gratitude to society for their success.

Well, she’s been hailed as a savior on the Left. The Right has a better response:

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This is why I hate that phrase "give back".  Commonly used to indicate doing something to benefit a community, it translates to be like an entitlement by and to society.  An obligation, as in "what are YOU doing to ‘give back’?".  After all, you owe us.  Yet, I thought we were a "free people"!

Not according to Elizabeth Warren!  She was supposed to be ‘Bam’s head selected head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (you know those Progressives, have to protect "their children" who can’t make their way in the world; here, take Daddy Govt’s hand). In the FRONT of her Progressive / Socialist mind lives that normally "back of the head" sense of obligation to society, and that on steroids.  No, it is not that you HAVE to "give back" at some point but that Society gets to TAKE back  and that extends to any credit for your success – and she gets shrill about it (added emphasis by me):

 Below is a transcript of Warren’s remarks:

“I hear all this, you know, ‘Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever. No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own — nobody.

“You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police-forces and fire-forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory — and hire someone to protect against this — because of the work the rest of us did.

“Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless — keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.”

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