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{"id":11690,"date":"2011-09-22T06:50:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.occasionalplanet.org\/?p=11690"},"modified":"2013-02-04T20:26:21","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T02:26:21","slug":"maybe-progressives-just-don%e2%80%99t-know-how-responsible-conservatives-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2011\/09\/22\/maybe-progressives-just-don%e2%80%99t-know-how-responsible-conservatives-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe progressives just don\u2019t know how responsible conservatives are"},"content":{"rendered":"
Conservatives breathe the same air as progressives; they drink the same water. They fly the same planes and they eat the same food.<\/p>\n
It would stand to reason that conservatives are just as concerned as liberals about longevity, avoiding toxins, safety in our skies and avoiding food poisoning.<\/p>\n
Yet conservative are willing, even anxious, to reduce or eliminate the regulations that we have to protect ourselves from illness, injury, or even death. They cite the burdens of regulations and taxes on businesses as reasons why our economy is in neutral at best, as the job market continues to stagnate.<\/p>\n
Maybe they know something that progressives don\u2019t. In their view, businesses, left to their own devices, will take all necessary steps to protect both their workers and their customers. If this means not polluting our lakes, rivers and streams with toxic effluents, they will take whatever measures are necessary. If this means ensuring that the food we eat is safe, they will test the meats, fruits, vegetables we eat to ensure that no unwanted bacteria or viruses are present.<\/p>\n
Perhaps what conservatives know and progressives don\u2019t is that all citizens, particularly those in business, and most particularly those running mega-businesses, are kind, gentle, altruistic individuals. Yes, they want to make a profit, but not at the expense of the public good.<\/p>\n
What conservatives don\u2019t like is the imposition on their freedom from government regulations, no matter how noble the purpose of the regulations might be. It\u2019s like one adult being told by another to drive safely. Why say it? The driver already knows it.<\/p>\n
There are some of us who even flaunt rules when we think that they are unnecessary or just plain silly. If we see a message in a theater with a high-amp sound system telling us to be quiet during the movie, we may be inclined to carry on a conversation, because the movie is assaulting us with excessive decibels.<\/p>\n
So, if the conservatives are right, at least in theory, in their contention that even reasonable regulations are not needed because those whom they impact already know what to do, then maybe progressives should back off and eliminate some or all of these regulations. It would cut costs, humanize relations between competing groups, and perhaps most importantly, affirm the basic \u201cgoodness\u201d of humankind.<\/p>\n