Thursday, January 27, 2011

Why the Constitution is Better Than Marx

George Orwell said that the first duty of decent people was to say the obvious.  So here it is for today. 

The United States Constitution enshrines a far greater political philosophy than anything Karl Marx ever dreamed of in his totalitarian ideology.


In 1787, the Constitution proclaimed a political philosophy that has led to greater well-being and happiness for more people over more centuries than anything Europe's totalitarians ever did.  But precisely because the Constitution limits the greed of the power-hungry, it is always under assault.  Every generation needs to understand that because human nature has not changed since 1800.  Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler are alive somewhere today, because greed for absolute power is part of human nature.  Look at the absolute dictators around the world; they are no different.  If we are not the brainwashed followers of a Napoleon or Hitler, it is only because our minds have not been dominated by some totalitarian ideology.  That is what at stake today, just as it is in every generation.


The Constitution is best defended by reading, by evidence and logic.  It needs no other defense.  The United States Constitution invites you to argue against it.  It guarantees your right to do so without fear of retaliation.  So go for it.  Argue with it, and see what your thinking leads to.

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