Thomas Sowell explains why so much of what self-congradulatory, caring liberals do becomes epic FAIL. It is an insistence that explanations for problems always and only come from things external to who they believe they are helping.
For instance:
No small part of the current confusion between "health care" and medical care comes from failing to recognize that Americans can have the best medical care in the world without having the best health or longevity because so many people choose to live in ways that shorten their lives.
There can be grave practical consequences of a dogmatic insistence on external explanations that allow individuals to escape personal responsibility. Americans can end up ruining the best medical care in the world in the vain hope that a government takeover will give us better health.
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It is not just the "non-judgmental" ideology of the intelligentsia but also the self-interest of politicians that leads to so much downplaying of personal responsibility in favor of external explanations and external programs to "solve" the "problem."
Personal responsibility or dysfunctional sub-cultures never come into play with liberals. People are only passive victims, unable to effect anything themselves.
An excellent article that explains a lot.
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