Obama: “The federal government is the only entity left with the resources to jolt our economy back into life.”
Translation: “It is the right and responsibility of this government to plan, control, and maintain this society.”
People just eat this up without questioning it on a second level. It frustrates me to no end. The federal government should never have become so large an entity that it can “jolt” (or control) the entire economy. The implied power in this statement is what we fought a bloody revolution to escape from.
Stalin: “The central government is the only entity left with enough troops to put down these constant rebellions.”
Hitler: “The government quarter in Berlin is the only entity left with enough power to watch and control every aspect of my Aryan society.”
Serpent: “My fruit is the only food left that can really provide you with what you need.”
