A Political Commercial You Will Never See

Election ads are on TV, and as I watch them, I can't help but think of what the politician should really say:

“Hi, I’m John Doe, and I’m running for Mayor (City Council, etc) of Boston.  I want your vote so I can use coercion to take from some people and then give what I have stolen to other people that I choose. 

I also want to tell you what you can and can’t do with your property, business, and life.  If you agree with me, great!  If not, too bad.  Oh, and if you vote for me because of something I say during the campaign, and then I change my mind – well, that’s too bad too.”

While no candidate will come out with this level of candor, make no mistake - this is exactly what they are up to.

Of course, they typically veil their motives with platitudes such as, “Stand up to (insert something bad here)” or, “We need action to stop (another scary buzzword)” which is code for, “I’m going to tell you what to do with your life, enforce my rules with badges, guns, and the jailhouse, and I’m going to take from you to pay for it all.”

When did politicians stop protecting individual rights and freedoms?  It seems they all have some kind of “plan” to “fix something” instead of just letting people live peaceful lives.  How can they possibly know the intricate details of the lives of each person within a certain area?  The simple truth is – they cannot.

Therefore, any “fix” they propose, and enforce through coercion, is bound to aggress on the peaceful action of some minority – but it brings the politician more power.  Simply enforcing our natural rights must not be “fun”…

One’s faith in government is the inverse of their faith in people – and judging by politicians and their actions, they don't think very much of us at all.