Here in Canada we also have an election looming. Ironically, it was called after the American and will still be done sooner.
Anyway. this was a letter to the editor of the Edmonton sun, here in Alberta.
Quote:
With an upcoming election, if you are having trouble keeping the political parties straight here is a good example to keep in mind.
I was talking to a friend of mine's little girl, and she said she wanted to be Prime Minister some day. Both of her parents, NDP / Liberal supporters, were standing there.
So I asked her, "If you were Prime Minister, what would be the first thing you would do?"
She replied, "I'd give houses to all the homeless people."
"Wow... what a worthy goal", I told her. "You dont have to wait until you are Prime Minister to do that. You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I will pay you $50. Then I will take you over to the grocery where the homeless guy hangs out and you can give him the $50 towards a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds while her mom glared at me, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesnt the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
And I said, "Welcome to the Conservative Party."
Her folks still aren't talking to me.
- Robert Johnston
Made me laugh! Bear in mind that I am disabled. I am struggling two days into a new job, first I have had in over a year.
Anyway, it is a little simplistic, we all know $50 isnt going to help that homeless guy. I'm sure even the little girl recognised that. What I am really getting at is this:
Has the little girl just come face to face with the dichotomy of self advancement verses social justice? Has she then realized that those houses would come from the collective work of people just like her?
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