Sunday, September 23, 2012

"You Didn't Build That" Foolishness

A friend pointed me to this silly video

The whole "you didn't build that" thing is basically a Truism. This video even highlights the truism in a way- of course we're talking about a little school girl, but let's take that example anyway. In fact, it's quite true that she couldn't build her school project without the raw materials (which someone else paid for). The acknowledgment of that fact isn't even controversial. When you look at the right wing argument in this light, it's totally ridiculous- OF COURSE businesses use the roads, police forces, education systems, and copyright laws of the government to enhance their ability to build their businesses. Obviously the little girl couldn't build her project if she didn't have the support of the school, her parents, etc. That such a banal point has been blown up into the centerpiece of the Republican attack machine just shows how pathetic their campaign and program is right now.

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