If you’ve ever been on REDDIT, you might follow ” S*** Statists Say” . What you might not realize is that while Stalin claimed power through revolution, most American statists rise up through the politcal ranks. Dianne Feinstein started as a political appointee on the parole board, Harry Reid was a City Attorney, and President Obama started out as a Director for Project Vote before he was elected to the Illinois State Senate.
You don’t NEED power to be a statist but must lust for it. Big-time statists have to start somewhere so watch your local school boards, city councils, and planning commissions for the next Hugo Chavez among us.
Here’s a list of what some local statists might say:
1- A few bad apples ruin it for everyone. I don’t LIKE to ban things but we have to think of the families.
2- Paper bags may be inconvenient but we have to think of the whales and sea turtles.
3- Sometimes a little nudge is required to get people to “do the right thing”.
4- We’re not banning this but we can’t allow too many in one place.
5- Children might want to do this so its best to stop this thing now.
6- Nobody pays attention to the existing laws– we need something with some teeth.
7- It’s just a fine; it’s not like you’re going to get arrested.
8- Let’s just try this policy and see how people respond to it.
9- If we have less providers, we can regulate them better to insure public safety.
10- Don’t take your poor private sector compensation out on the heroes who teach your kids.
Feel free to add your own: