The problem for leftists and politicians in general suffering from CRA ["Chronic Regulation Addiction"] is that they fail to realize that there's nothing wrong with doing NOTHING. That maybe over the past 250 years an adequate amount of laws and regulations were already passed and this body of legislation needs only mere and occasional tweaking. No they "must do something" and so they're always on the hunt, always on a crusade to right and imaginary or made-up wrong.Cap argues that this is because of the personal failings of leftists. My argument has been that leftism is an inherent part of democracy. It is the politicization of petty personal feelings--envy, rage, and self-pity stitched together as a movement.
Secondly, another inherent quality of democracy is a drive to constantly change. How many people have been elected on the platform that they're not going to change anything while in office?
Democracy is always in motion. The most powerful force behind that motion is the accumulated desires of the individuals within the mob. The mass media stokes that force through stimulating the individual's outrage. The outrage is harnessed to expand government power. Leftism is the centrifugal force of democracy. At best, the centripetal counter of conservatism is considered an obstacle. At worst, we believe it shouldn't even exist . And so we spiral.
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