So many liberals want to get weapons out of the hands of the people and leave us to rely on government (police) protection, yet they complain about police cruelty and the inadequacies of FEMA.

This is part four of an ongoing series on Liberal Logic. You can see the whole proposed set here.

This is similar to the previous post on evolution vs. climate change, but here I hope to explore the incessant need to push those dying whales back into the ocean rather than chop them up for food, or to save the Flat-spired three-toothed Snail, in view of evolution.

Animals evolve through natural selection to ensure species survival. This often occurs due to changes in the environment. This can involve human or natural intervention. Yet when humans intervene to encourage evolution, the animal rights crowd goes nuts!

If Darwinian evolution is right, then man is just the end product of the evolutionary process, the winner in the evolutionary survival of the fittest. Well, to the victors go the spoils. Unfortunately, there are those out there who oppose this rational view, even though it may actually be better for the environment. As the top animals, we also enjoy some of the same habits that the lower life forms do.

Again, if Darwin is right, then as the top dogs in the process, we should also be doing our part to encourage those who have not benefited as much as we have from the process to climb up the evolutionary ladder and become productive members of society. So we provide them jobs, and help them to imitate us, and give them the skills necessary to survive in the modern world. In time, the animals may be able to enjoy all of the same pastimes we do. Yet some oppose this, as well.

Another way to encourage animals to evolve, and to protect their resources, is to ensure that they are useful to humans. Whether it’s for food, clothing, shelter, or just for fun, hunters and those that profit from animals will seek to protect their livestock. Some don’t see this, however. Thankfully, others understand and are dedicated to stopping this madness in order to see to it that animals, too, are free to select their fittest members for survival.

So why do these people want to stop the top evolutionary animals, We the People, from taking part in and guiding Darwin’s Great Works? Why do they want to stop the lower life forms from evolving and becoming the best they can be? The answer, my friends, is simple.

It’s not about Animal Rights, it’s about Control.

Rednecks love private business. Except for the 90’s, Rednecks were poorly represented by the government. We also have a poor record when it comes to interacting with government agencies.

Historically, rednecks have done extremely well when it comes to business management, with or without government say-so. Here in my own patch of woods, a few businesses have done very well, despite, or because of, government restrictions. We have also done well in businesses that are unfavorable with the big government crowd.

In other business endeavors, many redneck businesses have managed to penetrate the Naugahyde ceiling that stands over all rednecks, preventing our acceptance into the higher echelons of the world. One of my favorite stops, and recognized the world over for their atmosphere and fine dining, has done so. We have also taken on the auto industry in our own fashion. We even have our own amusement parks and sports! And our success in the comedy industry is legendary!

There are also many smaller places in which rednecks excel in business. Hungry and want to go fishing? Ready to go hunting, or take on the second amendment? Looking for something extra for your sweet-heart? Rednecks can deliver!

"Doctor," the man said, "I don't mind telling you, but I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair.  She can't possibly be mine."

This is part two of an ongoing series on Liberal Logic. You can see the whole proposed set here.

Liberals seem to embrace larger and larger government, yet rail on and on against big business.  The very thought that government is always benevolent is in itself a symptom of defective thinking, but I plan to look at it from a logical standpoint and the differences between the two.  (Yes, brother-of-mine, I’m talking about you!)

There are three main differences between Big Business and Big Government:

1.    Businesses cannot place you in jail for refusing to buy their goods or services, or in any other way force you to give them YOUR money.

2.    Businesses cannot charge you for services they perform only for your neighbor.

3.    If businesses try to accomplish 1 or 2, you can pursue them in court.

There have been large, very large donations made to liberals on behalf of large corporations. Why? To affect the free market in ways favorable to them. Wal-Mart is in favor of minimum wage laws. Why? Because they know that it hits smaller businesses harder.

Liberals love to complain about Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Mouths, especially when they lick the competition. Big Business does not always make a profit, though. And when they cut costs, they are demonized. If they tank, they are even worse.

You are given a chance to make a choice with most products you buy. If you don’t want to buy from Exxon, they are not going to show up at your doorstep to take you away or garnish your wages.

If you don’t like the products being offered by a business, you are free to go elsewhere, do without, or to make your own. In this way you get to decide where your money goes. With taxes, licensing, labor and environmental laws, that choice is being taken away. The sole decider of where your money, and in effect your labor goes, is the state. The competitive force is done away with on the individual level, and the winner goes to who can lobby the best; or under a big government system, there is no winner, except for those who run the state.

If a person or business does not like the offer being made for their products, labor, or time, they should be able to decide. The interference of the state is in nobody’s best interest but the state. So why do so many want to restrict this freedom of choice? The answer, my friends, is simple:

It’s not about Business, it’s about Control.