On Selling Teddy Bears

"Across Europe, the embattled left loses its clout

By William J. Kole (CP) – 3 days ago

VIENNA — Pity Europe's Socialists. It's getting lonely on the left.

Just when you might think capitalism's global crisis would breathe new life into the left, it's looking increasingly divided and tired. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's re-election a week ago is highlighting a conservative surge in her country and Europe's other powerhouse economies - Britain, France and Italy - where the centre-right is either firmly in power or about to get there.

What happened?"

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Imagine for a moment that you have been tasked with selling a warehouse full of Teddy Bears. These aren't ordinary Teddy Bears. They are so ugly that most children are frightened by their appearance. Their stuffing is recycled saw dust once used in the cages of lab rats kept at a large pharmaceutical company and it gives the Bears a slightly disagreeable odor. But it's your job to sell them.

You might try that old line that "they are so ugly, they're cute!" You might appeal to every one's interest in protecting the environment since the Bears are made from recycled materials. But you already know you wouldn't want one for yourself or your family so you have a uphill job ahead of you if you ever intend to empty that warehouse. You might start to contemplate arson as a viable, though illegal, option.

This is the problem for modern Socialists. The people of the world are seeing Leftist policies collapsing all around them and they are waking up and demanding more fiscal conservatism from their elected officials. The author of the article above doesn't quite grasp the concept either.

"The left's slide began well before the global recession discredited the right's faith in free markets and light regulation. The surprise, to some, is that Europeans seem to have more faith in conservatives to solve the crisis."

There hasn't been a free market for Europe or the US for nearly a century now so the present global recession wasn't caused by a "free market and light regulation" but instead by a hampered market and heavy interference by the several governments of the world. The problem was caused by the same policies that many politicians are proposing as the solution to the problem. If a dead mule doesn't respond to some light taps on its head then try doing it with a sledge hammer and if he continues to not respond then he is just being muleheaded.

Some people ask me what is my guess as to when the economy will begin to recover and I always answer it should in about five years. Now that's not five years from now but five years after the government collapses under the weight of its own staggering debt. It will take about five years for people to get over the fear that the government might come around and steal what wealth they may have amassed for themselves and then they will begin to invest in a growing economy.

So let the Socialists try to sell those ugly Teddy Bears. When they come to you just let them know that you think those Bears stink pretty bad and they are so darn ugly there is nothing cute about them...