[Superman]

rrpjr, I still wonder if the biodiesel Subaru-driving libs aren't perhaps just a tad less agressive than the Lincoln or Crown Victoria-driving eat-the-competition-before-they-eat-you capitalists, but that's not my point here. I was pointing out that one economic system is fueled by greed (or the nice term we use, "enlightened self-interest") and the theory that everyone benefits by that greed. The other economic theory, or at least the one I hold in my heart, is that we give up a little so that everyone benefits.

One theory of driving: Stay in your lane even when you might be able to cut off the car two cars in front of you, don't pretend you didn't know this open lane is 'exit only,' etc. It just balls up traffic and if we all just showed a little courtesy then we'd all move along smoothly and safely.

The other: Pretend you belong in the HOV lane, pretend you didn't know this lane is 'exit only,' and zoom around cars every chance you get whether it balls up traffic or not. If you CAN cut that other guy off, then you have every right to do so.

I'm not suggesting that libs drive like Theory One, though I wonder if maybe they do overall. I'm not suggesting that cons drive Theory Two, though I get cut off by MANY more Bush/Cheney stickers than libs (Washington did not vote for Bush, so it's not like most cars have Bush stickers). No, I'm not saying that. My point is that the survival-of-the-fittest theory cramps up traffic by greedy drivers, and I think that's no different from politics or anything else. The greedy guys who think they can get ahead under greedy policies and behaviors....are self-serving in their support of those policies, rather than being charitable and cooperative. This bunk about everyone having the same opportunities is not true. And I can show you this in traffic with my Porsche. Sometimes I think "Okay, if you wanna play that game, listen to what a flat six engine sounds like above five grand." But that just exacerbates, or creates, the problem.

It is self-interest that makes cons put forward the argument that everyone benefits from this greed. It's self-serving to take that dishonest position.