In the Spherical Model, north on the sphere is good—where we
want to be—and south is bad. But throughout history, countries that maintain
freedom, prosperity, and civilization have been the exception.
I believe it is a part of our nature to want the northern
good—ultimate good. But many people don’t see the possibility, and just try to
get some sort of tolerable in the
southern hemisphere. Evidence shows the southern hemisphere methods don’t lead
to freedom, prosperity, and civilization; they lead to various levels of tyranny, poverty, and savagery. But rather than looking upward for
better methods, the people just keep re-trying what doesn’t work, apparently
thinking a little tweaking to bad policy will suddenly result in their
envisioned perfect world. It won’t and can’t happen.
If you look at many of the stated goals, you’ll find counterfeits of the actual northern
hemisphere. I wrote a two-part post [here and here] on southern hemisphere counterfeits.
Many have to do with misunderstanding what a right is.
Today I thought it might be useful to list the comparisons
side by side.
Southern
Hemisphere Version
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Northern
Hemisphere Version
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Everyone deserves equality, so the government forcibly
takes from those who have earned more than they need and gives to those who
earn very little.
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Everyone deserves equal
opportunity, so laws protect a person’s right to what he earns, and all
are permitted to choose their legal means of earning wealth.
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Everyone needs food and
shelter, and everyone should give charitably to those who can’t afford it, so
government takes from those who
have plenty and pays for the food and shelter of the less fortunate.
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Everyone needs food and shelter, and everyone should give
charitably to those who can’t afford to provide for themselves, so people who
have enough and to spare freely give
charitably to those who would otherwise go without.
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Everyone deserves medical care, so government forces
everyone to buy health insurance that the government determines is best, at
the cost the government requires, regardless of specific individual needs or
preferences, or ability to pay.
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Everyone deserves to be able to seek medical care, and for those unable to provide payment for
themselves, philanthropy can offer aid. Free market helps provide better
service at better prices, which is good for everyone.
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Gun violence is bad, so people shouldn’t be allowed to own guns,
or ownership should be strictly controlled by government. Law enforcement personnel
should be depended on in all circumstances to protect against outlaw
violence.
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Gun violence is bad, and cannot be completely prevented
by law enforcement, so people retain
the God-given right to defend themselves—as long as they are sane and law
abiding. Otherwise the unarmed innocent are at the mercy of the armed
perpetrators of violence.
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Marriage is a statement that people are in a sexual relationship and
live together at this time, and therefore deserve
tax advantages and other privileges expected by any married persons. Banning
anyone from marriage is bigotry and anyone with such beliefs should be
prosecuted and/or ostracized.
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Marriage is a permanent and exclusive commitment between
a man and a woman, forming the basis for a family, and is to be protected and
encouraged, since it is the basic unit of civilization—the best way to safely
raise children, educate them, prepare them for productive adult life, and
inculcate in them the principles of civilization. Redefining marriage as
anything else damages the family.
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Religion is allowed for those
who think they need it, but they shouldn’t
expect public policy to support religion in general, nor should they be
allowed to express their religion in public places, such as on public
property or in the workplace.
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A religious population is essential for a free and
prosperous civilization. People get their rights from God, and govern
themselves in accordance with God’s laws. Religious
freedom, therefore, is essential for civilization, and should be
encouraged in public policy, so that the free exercise thereof shall not be
infringed.
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Government knows best what information it needs in order to protect
everyone, so it should have free rein to gather data
and use it as it sees fit; no one should have the expectation of privacy in
today’s world.
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People should
feel secure in their persons and papers, without any illegal searches or
seizures. Law enforcement officers must have legal warrants for searches, and
no data not pertinent to a pending case should be retained if gathered
inadvertently.
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Everyone deserves to have a job
that pays a living wage, so government can force employers to pay what the
government deems necessary, regardless of the business’s ability to profit
under those requirements. The
government knows best what a minimum wage should be, and assumes all
employees are in need of a wage to support themselves free of family or other
help that have traditionally been provided for young workers gaining skills.
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Everyone is free
to exchange their work for pay as they see fit, according to their skills and
value to an employer, and the employer is free to exchange pay for work, as
it values the contribution of that employee. This reduces unemployment and
offers employment that gives experience that may lead to better opportunities
in the future for a worker who shows his worth.
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Government may favor people of
various races, ethnicities, or genders, because government knows best how to
make up for perceived past generational disadvantages. People not meeting
quotas put forth by government should be punished and labeled as bigots until
they conform, and may be labeled bigots even after they conform.
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People should be valued
according to the content of their character, rather than the color of
their skin or some other characteristic.
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What we do know is that, no matter how the southern
hemisphere argues about people deserving this or that, as the government
decides, real freedom, prosperity, and civilization can only be obtained by
living the principles of the northern hemisphere.
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