Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "You Can't Fix Other People, But You Can Fix Yourself | Short Clips" video.

And therein lies the fundamental difference between conservative thought and leftist ideology and the reason leftist systems fail on a recurring basis. The social contract the left keeps trying to force on us operates on the assumption that people are perfectible. All they need is the proper education by the proper people to help them find their true nature. To help them overcome the effects of the Super Structure according to Marxist beliefs. Rousseau's notion of the "noble savage." It's all built on a false premise. Human nature is flawed. People cannot be perfected. Certainly not by other flawed people. That's why Socialism has to be implemented by the gun and the whip. It goes against human nature. It would work if we were simply animals best suited to classical conditioning. But God gave us a soul and free will to act as we see fit. I have learned certain undeniable truths over time , no matter how hard I fought against them. And believe me, I did for a very long time because if I'm anything I'm a willful SOB with a thick head and a stubborn streak a mile wide. The first is that redemption comes through the grace of God. No person can give it to me. The second relates back to free will. Those fundamental rights Jefferson wrote about, life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come from my Creator as well, not some government agency. All government can do is prevent me from exercising them or take them away entirely. But they can never capture my soul. That is mine to do with as I will. If I lose it, it's because I gave it away. To quote the great Sean Connery; "Here endeth the lesson."
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