In honor of the SuperBowl that I won’t be watching, it is a metaphor

I’ve come to the conclusion that there are 4 political flavors in the US.

1) Big government types, who believe that government should make morality necessary because people are too flawed to take care of themselves, or make their own decisions. For them freedom means only the right to vote for the people who run shite. Just better be the correct people. For some people this morality is written in the Bible. For some, in the Quaran. For some, it’s in the Communist Manifesto. For some, it’s whatever holy book the church of Climate Change uses to publish its 97% of scientists who agree. Whatever their ethos, these people think that’s what is right for them, is right for everyone else, and because they are the arbiters of what is right and wrong, they should be in charge of everything. This is the “know better” conference.

2. Limited Government folks. These people believe that private morality is a necessary component to freedom because it fills in the gaps of right and wrong that Government cannot go, if we want a free society. These people may differ on the things a government can and cannot govern, but believe that two things are necessary for a free society: 1) limitations on government; and 2) private ethics and strong family units (happily, this is Wednesday’s Team). This is the Live and Let Live Conference.

3) The Uniparty. This is the smallest part of our electorate. These are the political ruling class who have much in common with Big Government people. The exception is that Big Government is a conference. Big Government has many teams, and periodically the one winning elections changes. Whereas the Uniparty, is just one big “team” who’s raison D’etre is running shite. They’re the Notre Dame of politics. Democrats and Republicans are offense and defense, but they are still on the same team. Pundits, news organizations, lobbying groups and political think tanks are special teams.

4) Spectators. These people don’t play a position. Because they don’t have one. On freaking anything. If they have any interest in politics they are “moderates” who can’t take a position because they weren’t good enough, or connected enough to make Team Uniparty. Otherwise, they haven’t thought about politics because they believe that politics doesn’t affect them. Or they are too drunk, or distracted to be paying attention, and are really just there for the party.