Neanderpundit

The left lane, is called the “fast” lane.

GO FAST.

because now she knows that too much can be just as bad as not enough.

I’ll let you all draw your own conclusions. And then put them in comments.

For those of you who don’t remember Animal Farm, Boxer is a huge draught horse, who is the symbol for the “common man”. A kind and powerful animal, with only his country’s best interests at heart.

If you haven’t read the story, you should. If you have, you should refamiliarize yourself with it.

The main differences, of course, between capitalism and communism are that in capitalism Boxer had better options.

But in the long run, Boxer’s plight never changes. Sure, he CAN better himself etc. in capitalism, but he lacks the ability.

So for Boxer, all there is, is work. And a determination to work harder, if that’s what it takes, to help his country succeed.

There may be a few Napoleons among my readers, but in the main, I think, we can all side with Boxer. In whichever system of government we get, the burden of the greater part of our society rests squarely upon our shoulders. Sure, General Motors may pay more taxes, but it is my widow’s mite that strains me hardest. And the apparatchiks in either camp are ever anxious to place more burden on us, until, like Boxer, we are rendered to glue.

“I must work harder” indeed.