A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and was for distribution of all wealth.
She felt deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican which she expressed openly. One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to higher taxes on the rich & the addition of more government welfare
programs. Based on the lectures that she had participated in and the occasional chat with a professor she felt that for years her father had obviously harbored an evil, even selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
The self professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father.
2007-08-05 05:40:07 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
He stopped her and asked her point blank, how she was doing in school. She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain. That she studied all the time, never had time to go out and party like other people she knew.
She didn't even have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends because of spending all her time studying.
That she was taking a more difficult curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your good friend Mary doing?"
She replied, "Mary is barely getting by." She continued, "She barely has a 2.0 GPA," adding, "and all she takes are easy classes and she never studies." "But Mary is so very popular on campus, college for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the time and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too hung over."
2007-08-05 05:41:15 · update #1
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0." He continued, "That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter visibly shocked by her father's suggestion angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and Mary has done little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"
The father slowly smiled, winked and said,
"Welcome to the Republican Party"
2007-08-05 05:41:39 · update #2
Utterly horrible, you should be ashamed
2007-08-05 05:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 14⤋
I see some people are upset because they say that you have posted this before? good, and I hope you continue to post this as it will make people think, hopefully, it is the same basis as the story about" the little red hen" I do agree with some of the answers here that say some people try so hard and never succeed, and I was one of them , but, I kept trying and trying working my butt off, now I have it made, why? I kept trying and didn't give up, many times people won't see an opportunity when it open p for them, keep working and thinking something will open up as it did for me,
2007-08-05 14:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's true. (choose one. They're all alike; liberals, socialists, communists, Democrats, totalitarians) want to reward someone else for my hard work. Actually, the liberal politicians want to reward themselves, since no socialist government has ever redistributed the wealth of the ruling class.
If they want the wealth redistributed, let's see a "good faith" redistribution of what they have in their bank accounts. They don't need political control to do that. Without such action, they only point out that they are bare-faced liars.
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2007-08-05 13:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by krazykyngekorny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt this is a story about you.
Penelope, I have friends that are liberal. You are not now and have never been a liberal. 4.0 GPA, maybe.
2007-08-05 17:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the parable is very effective, but it seems almost atiquated.
The Republican Party of today has been hijacked by the neocons, whose values are not the same as traditional conservatives.
2007-08-05 12:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by R8derMike 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
...omg you're my hero. That made SO much sense. This is incredible, I'm posting a link to this in every liberal site I can get my hands on and send it to ALL of my lib friends. Well done.
2007-08-05 12:59:21 · answer #6 · answered by James924 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Works like a charm.
You are a breath of fresh air!
Thank you.
2007-08-05 14:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by David G 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Penelope,
Another of your amusing parables. Actually this one has some merit, so when it comes to GPAs I am a Republican.
2007-08-05 12:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by Follow the money 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-08-05 13:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES -- that is a very effective parable.
It shows exactly the point you are trying to make, and does so with an analogy that is both simple to understand, and directly relevant to the issue at hand.
2007-08-05 12:48:16 · answer #10 · answered by coragryph 7 · 10⤊ 4⤋
I've noticed you like to post these things over and over.
Four weeks ago you posted this Question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuPpPln5ZsTYxeJMNF34cLHty6IX?qid=20070709071009AAlR4MS&show=7#profile-info-usPKTKtZaa
Has anything changed since then?
2007-08-05 13:43:58 · answer #11 · answered by Mr. Bad Day 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋