While Robin Hood and his knights of Sherwood Forest are held in the highest esteem by today’s academia and other assorted bubbleheads, I think they certainly are not the apotheosis of civilization. They were common crooks, who robbed the rich and gave to the poor, or so the story goes anyway. Admittedly, King Richard was away, and he seems to have left the store unattended and in the wrong hands, but that’s the trouble with kings. They are human, like everyone else, and are not of a higher I.Q., better judgment, or more humanity. They have inherited their position, and for some strange reason are held in high esteem by their mistaken subjects. If a king goes bad, that is tragic, and his people will suffer, but we don’t have a monarchy here, so Robin Hood should be no hero in America, in spite of the glorious adulation he gets.
The beauty of America, is that we don’t have a king, so they can’t go bad. That’s why we broke away from Mother England; the king had gone nuts and thought the Colonies were supposed to show a huge profit for the royal exchequer. We disagreed, went to war over it, and won. Forget Robin Hood’s reasons, as they don’t apply here.
What passes for “Robin Hoodism” today, is just as evil, and has no king on which to blame it. Socialism is a nasty word to most, while Robin Hood is wonderful. Both are the same. Robin stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Robin Hood had a king to blame, and we have government. Socialism, is leveling everyone’s incomes. Socialism, is taking from the haves and giving to the have nots. Socialism, is government stealing from you and giving some a pittance back in the form of some food, medicine, or other trinkets. Socialism, is taking everyone to the poverty level. Socialism, is taking away choice, freedom, happiness, productivity, wealth, health, and prosperity. Robin Hood is no example to follow.
America was made great by having all the things socialism takes away, as explained in the previous paragraph. America is a socialistic country, and becomes more so each year, month, and even day. Socialism, employs threats from government to accomplish its will. Socialism, hates achievement. Socialism loves failure, because failures are so compliant and willing to follow government dictates. Socialism, is government of the failures, by the failures, and for the failures.
The achievers that socialists hate so much, achieve not because it is their duty, but a mere outlet for their brain power and creativity. They simply love to do it. The prosperity they provide, is a by product of their aptitude, energy, drive, and intelligence. Socialists hate achievers so much, that they tax them into submission. Taxation is the most common device socialists use to show their resentment. Regulation is the second. Only achievement can be taxed. Only achievement can be regulated. Nothing else. When something is taxed, you get less of it, namely achievement and prosperity. When something is subsidized, you get more of it, such as poverty and government. We have devolved from a competitive, prosperous, achievement oriented society, into a resentful, guilt ridden, poor, uneducated society. Socialism’s stated goal of raising social classes, has the opposite effect. Trying to raise social classes is like trying to raise the water level in a cracked swimming pool. The minute you turn off the hose, the water will begin to go down to its former level, below the crack. Socialism plunders private property, and the right to private property was the cornerstone of America from its humble beginnings.
Socialism, places power in the hands of the inept, undeserving, and non achieving. Socialism, creates poverty and spends billions trying to eliminate it. The more spent, the more poverty is created. Socialism, makes “social work” a career, and issues degrees in that subject. That subject shouldn’t exist in the English lexicon. I hope this has been succinct enough for you. I never liked Robin Hood!
That was Chapter 11 of a 90 chapter book I wrote in 1991, copyrighted in 1992, and titled “I hold These Truths.” Long out of print, but I may reprint some chapters occasionally, as I think they’re still pertinent. A book I wrote and copyrighted in 1998, titled “Consequences,” also long out of print, only had 28 chapters. I have that one in my computer, and I’ll forward it to anyone who asks.
P.S. We’re now open for eleven hours a day. From 8:20 AM Eastern, till 5 PM Pacific time. Morgen, our newest addition, is my wife’s oldest daughter. You can see pictures of all of us by clicking on “Contact.” on the web site. I have sent out hundreds of bumper strips touting Texas Governor Rick Perry for President and Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. I still think they could beat the pants off of Obama.