Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Land and dogma.

The sheer insanity of the left never ceases to amaze. The writer of a letter on Teletext recently published figures about land ownership - clearly wanting to reinforce class warfare, envy and division. People who have more money than he has apparently own too much land for his liking.
Okay. If that's what rings your bell - then rant away.
Trouble was, he then went on to make the absurd and spurious claim that this was the cause of high house prices and housing shortages and this disaster had no connection to the vast hordes of new immigrants who greatly outnumber those who leave our shores - before we even consider illegals.
I ask you. Stop and ponder the logic of his statement for just one moment. - Right.
Clearly, demand outstrips supply. There are many causes for this but he was not even close!End of story.
It surely cannot be true that seemingly intelligent people on the left believe their own arguments. Can it?
Surely, basic logical progression must resonate with them very occasionally. Does it not?
Either they are truly stupid or dogma is more important than reality. Which it is, I have little idea, although I have long suspected that they actually know the weaknesses in their arguments and just do not care.

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