"It's for the Children, Helping the less fortunate, Protecting the innocent from violence, Leveling the Playing Field, Building the middle class, insuring good paying jobs, Giving access to healthcare for all, fairness in our economy...." code words of tyrants. NAZI GERMANY used them... and now we hear them once again in the USA. Albert Camus, a member of the French Resistance against the Nazis in WWII, warned of this.
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience. It would be easy, however, to destroy that good conscience by shouting to them: if you want the happiness of the people, let them speak out and tell what kind of happiness they want and what kind they don't want! But, in truth, the very ones who make use of such alibis know they are lies; they leave to their intellectuals on duty the chore of believing in them and of proving that religion, patriotism, and justice need for their survival the sacrifice of freedom". - Albert Camus
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