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Horses, Asses, and Men
Horses, Asses,
and Men
by
Clyde
H. Spencer
Copyright
2000
One of the differences between horses and most men (liberals especially
being excepted), is that if a barn is on fire a man will run outside.
On the other hand, the horse seems to be unable to save itself if there
is the least obstacle. It will become panicked and expend considerable energy
running around, rearing up and complaining loudly until it is killed by the
conflagration.
There is little question that the horse is aware of and emotionally
involved with the fire. It is quite
scared of it! However, it is unable
to deal with the situation in a rational manner and operates entirely at the
emotional level, to its ultimate detriment.
Were horses capable of it, like a good liberal, they would no doubt pass
a law against barn fires. Now such
a law might not be very effective, since the fires are usually accidents.
However, the law would make a symbolic statement affirming how much fires
are detested because they do so much evil.
And, all horses would agree that it was a good first step and therefore a
good law. No doubt they would want to follow that law with some sort of
governmental watch-dog agency to prohibit the use of fire, suppress sparks, and
ban oily rags.
All this, and if the horse were only capable of controlling its emotions
long enough to assess the situation, find an escape route, and brave the wall of
fire briefly, it could save itself as a man would do. But alas, the horse and the liberal both put feelings above
reason. Unfortunately, unlike the
horse, the liberal can vote.
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