Minichan

This is the problem with conservatives. They want to dole out awards and participation medals to anyone who tries, even if they have to make them up. Well I hope Trump is happy with his pretend awards so he can feel special now. That's the important part. We wouldn't want his ego hurt.

@previous (B)
You're an idiot lol.
The whole participation trophy things is 100% out of the liberals culture.

I've seen you say the same retarded thing before. How'd you get so stupid?

@previous (C)
Then explain Trump claiming fake awards.

@1,032,741 (C)
> The whole participation trophy things is 100% out of the liberals culture.

You've probably been the victim of fake news. You should pay more attention in the future.

@1,032,733 (B)
Dumbas lol


The Fallacy of the Participation Trophy
Allen West | August 26, 2015


The Fallacy of the Participation Trophy
I was in Pittsburgh last week to speak and was bunked down at the historic Duquesne Club downtown. Thursday morning I awoke for a morning run and headed to the riverfront trail. I headed past the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who the evening prior had defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, then past Heinz Field, home of the Steelers. I went on down along the Ohio River and decided to turn around at Peggy’s Harbor.


On the way back as I passed Heinz Field again I was hit with a blinding flash of the obvious.

Earlier last week we learned of the actions of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison who, upon finding out that his two boys had been given “participation” trophies, kindly returned them. His response was that he wanted his sons to experience hard work and the effort necessary to attain a trophy. As I ran back I immediately remembered the words of my Mom which I shared at the beginning of this missive. Pittsburgh prides itself as the “City of Champions.” Championships are earned in the crucible of contest on the field of competition. They have meaning. They are cherished. They are legacies passed on to inspire.

Now of course, the typical news cycle means that the actions of James Harrison only survived at best a 48 hour turn. However, his actions represent a greater cultural issue for America.

The fallacy of the participation trophy has become a philosophy of governance for the liberal progressives of our nation. This mentality has departed our little league fields, where the practice of not keeping score took over. It has now found a place in the actual governing principles, for some, in our republic.

When you hear the rhetoric of wealth redistribution and “paying a fair share,” it is rooted in the belief that someone must pay for others to receive the “participation” trophy. Instead of economic policies that inspire more people to engage in the free enterprise system and the opportunity economy, progressive socialists advance policies to punish the players on the field. When you can stand up and profess in America “if you own a business, you didn’t build that,” it reflects a sense that the sweat from the brow of the individual to produce – to score touchdowns, goals, runs – is no longer regarded. The efforts of those on the field only serves to produce the required resources for some to make “participation” trophies for others.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

We are slowly moving away from what the American dream truly represents – creating victors, champions. We have those who through the giving away of the little plastic trophy are making victims.

The liberal progressive governing philosophy is based upon an expansion of dependency; the welfare nanny-state. By doing so, they raise taxes on the producers, the earners, the folks scoring touchdowns for our country. They must do so in order to produce the “participation” trophy that some will place upon their mantle – and it results in a sense of entitlement, and false esteem. But the givers of the little plastic trophy feel good about themselves, at the expense of those from whom they take, by way of redistribution. The result is a reticence by those who are on the field, in the market, because they recognize the diminishing return on their commitment to excellence.

The progressive socialists embrace this principle of egalitarianism and call it “social justice” and fairness. We see it when schools begin to eliminate the recognition of valedictorians and salutatorians to protect the esteem of others because they did not achieve similar excellence. When we punish those who embody Jefferson’s assertion that we have an unalienable right to pursue happiness then we erode the fundamental aspect of the equality of opportunity.


It is then replaced by a government guarantee of happiness, which must be resourced as the goal becomes equality of outcomes.

In the end, the “participation” trophy becomes that which some long for and worship as they lose their sense of individuality, and the ability to seek out their own personal accomplishments.

If the American Republic is to be restored, we must realize the fallacy of the participation trophy. We have to understand as my Mom taught me; that self-esteem comes from doing estimable things like using your own initiative, investment, ingenuity, and innovation to build a business and grow our economy. We fail when the resources and investments necessary for the opportunity economy are usurped and redistributed to a central government in order to produce the inane little plastic trophies.

Constitutional conservatives understand that we do need a safety net, but it is meant to bounce back up and get back into the pursuit of happiness and personal achievement. Progressive socialists feel good about giving away the “participation” trophy, but in the end the metaphorical hammock only expands the welfare state and grows dependency.

The more you should know

@previous (C)
Explain Trump making up fake awards for himself.

@previous (D)
The answer us in that story you linked to goober. He received some recognitions for support some associated goal with them on something and kind of morphed that into an award of sorts so to speak in his own head...as it was indeed an accomplishment.

The fact that you jump on his miscue because there was not an official plaque or whatever is just ridiculous hating like the other retarded liberals do with him, when he says something not exactly as precise as it was, lol.


"WHAT???!! HE SAID THERE WAS THREE ORANGES ON HIS PLATE AT BRUNCH!!
THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO AND A HALF...THAT LYING SON OF A BITCH!!!

(Edited 1 minute later.)

@previous (C)
> The answer us in that story you linked to goober. He received some recognitions for support some associated goal with them on something and kind of morphed that into an award of sorts so to speak in his own head...as it was indeed an accomplishment.

What accomplishment was that?

@1,032,741 (C)
how do you feel about stefan molyneux

@previous (vocalon ?)
Unfamiliar with him...but this Twitter says he maybe on the right track.


https://mobile.twitter.com/stefanmolyneux/status/1164740299912036352

@previous (C)
he seems right up your alley, literally all he does is shout about how asshole women who won't fuck him are the end of civilization.

@previous (vocalon ?)
lol

@1,032,836 (vocalon ?)
It is every man's God given right to put his penis inside the vagina of any woman he wants. Denying that is literally worse than war crimes.

@OP
> Patriots are stupid and evil

Hey asshole, FUCK YOU.