Changes

I think the parable as written actually supports liberals who want a welfare state.  Much as it is worthless to throw a line and make a distressed swimmer swim 50 yards (if they were able to swim such a distance, they would not be distressed), liberals would similarly find it worthless to let a homeless person or someone in poverty make a living without any government support.  There is a version found at [[Conservative humor]], which I think would be a good place for self-deprecating jokes like the version of the drowning man found there.  I removed it because I don't think that was what was intended, but it's the only sensible moral I can glean (taking Responding to Emergencies in high school does kind of spoil me...).  [[User:GregG|GregG]] 19:17, 1 March 2014 (EST)

I think the parable as written actually supports liberals who want a welfare state.  Much as it is worthless to throw a line and make a distressed swimmer swim 50 yards (if they were able to swim such a distance, they would not be distressed), liberals would similarly find it worthless to let a homeless person or someone in poverty make a living without any government support.  There is a version found at [[Conservative humor]], which I think would be a good place for self-deprecating jokes like the version of the drowning man found there.  I removed it because I don't think that was what was intended, but it's the only sensible moral I can glean (taking Responding to Emergencies in high school does kind of spoil me...).  [[User:GregG|GregG]] 19:17, 1 March 2014 (EST)