The routine
Liberal/Socialist 1: I don't like the way things are going lately. We need to find a way to increase our political power.
Liberal/Socialist 2: Yeah, I agree. We need to think of a way to raise taxes and increase people's dependence on government intervention in every aspect of their lives.
Liberal/Socialist 3: But how can we convince people that *we* know what's best for them better than they know themselves? Don't you think that people will resent the idea of us taking more of their money away from them, keeping a little for ourselves and giving the rest to someone else?
L/S 1: Good point. This could be tricky.
L/S 2: Wait. I've got it! Remember that movie, Canadian Bacon? You know, the one with John Candy and Alan Alda? The President of the United States (Alda) needs to raise his opinion polls and jump start the economy. So, he starts a "Cold War" (get it?) with Canada. Of course, there's no real threat to the U.S., but the people buy into it and start burning their ice skates and dumping out bottles of maple syrup.
L/S/1: Where are you going with this?
L/S 2: What I'm saying is that we need to create some kind of common enemy. An enemy so frightening that people will think the very world will come to an end if we don't do something to stop it. Then, we ride in on white horses and promise to "SAVE THE WORLD," for the small price of higher taxes and a little bit of freedom sacrificed on the altar of international government.
L/S 3: Do you think people are really so ignorant that they would believe something like that?
L/S 2: Well, we'll need a little help from The Media, and our friends in Hollywood.
L/S 1: They've always helped us in the past.
L/S 2: And, it will have to be something complicated enough that nobody can prove that it *isn't* a threat. I've been around the Internet long enough to know that if you can't prove it wrong, it MUST be true.
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