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The Genie and the Conservative
By Dan8267 follow 2014 Mar 17, 3:17pm ↑ Like (2) ↓ Dislike (2) 832 views 20 comments


There once was a dying, old conservative. A genie looked down and took pity on him. So the genie pops down to the old man and offers him a wish. "I cannot make you live longer or restore your youth", said the genie, "but I can offer you almost anything else. Shall it be riches you desire?"

"Nay", said the old man. "I have plenty of those."

"How about beauty? I can show you the majestic Himalayas, the sun setting on Easter Isle, the Aurora Borealis, a pack of elephants in central Africa, or take you flying with migrating birds."

"Nay", said the old man. "All those things suck."

"How about art? I can show you an undiscovered artist who is as talented as Leonardo. I could bring you to musicians around the world creating music you're ears have never heard, but that will stir your heart."

"Nay", said the old man. "I want not that."

"Perhaps then something for others? The gift of wisdom for your children. The gift of charity for your colleagues? The gift of compassion for the politicians you befriended."

"Nay", said the old man. "No more nonsense."

"What, pray tell, would make you happy at the end of your life", asked the genie.

"What I really want," said the old man, "is for the world to die with me. For what purpose does it serve when I am no longer around?"

And that is how some conservatives think.

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