tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post5416007122416658722..comments2023-10-17T03:30:00.824-05:00Comments on Prudence for Dummies: I Don't Always Agree With Gary Northmushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-82001383942372883362015-09-25T11:17:25.454-05:002015-09-25T11:17:25.454-05:00Family centric is the way to go. Family, church, ...Family centric is the way to go. Family, church, community.<br /><br />I haven't had time to follow much that is going on the past few weeks or what the Pope is saying. He seems, from bits and pieces I have heard, to be suggesting that governments do more for the poor. The government's track record in our War on Poverty is dismal. <br /><br />As I recall, when Jesus had 5,000 to feed, He did not petition Pilate or Herod for help. He turned to His own followers and said, "You give them something to eat." Then He made it enough. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-31982625421434203542015-09-23T20:10:19.901-05:002015-09-23T20:10:19.901-05:00Yes, we need a different paradigm. I have been ad...Yes, we need a different paradigm. I have been advocating a return to 'family centric' welfare, along with individuals, churches and other NGO's taking back responsibility from Government for those specific areas of our lives into which they have intruded.<br /><br />North used to say 'you cannot defeat something with nothing' and he is quite right. In the past we have attempted to use the levers of the state to achieve our goals, but those levers were never going to deliver the outcomes we are seeking.<br /><br />Open source, distributed authority, localised action, strong families, and leave the Government to defence of the realm, enforcing just weights and measures, the administration of justice and perhaps the provision of some basic infrastructure including roads and sewers and rubbish collection. Then let's see what happens. Brendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.com