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Hawpe's logic

By George Baumler

  The 10/08/03 verbose column by comrade Hawpe, citing the lack of logic by those evil republicans, begs a peek into his own suspect logic.  Not even the Orwellian denizens of Animal Farm could bray such nonsense as espoused by ultra partisan Hawpe.  His circumlocutious dribble could be more succinctly written: "Democrats good, Republicans bad!"

  The odd socialist definition of just what constitutes a public place is one good indication of how a Marxist mind works.  To any possessing even a rudimentary education, a public place means a place that is owned by the public, such as parks, city thoroughfares, municipal or state buildings and other government properties.  Private property and businesses  (despised by Hawpites), on the other hand, are owned by citizens or groups of investors who actually pay for the property.  Following the bizarre logic that bars and restaurants are public because the public is invited to patronize them, it would follow that the Courier-Journal is also public, since the public is encourage to read it.  There is constitutional protection for private property as well as freedom of the press.

  Hawpe indicates that, without government, restaurants would be filthy rat and bug infested places.  It could be, perhaps, that is how Hawpe would operate an eatery if he were in charge, but it is doubtful that he ever operated so much as successful shoe-shine-stand.  The notions of reputation and market forces must seem like alien concepts to one who looks to the might of government to force his will on everyone else. Unlike those businesses with no competition or those that citizens are forced to patronize at government gun-point, private businesses must meet the requirements of their customers.  If smoke free bars or restaurants are money-makers they will win the day with customer dollars. 

  Motorcycle riders are not required to wear helmets, it true.  Apparently comrade Hawpe took a motorcycle ride not realizing that helmets could be worn if desired; perhaps the resulting head injuries could account for his "logic".

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