A Parent to Children - Government to People Analogy

There had been two famous types of parents, the first one, the extremely conservative, and the second one, the extremely liberated. There had also been two famous types of governments, the first one, the extremely socialist, and the second one, the extremely democratic. The family is the basic unit of the society and the society the foundation of the government; therefore, understanding and knowing what we may do with our families may pave way on the understanding and knowing of what we may do on our government.

A parent to children: government to people analogy.

If the parents of a conservative family is very strict on their child, exaggerated 5 pm curfews; no night outs; no night swimming; no boyfriend; not this, not that; do this, do that; “or else I’ll cut off your allowance”; “go to your room”; “you’re grounded, what, because you came home at 5:05 pm?”; the church-school-house-house-school-church rule and the like; obviously, if the children will not turn into robots then there is a possibility that they’ll turn into rebels.

In a socialist state, where all decisions are from the government and you don’t have any choice but to follow every decision they make, if the government is too strict; like, we don’t allow this, we don’t allow that; you can’t do this, you can’t do that; you can’t say this, you can’t say that; you can’t own this, you can’t own that; do this, do that or else you’ll end up in jail, you’ll have your hands cut off, you’ll be buried 6 feet below the ground or worse you won’t even have a proper burial for your body will be found floating in the river without any questions, explanations and reasons as long as the government finds your action/actions wrong without even hearing your side of the story or having a proper trial; if the people will not watch CIA movies, Alias, Ninja-Assassin, Salt and other assassin-like movies to know some assassin-basics in order for them to be able to personally assassinate their own government leaders, then there is a possibility that they will result into a revolution.

On the other hand, if the parents of a very liberated family would have no grip of their child; “okay, let it be”; go there, go here; have multiple boyfriends; sleep on your boyfriend’s house; “no problem, you’re already 18 now, you’re allowed”; here’s some money, drink, smoke, have some coke, it’s okay”; “you’re saying bad words, it’s okay”; you have your freedom; if the children won’t have the initiative to discipline their own-selves, then, there is a possibility that their children will become professional junkies and bitches. Where would the essential tools for the cognitive development of the child come?

In an extremely democratic state, where all decisions are made in the approval of the people ( the majority); “we would like to propose RH Bill, the people say no, okay”; “we would like to propose this and that, the people say no, okay”; “we would want this action for our country, the people say no, okay”; the government does this and the people will go to the streets and rally, the government approves this and the people boycotts and paralyzes the business firms, the government invites visitors, then the people burn the visitors’ flag in front of their faces and throw stones on their cars; a government official promotes an act, the media doesn’t like it, give negative reviews and comments, and he will loose on the next elections; if the state will not be able to have all the miracles in the world to be able to have a way to uphold itself then would you think that there’s still a chance for such a country to achieve development?

If the government is too tight, people will revolt, if the government is too loose, there will be no societal discipline that is essential to development such as a family so strict that will have rebellious off-springs and a family too open that will produce not so beneficial new actors in the society.

The point is that, too much of everything is bad, we can have a hybrid of both, a not so strict family but still have limitations and moderation and a not so strict, controlling and suppressing government but still uses its powers of vested authority.

At the end of the day, government officials, by nature, will seek for ultimate control so the people must now allow it and must limit it, and every individual, by nature, will wish for ultimate freedom, so the government must not allow it and must limit it.

-Ronnie John D. Barrientos