Hand Outs and Political Representaion

Often liberals argue that the sole purpose of politics is to receive a "hand out" in some form or fashion through the individual you vote to represent you.

Why would they argue someone vote for someone that inherently does not have their best interest in mind?

This they say is a general question, not specific to one party or another.

For example, why would the Christian Right vote for a extremely liberal democrat that it is going to counter ever belief they hold dear through public policy that attacks the premise of their faith?

So they instead vote for what?

Someone who is going to best (or the lesser of two evils) serve what they hold as important, and who will "hand out" through public policy things which they think they as a block need and want."


The problem in this argument is that Representation and Hand-outs are inherently different. A hand out and looking out for someone's best interest are two different things. A hand out is a bribe. Looking out for somebodies interest is noble and virtuous. The two are *generally* mutually exclusive in definition - A hand out doesn't always mean you have someone's best interest in mind. I hate to beat a dead horse, but just take a look at affirmative action. Or food stamps. It's not a solution. It's a bandaid built to give positive outlook on the designers.


When someone represents me, I choose to follow them for the higher good in the moral and ideological concepts as opposed to any implementation of a concept designed to benefit only a single person, group, religion, race or creed. Hand outs are bait for the ignorant, dumb and blind. Representation is the state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson on behalf of me and my personal and moral views. Not my personal agent trying to get me "hook ups" for something I really want. I want a solution, not a band aid. People these days are two greaty and are ignoring the moral responsibility we should all have as citizens. By voting for anyone in any party that attempts to give out handouts is to forgo all virtue and piety for humanity.