For decades conservatives argued that civil society, not government, is the answer to poverty and other community problems. Communities have been doing just that, thanks to the help of community organizers. But rather than laud these private citizens, Rudolph Giuliani and Sarah Palin mocked them.
Organizers pick up where government leaves off. They exemplify communities trying to fix their own issues. So when Sarah Palin compares her taxpayer-funded job as mayor favorably to community organizers with no “actual responsibilities,” we can only conclude that today’s Republican Party isn’t so keen on self-help after all.
Seems today’s GOP doesn’t just hate government solutions to our communities’ problems. They hate ANY solutions.
