Preserving Democracy metaphor

 A llberal/leftist statist who loves and worships big government, and who talks about preserving democracy, is like a pyromaniac who talks about preventing fires.

This metaphor works because:

• Pyromaniacs have a compulsive desire to set fires, even though they know that fires can be destructive and dangerous.
•  Liberal/leftist statists have a compulsive desire for control, even though they know that excessive control can be harmful to democracy.
• Both pyromaniacs and liberal/leftist statists are driven by their own desires, even if those desires are ultimately self-destructive.
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This metaphor is not meant to be a perfect analogy, but it is a way to understand the contradiction at the heart of liberal/leftist statism. Liberal/leftist statists claim to want to preserve democracy, but their actions often undermine democratic values. This metaphor helps to illustrate the hypocrisy of liberal/leftist statism.