Sacrifice is the act of surrendering something of value for the sake of something else that is regarded as more important or worthy. It is the latter part of this definition that matters most. Example: Democrats are hyper-focused on Hillary’s career in helping children,” though many of us believe leaving children alone would be greatest public service Democrats could ever bestow on the American people. “Public service” always seems to align with liberal activism these days.
After watching the DNC, for example, Steven Cohen, the executive director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, got very excited about the prospects of another (imaginary) golden age of “public service.” He defined this as “giving your own time and effort to make your community, nation and world a better place.” It’s admirable to volunteer to better your community. Yet you’ll no doubt be blown away when you learn his characterization of “public service” entails doing a bunch of stuff progressives find meaningful.
This always seems to be the case. “One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency,” Barack Obama explained in 2008, “is to make government and public service cool again.” Liberals are always trying to make public service “cool again” because “public service” is a way to grow the state and further the mission. Trust me, if public service meant advocating that Americans should embrace their civil rights and own a handgun, it would quickly become uncool.
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