One of the on-going gripes we hear constantly is the complaint that a large chunk of our society stands there with outstretched hands, wanting something in return for the nothing that they do, while another large chunk of our society vows to deny them even those basic necessities unless they work for them. Political parties pander to one side or the other.

I'm afraid though, that the "something for nothing" idea is a red herring, only a temporary illusion to gain an overwhelming number of votes to put in place a power that has a much more serious agenda than plain liberalism.

They use the basic human nature of *both* "sides", our greed, jealousy, false pride, indifference, fear, lust, to hide what they're doing. 

One side tempts the natural greediness of half of us by offering something for free. The other half of us are jealous of what we have, and naturally want to keep it. 

Meanwhile the principalities and powers that Paul wrote about in Ephesians are in their high places, their beautiful puppets are dancing, and too many of us are blind to the strings, and where they lead.