12-13-2010, 06:27 PM
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MURICAN
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 5,136
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Originally Posted by Fruitacious B
I think Anarchy is a ridiculous, impossible concept. Socialism, on the other hand, if done correctly seems great to me. When I look at the stability of certain European countries, although not definitively Socialist, but mostly, I am really disheartened by the stubbornness of our country's society towards improvement (i.e. National Healthcare, War on Drugs, hesitance toward war, openness to moral issues [gay marriage, abortion, what have you] etc).
As for the future of humanity, it would be understandable to not care about it if you're not going to have kids. If you are, then it's even more important to see to it that changes start happening now, so that there is at least a slight hope of your 'legacy' being carried out to its fullest.
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Too many Americans envision Europe as this magical land of prosperity. Socialism doesn't get you life saving drugs, the best video games, gourmet food from all over the world, or a well-oiled financial system which fosters investment and rewards creativity - capitalism does.
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.
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