Great post man. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:11 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > > > Rule #1 of these discussions that you let me tell you what I believe. > Ask questions if you like, but don't tell me what I believe. > > Here's what I believe: > > 1.) Nobody on this planet is immune from greed. > > 2.) People can and do put other's needs before their own. We > all do it quite often, but not often enough to trust that we > will always do it if we came to power. > > 3.) Any socio-economic system that trusts its > rulers/leaders/law makers to rule selflessly will fail. > > Here's what I remember from history class: > > * We tried the king deal. Guess what? Didn't work. Turns > out that, sure, you can get a good king for awhile but then a > bad one comes along and fecks everything up (for greed, > power, and chicks. not in that order). > > * We tried the socialist thing. Doesn't work. see above. > > So, yeah, I think it's foolhardy to think that any system > that doesn't assume it's rulers are greedy, selfish, and > power hungry will succeed. > It won't. There's thousands of years of experiments to back that up. > > And, yes, I think the most benevolent system ever invented is > capitalism. It's egalitarian and provides freedom and rule > of law by its very nature. But sure there's plenty of room > for improvement. > > In a capitalist society, Gel is free to give up his PS2 and > instead spend that money on the poor. He's free to give his > club money and his car to the needy. He can ask the homeless > to live with him. He can adopt abandoned children, volunteer > at the hospital, or become a special needs teacher. > > But Gel doesn't do any of those things because he's greedy. > Making sanctimonious speeches about me helps him to forget > that doesn't practice what he preaches. > > For me, I'll earn the money to pay for the hospital via > taxes. And I'll be honest about my greed. And I'll remember > that when I get my custom exhaust installed next week I'll > have paid for Brent Labree's meals. And the installer will > use my money to pay for his kid's ski trip. And the ski > resort will pay the salaries of the college students that > work there who'll use the money to educate themselves. > And the professors at the college will use the money to ... > > .... and soon we'll all be wealthy. But let's at least be > honest about our greed. > >
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