"Also, you seem to be promoting the idea that paying off a certain percentage of the population simply so that they don't shoot the place up."
That's quite a crude way of putting it. I wish it wasn't so, but that is in fact the basics of it. If you were poor, had no marketable skills, and needed food to feed your children, you'd probably kill also if necessary. It's an animal instinct. But whether or not you would, it's a realistic view of the fact that welfare today is a necessary evil. I hate it myself, I don't want to give my money to people just to keep from getting killed. Survival of the fittest is more than being smart and having a good job to buy things. It's an inborn instinct to live, no matter what the cost to others. Capitalism is this at its roots, except capitalism does not take into account that people would just as soon shoot you for an apple as pay for it, under certain circumstances. - Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America >A lack of basic substance was caused in large part by the welfare > program? I'm really not sure why you think this is a valid argument > for your initial assertion. Every point you make actually contradicts > your initial assertion. > > Also, you seem to be promoting the idea that paying off a certain > percentage of the population simply so that they don't shoot the place > up. I think that's an old mob tactic? Sounds like you view welfare > as "protection money". > > -Cameron > > On 1/11/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ugh, I mistyped and there's all kinds of confusion. >> >> I meant that there was a lack of basic substanence for people after >> Katrina >> hit New Orleans. A lack of basic substanence due to the lack of means to >> leave the area led to a rampant looting and crime. My example was meant >> to >> convey that a lack of welfare for people would lead to the same thing in >> the >> US. People who are hungry will kill others for the ability to eat. >> Hence a >> welfare system's purpose is not only there to provide food to the needy, >> it's necessary to help keep people from killing each other for the >> necessities of life. It's the basics of poverty, Mazlo's Hierarchy of >> Needs. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191682 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
