I believe in a strong and stable society with rules of law and I also believe in the freedom of people to choose their own personal beliefs and actions. I believe that everyone has the right to a religion without persecution but the society should not force one on people. I believe that the government is for the people and by the people. None of this political ruling elite that we have. If your good and want to help, you do so. If you suck, you aren't allowed into government. It exists for society, not the other way around. Everyone has a right to an education. Everyone has the right to live without fear of death or harm. Once you have proven you are a responsible adult, then there are social privileges that should be given such as voting. (yes, I feel that people without a real clue or responsibility should not be allowed to vote). Everyone should be required to do some sort of community service for a time to help society. Military, government, teaching, etc.
Bottom line is that people should be free within the confines of a stable society and government should be about the administration of the needs of society, not directing it. But there's more and this is just a mish-mash of ideas that need to be defined clearer. But to bring it back to the original thread that started this all, If a society is physically attacked by those without respect for human life, the society owes it to their citizens to defend them to the full extent of their ability. If the enemy sues for peace, allow it as long as they will not attack again. If the enemy has shown that peace is just a means for them to attack again, then destroy them. If they use human beings as shields and have no care for life, then try and not kill civilians, but kill the enemy no matter what. Only be removing the ability of the enemy to attack will society be served. And the media? Either they report the truth and back it up with fact or they are removed from the position to manipulate society. The media is about fact and opinion, not false fact and propaganda. If challenged to prove a story, such as showing the timestamps on photos to prove that the event photographed was not staged, then they should be required to. They are not above the law. Looters found despoiling the dead were summarily executed by the militia - stood against the nearest wall or pile of debris and shot without the hindrance of a trial. The same brutal justice was delivered to amateur photographers. "Word received from Galveston today indicates that Kodak fiends are being shot down like thieves. Two, it is stated, were killed yesterday while taking pictures of nude female bodies." - Dallas News, September 14, 1900. > Yay, going in for the kill I see? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 5:23 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Why this list exists >> >> >> > Dino wrote: >> > I guess that makes me a thinker rather than a left or right winger. >> > Something that the political establishment really does not like. :) >> > >> >> So you're socially liberal (as long as it doesn't impede other's >> rights it's ok), and >> fiscally conservative (small fed gov't, low taxes)? >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212611 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
