On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 07:46:21PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 07:04:13PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > > > > > >>If we do go socialistic this nation will have abandoned what made it > >>great. I hope you do notice that the further we move toward socialism > >>the more our country has declined in both moral fiber and in respect by > >>the rest of the world. We became great because anyone had a chance to > >>work and make it on their own, not by promising everyone that the state > >>would run every aspect of their lives. In fact, immigrants came here > >>because they state didn't interfere with their lives. > >> > > > >Being rom the rest of the world, I have been losing respect for the > >United States because it fails to ensure a minimum standard of living > >for its people, and sends out armies to interfere in how the rest of the > >world runs its lives. > > > >-- hendrik > > > > > > > > What does your personal internal paradigm have to do with how we > Americans think our government should act, and what we perceive to be > the best form of government for ourselves?
Nothing. You're the one who brought up what "the rest of the world" thinks. I'm part of the rest of the world. > That's about as irrelevant > as me telling you how Sweden should be run. > > Should I be telling everyone on this mailing list that I think Sweden's > form of government is ludicrous and that I long ago lost respect for it, > and its people, because it basically takes 75% of its citizens earnings > as taxes and has created a citizenry that dependent on their government > and sucks off the government's teat rather than being responsible for > themselves? You can if you want, but I don't see a point. Sweden's population seems think Sweden is functioning quite well. That's what matters to them.. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]