A question for Apolyton's righties

[SlowwHand]

Oh yeah. As opposed to Bush bashers.

[Ben Kenobi]

"Then there's also the religious right vote, which is also largely out of self-interest."


Please clarify Boris. Are you saying that they act in their individual interests or in the interest of their church, or for some other reason?

[Arrian]

Cavebear,

Wouldn't "equality" be more appropriate than "happiness" for a communist society? Happiness is such a personal thing... Che would be happy under such a society, and Floyd would be miserable (assuming they really do want the things they advocate).

-Arrian

[Traianvs]

You make the assumption that I give a rat's ass what you think about me.
Let me clear up your misconception. I don't care at all.
I've had worse on my eyeball, and been called much worse by much better people than you.
What's clear is you don't have the foggiest notion of me, my personal situation, or my views.
If you did, you wouldn't make such dumbass observations.

No, as a matter of fact, I've read enough posts of yours to see that you do it all the time...

Just like now, saying you don't give a rats ass about me, yeah well, what do i care that you've been insulted by better ppl than me... (something anybody could say, just like I'm telling you you're not discussing with arguments, you're always dissing on ppl)

And just like everytime, you're trying to avoid what i'm trying to ask you... just because you're for Martin Luther King doesn't mean you're moderate


Well, i'm not going to try to reason with you anymore then, no problem

[cavebear]

Originally posted by Arrian
Cavebear,

Wouldn't "equality" be more appropriate than "happiness" for a communist society? Happiness is such a personal thing... Che would be happy under such a society, and Floyd would be miserable (assuming they really do want the things they advocate).

-Arrian

"Equality" sounds like a good choice. I can imagine 2 people being equal in truly horrid conditions, but I'll take the positive meaning of equal in some reasonably acceptable life.

Thank you!

[SlowwHand]

Trajanus, I'm still waiting on an example. Even a question.
Your flames don't matter much.
Go back to CivFanatics and do something useful, like getting Tribes up and running, finally.

[Capt Dizle]

Only free market capitalism can generate the kind of wealth that has the potential to provide for all of the population but the poor have no bargining power so we end up with wealth being concentrated in 10% or less of the population in America.

[Japher]

Only free market capitalism can generate the kind of wealth that has the potential to provide for all of the population but the poor have no bargining power so we end up with wealth being concentrated in 10% or less of the population in America.

Good point. Yet what does wealth have to do with providing for all of the population.

What I would really like to see is some sort of study between countries with free market capitalism and those without comparing necessities and level or quality of life on average over the populace.

I remember reading somewhere that the quality of life in the US has increased drastically over the past 40 years when compared to other countries. Something that showed the average net worth of someone considered to be in "poverity" and what it was they owned, ate, etc.

[Lancer]

Since A is going to end up a Stalinist or Maoist ****hole and B isn't worth considering, I'll choose C.