> Dana wrote: > I am not sure whether you are saying that the US would have no reason > to get involved or would be justified in doing so.
I'm saying that a capitalist country doesn't operate any different than a capitalist person: they protect their stuff. First it's themselves, then it's their family, then their property, then their interests. EXAMPLE: Gel has plenty of interest in who his neighbors are. If some neighbors should move to Gel's building/street and they proceed to bring down his property values, or bring up his costs, he's going to oppose it. He may cut a deal with them, he may buy them out, or he may attempt to have the police force them out. And, if those neighbors are nuisance, he'd be justified in doing so. The core of capitalism is getting rid of the bad seeds. The same is true of America - she's going to protect her interests. If Latin America has oil which they're more than willing to sell, and a stable democracy which views the US as a customer at a minimum, then there's not going to be any problem. If, on the other hand, you've got a bad seed, or potential bad seed, then the US is going to oppose him/her/it. Gel points about others are irrelevant. Are the people across town going to care about Gel's nuisance neighbors? No. Now, someone might argue that Gel is hell bent on taking over his country because he'd like to get rid of these nuisance neighbors. They could point out how he'd gone the police, how he'd been to their house "harassing" them, and how nobody seems to care but Gel. If someone were to make that argument they'd either not understand their own capitalism, or not be a capitalist. If, on the other hand, they did understand capitalism then they'd say that Gel was just looking out for his interests. And they'd know that, in doing so, Gel was doing a public service: he was keeping his neighborhood clean and therefore keeping the property values up. So where's the line between looking out for your interests and infringing on somebody else's rights? That's what the law is for and capitalism's success is 100% dependant on the law - that's what makes the system egalitarian. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191078 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
