1) yes, i am generalizing. 2) like gruss said, they might not collapse. Gel doesn't think they will, you don't think they will. LIke i said, more power too them, it's their gamble, not mine. I'll take capitalism. 3) calfornia is our best example of socialism......and if they were their own country, they'd of been broke years ago. Dunno what Sask. and Man. are doing so much better than Cali, but the American brand of socialism is a disaster.
> You mean the economy will collapse like the NDP run provinces in > Canada? Such as Manitoba, with nationalized electrical power and auto > insurance? BTW if you look at the electrical rates in Manitoba, its > about the lowest in North America, as are the car insurance rates. > > Or Saskatchewan, again has a socialist government and whose economy is > no where near collapse. > > More importantly the economy of both provinces have consistently > outperformed the rest of North America for the last 10 years. > > In other words you're generalizing too much. > > larry > > On 3/9/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey, more power too them! I think the US should just shrug their >> shoulders, >> cut whatever ties they feel like cutting, and let these countries reap >> the >> benefits of their "socialist paradise". >> >> In 20 or 30 years, when their economies have totally collapsed.....the >> inevitable result of socialism........i'd tell 'em to phukk off when they >> asked for help. >> >> But then, that's just me. >> >> >> > Monday 13th March 2006 >> > >> > New Statesman - Urban life >> > >> > Darcus Howe senses a power shift >> > >> > Hugo Chavez's oil largesse is shifting the balance of power in the >> > Caribbean, writes Darcus Howe >> > The name Hugo Chavez stirs great expectations in the English-speaking >> > Caribbean these days. He is, of course, the president of Venezuela. >> > >> > Relations between his country and the English-speaking Caribbean have >> > not >> > always been cordial. In 1970, when Trinidad and Tobago was consumed by >> > a >> > socialist-leaning insurrectionary movement, the activists (including >> > yours >> > truly) feared intervention from Venezuela, and the government almost >> > fell >> > when Venezuelan naval vessels appeared in Trinidad's waters. >> > >> <snip> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199441 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
