"correlation != causation." I know Larry. I have a master degree in math. I have taken many statistics classes. That's why I didn't say the correlation was causal. Just that it exists.
If enough circumstantial evidence exists, we know where to start looking for the cause. The starting place may not lead to the cause. Some people call this inductive reasoning. "As for it just seems to happen under Communism/Socialism. Real cute, your making the implication that Socialism is responsible for Communist atrocities." I am not implying it. I stated it. Mass atrocities happen more often under communist/socialist regimes than any other. "If anything there have been fewer incidents with Socialism than most other political philosophies. For instance, how many Norwegian, Danish or Swedish atrocities have occurred in the past? Or for that matter how many Canadian ones? All these countries you would consider socialist." Larry, I just pointed out that the mass atrocities seem to happen under your favorite form of government more than others. Now it seems that I touched a nerve because you jumped to the conclusion that I said all socialist/communist governments. I didn't. "Now compare that to the so called Capitalist nations (e.g., Britian, Belgium - think of the Congo, United States, to name 3)." I also said that atrocities have been committed by all types of governments. Read about how Britain quelled rebellion in India. It just seems that the scale is so much larger in your Utopian governments. "As for greed and self-interest, it would seem that they want to reel it in and put it back where they think it belongs, corporate America." That's right Larry. No other country has greed. That's why the people's paradise of North Korea is such a success. Those citizens bust their asses so they can grow food to share with their neighbors. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. - Thomas Jefferson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326342 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
