On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 09:18:06AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > It depends on the country it's practiced whether this is a bad thing. The > US would be highly compatible as all power of the government flows from the > citizen to the government, not the other way around. Democratic socialism > compliments democracy and maintains the citizen's control. This isn't your > grandfather's Soviet socialism. > Umm, how does democratic socialism maintain the citizen's control when the government *heavily* taxes the citizens and then decides how best to spend the money. I would hardly call that citizens maintaining control. That is more like them turning control over to the government.
> That's patently false. Socialism is an economic model, not a political one. > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Socialism&oldid=112927557 First sentence: "Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control." You want to revise your statement? > > The government was created by the people, for the people. If you don't like > it, it's because you aren't active in getting your voice out. Take > advantage of your jurisdiction's sunshine laws and go to the capital unless > you want people like me to be your voice. > Except that "by the people, for the people" does not ever translate to "cede control". Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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