or in some cases, bimbo.... that's how i feel about rush fans who are dumb enough to suck his, uh, garbage up! by the way, my emotional and intellectual growth could hardly be described as arrested, and i am coming up on 40 all to soon! capitalism is good, if it's balanced.
the problem with most businesses and society, and even individuals, in general is that no one seems to understand the concept of balance any more, it's all push it this way or that as hard as you can for as long as you can. this off balance approach is in fact what leads to enron and crooked politicians and clowns like rush limburger. most small companies still have owners, and they still usually feel responsible for what their company does (or are at least held legally liable), the problem is that in big corporations, no one owns them completely, there is no "soul", there is no acceptance of any responsibility for anything except profit, and everyone tries to take credit for that, but ask them about their misdeeds and no one is willing to accept responsibility. it's not about blame, it's about responsibility, accountability, and accepting the consequences of your actions, good and bad. even if you are just one cog in the machine, you are responsible for what you do and what you facilitate (especially if your a cog at the top!). it seems terribly wrong to me that we need new laws to make ceo's responsible for what they sign. any one who signs anything should accept ownership of it's contents and all outcomes of that signature, to do otherwise is to pretend that your signature is worthless, which would be fine if those involved also stopped signing personal checks and credit card tickets, but they seem to have no problem taking responsibility for that. the fact of the matter is corruption runs very, very deep at the top end of the corporate world and in politics. companies and corporations routinely get away with things that would get a normal person thrown in jail, in fact they often get away with far more. "steal a little and they'll throw you in jail, steal allot and they'll make you king", seems to still be far too true. it's time for people to wake up and demand accountability from corporate leaders, politicians, news people, and educators, all of whom have conspired to dumb down the public so big business can continue unchallenged, and so that politicians can continue to get away with murder and stupidity while giving the public only "sound bites" and "photo ops". we must hold our business and political leaders responsible in the same way that an average citizen is held responsible for thier actions and the outcomes. those in business and politics who allow and profit from misdeeds like dealing with china are in part responsible for supporting that terrible regime, and a country which is fundamentally an enemy and a real threat, yet we send them money and buy things made by slave labor in "re-education" camps, coming soon to a town near you! ;) our goverment has made a mess of things, because they are corrupt and in the pockets of corporate america, which is not only corrupt but short sighted and often down right incompetetant. we all pay for this corruption, wether it is the loss of value in our retirement funds or terrorism which flourishes because we have infact abused people all over the world because of short sighted policies. we've allowed power vacuums to develop, and then we act surprised when they are filled by despots. it's allot cheaper to do the right thing, not take advantage of people, and help democracy and well regulated free enterprise to spread than it is to try and stop all the enemies you otherwise create and trying to clean up the mess when you fail. this is really, really getting off topic, i'm surprised the nanny hasn't chimed in yet, they should, but meanwhile i'll continue to respond to the ignorant, and those ignorant of history and cause and effect. you sow the seeds, you reep the crop, don't be surprised if it's rag weed! "R.A. Cantrell" wrote: > > on 7/24/02 2:55 PM, Philip Stortz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I'm sure this post will bring a spate > >> of response from those in their late 30's and 40's (or older) who have > >> suffered intellectual and emotional arrest in their late teens and early > >> 20's. Good. > Bingo. > -- > All the best, > R.A. 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