Good, but take a fancy underwear to be ready to undress at the border. <;- Also, if you think that you will find America anywhere in America, you could be dissapointed. Anna ----- Original Message ----- From: Deus Ex Machina To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [Libertarian] Re: the truth....
spot on. this is why I am planning on moving to the US. Vic Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The U.S. most certainly has culture. It is a culture of excellence. > It is a culture of diversity. It is a culture of creativity. It is > historically a culture of freedom and despite the efforts of some is > still vastly more free than any other industrialized nation on earth. > > Where do you think Rock & Roll was invented? Where was the assembly > line created? What nation has the best films? (and don't even try to > claim it's anywhere in Europe or India because you'll be laughed at) > Where was Jazz created? > > Virtually every great invention in the last 150 years has come from > America. We also have some of the best artists in music, film, stage, > painting, poetry, etc. > > America has a culture that embraces the best in all things and makes > it our own. The very best Mexicans, Black, Irish, Italians, Russians, > Chinese, Indian, Persian, etc. people aren't in Mexico, Africa, > Ireland, Italy, Russia, China, India, Iran, or anywhere else. They > are right here in America. They got tired of their situation and > instead of whining about it, they came here to work and build > something better. > > The most productive, intelligent, hard-working, dedicated, and > talented people on earth come to America for a chance to make it on > thier own talents. Many would run through a hail of bullets merely > for the chance to vote and to live under capitalism. These people are > usually the ones in communist or socialist nations. > > Because people are rewarded under capitalism, the best artists, > doctors, lawyers, engineers, writers, scientists, and others come here > where their dedication and hard work will pay off. Every member of > the Bolshoi Ballet would have given up everything they had for the > chance to be a regular dancer on Broadway. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Under communism, art flourished. For example, neither Bolshoi Ballet > nor Kirow could ever achieve the artistic excellence they had when > they were not "free". What killed art, was capitalism, or rather a > change of goals, from a spiritual/artistic, to PROFITS FIRST. > > Do you think USA has culture? > > Please note, that culture is a foundation of every enlightened > society. > > Anna > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: mark robert > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:42 AM > > Subject: RE: [Libertarian] Re: the truth.... > > > > > > Anna, > > > > > > > > A gold-based economy is yet another topic. For purposes of this > > discussion, money is a scorecard for the amount of goods/services > > produced. In that sense, capitalism "values" art; artists are > > some of the richest people. Are you also trying to say that this > > system doesn't value the spiritual? Wrong again. Capitalism > > values anything that people value - the more free the market, the > > less the difference. If you disagree, please point to > > non-capitalist places that have bigger churches or more people > > with more time and money to pursue all sorts of traditional and > > non-traditional "spiritual" goals. > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > This would be only correct if money was backed by the real goods. > > > > Otherwise money is as good as the paper it is written one. > > This is actually the situation that USA is now in. > > > > What about other values? 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