Actually, I've travelled all over the world, and without exception, the socialist and communist nations I've been to have a lower standard of living, the people are desperate to earn a living, they would give their own mother for the chance just to live in America. I've been all over Europe, Asia, and South America so I've got plenty to compare to.
--- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You must be joking, I have been living in USA for over 230 years. It is not a matter of a personal view, but a comparative view. > Perhaps your beliefs are caused by the fact that you have nothing else to compare to. > Anna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:56 AM > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: the truth.... > > > Yes, and sadly for you, you weren't. Perhaps this is why you have > such a hard time understanding concepts like freedom, capitalism, and > art. They are more abundant here than anywhere else. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You must be then raised in USA. > > Anna > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:39 PM > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: the truth.... > > > > > > Yes, I have been to a real opera. I've been to several and most > > aren't as entertaining as a good movie. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Perhaps to you, have ever been to a real opera? > > > Anna > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Paul > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:51 AM > > > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: the truth.... > > > > > > > > > Movies are most certainly art. They are every bit as much > > > an artform as painting, sculpture, dance, poetry, > > > and dance performance. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Movies are not art, although they give a pretense of being > an art. > > > > It is a craft. > > > > Anna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: mark robert > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:00 AM > > > > Subject: RE: [Libertarian] Re: the truth.... > > > > > > > > > > > > Giving us your personal artistic preference does little to > defend > > > > your bizarre claim that capitalism doesn't value art. Neither > > > > does giving us your bizarre opinion that America has no > culture. > > > > All these prove is your narrow taste. You deny the fact > that the > > > > capitalist West produces by far the most art and artists. You > > > > deny movies, actors, music, musicians, etc. Jacob's Ladder and > > > > Dark Side of the Moon are amongst the greatest of all artistic > > > > masterpieces. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > > > a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. > > > > > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! 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