Ohh, I'm one of those people. I want government OUT of my life. The only place government has a right to interfere with my life is where my actions impact others directly. But businesses do NOTHING but impact others directly.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM, OrionWorks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From Remi Cornwall: > >> I'm not convinced about the need for more government. >> >> It attracts the Machiavellian type who don't deal in facts and distort truth >> (such as blaming the credit crunch on the free market when the demos vetoed >> reform). >> >> It attracts unproductive hangers-on to big public projects. >> >> It has allowed the massive build up of a stifling science establishment. >> >> I just find it like a 16th century scientist supporting the church or a >> monarchy. It's the opposite of progress to me. Just looking at the character >> of the people on the left it is the-lesser-of-two-evils to favour the right. >> The American constitution was forged in the light of the Enlightenment. > > Meanwhile, I suspect there are quite a few in this country who are > becoming less and less convinced about the need for less government > regulation in their lives and well-being. But alas, I suspect makes me > sound like I'm a closet communist or perhaps something else just as > evil. > > Of course, there is no perfect political system. Capitalism has it > faults. So does communism, socialism, etc... We throw the dice and > play it out. That's all we can do. > > A side comment: > > There seems to be this philosophy certain Americans adhere to, one > that glorifies the concept of self-reliance and independence. To > paraphrase, "We don't want no guvment messing around with our god > given right to do what we want to do." This notion seems to be a tad > more prevalent in small town communities and rural settings. I find it > curious that these notions of independence, a desire for > non-government influence do not seem to be as idealized in larger > communities and urban settings where its citizens learned a sobering > fact that if they were going to get anything accomplished they had to > agree to abide to a workable system, a set of rules (Do's and Dont's) > in order to achieve common goals - or else fail together. > > There's only so much rural land and small town communities left in > America where one can live the "good life", where one can fulfill > dreams of indulging in one's god given right to do what one wants to > do, where there is no evil government interference telling them what > they can and can not do. > > A more subtle point I'm trying to suggest here is that a real lasting > sense of "independence" is more a state of mind, as compared to > believing it can only be achieved through non-governmental > interference. It seems to me that seeking the goal of less government > intervention in our lives may ultimately be looking in the wrong place > as one understandably seeks "independence". But then, aren't we all > seeking it in way way or other. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
