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OT: Political IQ Test [message #70198] Fri, 05 March 2004 17:05 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
NukeIt15 is currently offline  NukeIt15
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also, communism isnt a bad idea, it jjust requires something impossible- a perfect society.


Well, that's one thing you have right...communism is not possibleon a large scale, given human nature- the transitional government has always refused to relinquish control. How did that one go? "Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others?"

It is interesting to note, however, that communism DOES work on a very small scale- if you want an example, look at the Kibbutz(spelling?) communities in Israel...those are just about as successful as communism has ever been(even though they still fall under the national government).

I would never want to live under communism- under a communist philosophy, everyone deserves the same conditions, rewards, etc, regardless of what they give back to society. If you do more work than the next guy, you should have every right to capitalize on your success. You should not be bogged down by his misfortune; if you decide to help him out that's your own business. No one should tell you that another person deserves better than you unless their poverty is a direct result of your success.

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you are not neccessarily smarter than the people on welfare ya know... in fact i bet a lot of them are actually smarter than YOU. unfortunately neither of us can prove/disprove this but it is probably the truth. any and all money you spend is your decision.


I know that isn't directed at me, but I'm just gonna cut in and answer it anyway- there are many people who are very smart and live in poor households; I know a few. There are stupid people who live in rich households; I know a few of those too. What connection is there between intelligence and one's financial situation anyway? I don't recall anyone ever taking a poll to find out if rich people were smarter- even a person who is not the brightest bulb on the tree can be willing to work hard and get rich. On the other side of the coin, there are plenty of people who are very intelligent, but just plain lazy.

There are plenty of good people on welfare, who are just there until they can secure a new job and get back on their feet again. However, there are also plenty of people who are on welfare because they do not have the motivation to work, and are essentially freeloaders clinging onto the taxpayers' wallets like leeches. A successful citizen should not have to pay the bills for someone who does not even try to pay their own- and I stress again that many people on welfare do want to change their situation, and are willing to work to change their status. But there are many, many people who get welfare for no other reason besides that they simply do not want to work.

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i am not a communist, i simply care about other people, whereas none of you republicans do.


That has to be the single most arrogant statement you've made yet. That says to me that your opinion falls under the "well I'm this and you're that so I'm superior NYEH!" category, which essentially means you've run out of arguments and are instead attacking the morality of people you have never, and probably will never meet. That's hypocritical; by making such a high-and-mighty statement about people you do not know you have proven yourself to be just as prejudiced and cold as you claim your opponents are.


"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine

Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
 
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