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that works for me.
but China still isn't a republic. |
I'd like to go back to the dark ages? If by that you mean to return to an earlier time in American history before many of the rights of American citizens had been stripped away by an all-consuming federal government, yes. To go back to a time before the government overstepped its bounds with an unconstitutional confiscatory tax policy, yes. To go back to a time when common men still feared and were suspicious of a powerful centralized government rather than counting it as their societal savior and longing to suckle its teat, yes. And to go back to a time when so few funds were controlled by the federal government and so plain were its duties that there were no favors for friends, companies, or wealthy individuals to buy or coerce, yes.
I also long for those dark times when men considered it an honor and a duty to serve their fellow men and their hard-won country as elder statesmen, and not as beggars seeking bribes (contributions) or as little kings lusting for power. I long for a time when the Senators and Congressmen were not paid as they were only to gather on rare occasion when it was very necessary. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
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that works for me.
but China still isn't a republic. One thing I think they have embraced in China is western capitalism. They seem to have embraced it with even less scruples than we have. Bob |
the socialist party has full control over everything, you cant do crap without their approval.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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I'd like to go back to the dark ages? If by that you mean to return to an earlier time in American history before many of the rights of American citizens had been stripped away by an all-consuming federal government, yes. To go back to a time before the government overstepped its bounds with an unconstitutional confiscatory tax policy, yes. To go back to a time when common men still feared and were suspicious of a powerful centralized government rather than counting it as their societal savior and longing to suckle its teat, yes. And to go back to a time when so few funds were controlled by the federal government and so plain were its duties that there were no favors for friends, companies, or wealthy individuals to buy or coerce, yes.
I also long for those dark times when men considered it an honor and a duty to serve their fellow men and their hard-won country as elder statesmen, and not as beggars seeking bribes (contributions) or as little kings lusting for power. I long for a time when the Senators and Congressmen were not paid as they were only to gather on rare occasion when it was very necessary. We could eliminate allot of regulation and go back to industrial revolution days with no labor laws and disregard for the environment stuff I guess. That is certainly not something I want to do. I don’t think those were better times at all. But I’m sure the oligarchs trying to buy the government would profit handsomely. Heck Sheldon Adelson is looking for a 2 billion dollar reduction in his taxes for the 100 million he is throwing at Romney. Child Labor https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...%2520labor-jpg Love Canal https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...love-canal-jpg |
Originally Posted by Braineack
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the socialist party has full control over everything, you cant do crap without their approval.
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The reason child labor existed was because families needed the additional income.
Child labor was on the way out, due to improved productivity, when gov't made it illegal. Re: the Environment. A system of Common Law (de-centralized power) is arguably better than Statute Law (a central authority) at protecting the environment. A central authority is easy to subvert - look at how all the lobbyists descend in one place, washington DC. In a system of Common Law, power would be far more de-centralized. Here is one book that makes that argument: And here's a PDF: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/facu...Law_Butler.pdf America til about the early 1800s had a system of mostly Common Law, and this was systematically dismantled and replaced with Statute Law. It was an early form of Corporatism - the pressure to move away from Common Law came from businessmen: Here's a book about how Common Law was subverted into Statute Law. Check out the description in the reviews. Interestingly the author is a Marxist: |
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Originally Posted by bbundy
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The free market always has a way: http://www.ecanadanow.com/wp-content...boo-family.jpg |
is an actual book written by an Economist that goes over a large majority of the problems democracy has, and why people vote for stupid policies.
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Originally Posted by shuiend
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Here is an actual book written by an Economist that goes over a large majority of the problems democracy has, and why people vote for stupid policies.
The alternative I see happening there is where leaders of government entities are directly appointed by Industry, boards of directors of major corporations, and or the oligarchical controllers of the majority of the capital. All while they receive an ever growing proportion of the proceeds of the nation’s GDP while contributing nothing themselves other than there ownership of it. The Citizens United case is very scary with the concepts of corporate personhood combined with the concept that money is speech in this respect. I don’t think ending the Liberal Democratic form of government that was set up in the US will have a desirable effect at all. |
Originally Posted by bbundy
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I haven’t read that book obviously but I do see serious issues with us transforming from the Liberal Democracy we are to something much less democratic.
The alternative I see happening there is where leaders of government entities are directly appointed by Industry, boards of directors of major corporations, and or the oligarchical controllers of the majority of the capital. All while they receive an ever growing proportion of the proceeds of the nation’s GDP while contributing nothing themselves other than there ownership of it. The Citizens United case is very scary with the concepts of corporate personhood combined with the concept that money is speech in this respect. I don’t think ending the Liberal Democratic form of government that was set up in the US will have a desirable effect at all. I honestly know you will disagree with a good amount of that book, but I would highly suggest picking it up and reading it. Its from an academic that teaches at a school that put out 2 Nobel Laureates in economics for public choice. So it is not just a shitty book written by someone along the lines of Anne Cunty Coulter. |
Don't hate. My book is the best.
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Oligarchies form by the force of gov't.
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Originally Posted by shuiend
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Have you ever heard of public choice theory of economics?
I honestly know you will disagree with a good amount of that book, but I would highly suggest picking it up and reading it. Its from an academic that teaches at a school that put out 2 Nobel Laureates in economics for public choice. So it is not just a shitty book written by someone along the lines of Anne Cunty Coulter. Bob |
Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
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Oligarchies form by the force of gov't.
The world got better for everybody after the age of enlightenment when Liberalism came in along with logic and reason over religion and concepts like Liberal Democracy were Developed. Bob |
Society came out of the Dark Ages due to the rise of Classical Liberalism, which is very similar to today's libertarianism. It was a revolt against the old order of class and privilege for the few.
Modern Liberalism is a hodgepodge of socialism and statism. Part of it came from Fabian Socialism and from Progressivism (which had elitist, racist roots). |
Originally Posted by Braineack
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Don't hate. My book is the best.
Originally Posted by bbundy
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Looking at the reviews he has a big problem with voters making irrational decisions on how to vote. I find this interesting because it is of my own personal conclusions that the human species has a serious problem with being drawn to irrational belief systems rather than knowlage. Religion of any variety I can think of is Irrational. Mostly a religion is just an invention of man for the purpose of manipulating societal behavior. I don’t think it is always a good thing. The Republican Party has very successfully used irrational religious beliefs to manipulate the way a good chunk of the people vote for the last several decades now. Even the democrats balked on trying to remove religion from politics.
Bob |
The trouble with republicy:
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