(10-15-2010, 03:05 PM)thefool Wrote: Okey!!! I thought you wanted opinion from someone who lived in another country so I provided credentials.
Oh, you're referring to my comment about asking the people directly rather than just blindly believing what governments say. Yes, I did say that. I didn't realize your comment was in response to that. I thought you were backing up your views by the fact that you lived in another country, so that was in my mind when I responded that different people in the same country can have opposing views.
Of course your opinion is valuable! Please tell us more about your experience, if you wish. Thanks for sharing.
(10-15-2010, 03:05 PM)thefool Wrote: I can agree with that. That is what I have been saying as well.
(10-15-2010, 03:05 PM)thefool Wrote: It is a matter of degree and we have less issues in capitalistic countries.
This is where I disagree. I don't think we have fewer issues. We just have different issues.
We may have less blatant corruption, but, as I mentioned, the clandestine corruption is just as bad. Just in different ways.
(10-15-2010, 03:05 PM)thefool Wrote: The reason being the fragmentation of power. It is not concentrated power. it is by design. Founding fathers knew what they are doing. They created checks and balances between different branches of government. You supported Ron Paul so I expect you to know all about this anyways...
The system is indeed designed to have checks and balances. But that's not what happens in practice.
In fact, that was a huge part of Ron Paul's message...that our current governmnent bears very little resemblance to what our founding fathers envisioned and designed. Government has become bloated and corrupt....actually rather fascist in nature.