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- luckyorphan0
I think I’ve summed up how someone of good intention and clear thought could be against or take issue with a lot of your principles, and still be a contributing member of society. This is the point of this thread (if there is one)—to show each other that people can share a passion for one thing (design) while still disagree vehemently about other core issues in life and the world.
I’ll never believe that communism is a good solution—clearly history has proven humans too fallible to apply the ideal correctly. Churchill said it right: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” The issue is humanity. People are fallible. They are selfish, unformed, reactionary and all manner of other negative things. But they are also graceful, generous, humble and all manner of positive things. Society should encourage the positive, and discourage the negative. I believe wealth=selfishness, and thus encourages the negative. Call that what you want, but that’s a core belief of mine, and it admittedly places me on the left side of the spectrum. I believe that wealth that is not reinvested in the society that provided it is the definition of greed.
That being said, I also believe that a murderer caught red-handed (as opposed to one sentenced based on circumstantial evidence) should be put to death.
So before you bypass my logical arguments and label me as a liberal nut job or call me any series of names as you have in the past, please follow your own advice and don’t play a game you can’t win.
Be polite, humble and open-minded. You might learn something, and help us all do the same.
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Sorry for hijacking the thread folks. I'm done.Sincerely,
luckyorphan- G'night folks.luckyorphan
- You say that wealth=selfishness... I say, fuck you asshole.MyMommies
- Another solid response. Well reasoned and executed. Golf claps for you.luckyorphan