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mvscal wrote:I couldn't help but notice a paucity of solutions in his editorial.

Then again, it's always easier to sit around on your lazy ass and complain than it is to actually do something about it.

His solution is to blow up the government, don't rebuild it, withdraw back into a shell of 18th Century isolationism and live in a utopia of pure capitalism. It's about as logical as Marxist theory.

mvscal wrote:I couldn't help but notice a paucity of solutions in his editorial.

I saw many. The prevailing wisdom was "enforce the Constitution." Along with "make people responsible for themselves."

Then again, it's always easier to sit around on your lazy ass and complain than it is to actually do something about it.

Mr Browne is a little too busy pushing up daisies to either sit on his lazy ass or do anything about it.

BSmack wrote: It's about as logical as Marxist theory.

Socialist states exist, dunderhead.

They aren't a figment of some wig and pantaloon wearing think-tankers imagination. Bit of a difference, yeah?

Dr_Phibes wrote:Socialist states exist, dunderhead.

Where? Surely not in Cuba, Venezuela or North Korea. If Marx came back to life he'd puke over what was done in his name.

mvscal wrote: Nice sentiments, though.

That's kind of where I'm at, but I won't let that stop me from bitching at the sheeple from the mountaintops.

Socialism is a system of economics - that's it, that's all. Those countries employ that model, they are socialist. They also exist under the dictatorship of the proletariat, which he accurately described.

And nothing is done in Marx's name - Marxism is a tool you employ to study history, it doesn't advocate anything.

BSmack wrote:
His solution is to blow up the government, don't rebuild it, withdraw back into a shell of 18th Century isolationism and live in a utopia of pure capitalism. It's about as logical as Marxist theory.

*** You had me at "blow up" ***