http://www.fabricegrinda.com/political-economy/an-optimist%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-party-system-in-the-us-works/ Mon, 21 May 2012 21:33:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/political-economy/an-optimist%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-party-system-in-the-us-works/comment-page-1/#comment-4911 Fred Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:55:48 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=296#comment-4911 I can question all of the above in regards how effective or how desirable ( depending on the point in question ). Government to me appears to only be a source of oppression. How can it be anything else? Speaking in terms of the 3rd law of thermodynamics they can only create more damage when they divert cash flows in the economy to their whims. If people really want something they pay for it directly and buy it. Sure if you are from Norway and do not really believe in democracy and believe in coercion fine I guess its right up your alley. For me I want to live in a cooperative society where coercion is not part of the equation. And universal healthcare....don't get me started....costs will only go up even more. It will be an excuse to divert ( confiscate ) even more of our incomes. I don't want to live in a bland socialist wonderland. Give me danger. Give me risk. Give me failure and death in preference to this yoke of socialism you refer to. Can't we leave these socialist leanings to Europe where they belong? Can't we have even only 1 country in the world that is truely and rampantly capitilist ? Must we all be the same? Its saddening to see how we in the USA who had the legacy of throwing off the oppression of royalty invite it back in a different form. Socialism is just a way of having a ruling clique. It always assumes that some small group can exercise greater wisdom. But this is impossible and hopelessly egotistical on the part of the socialists. But then what is socialism but capitalism with a twist of authoritarianism? YUK. I'm older than you Grinda but you are definitely very very very square. But I guess you are French so you have an excuse. I can question all of the above in regards how effective or how desirable ( depending on the point in question ). Government to me appears to only be a source of oppression. How can it be anything else? Speaking in terms of the 3rd law of thermodynamics they can only create more damage when they divert cash flows in the economy to their whims. If people really want something they pay for it directly and buy it. Sure if you are from Norway and do not really believe in democracy and believe in coercion fine I guess its right up your alley. For me I want to live in a cooperative society where coercion is not part of the equation. And universal healthcare….don’t get me started….costs will only go up even more. It will be an excuse to divert ( confiscate ) even more of our incomes. I don’t want to live in a bland socialist wonderland. Give me danger. Give me risk. Give me failure and death in preference to this yoke of socialism you refer to. Can’t we leave these socialist leanings to Europe where they belong? Can’t we have even only 1 country in the world that is truely and rampantly capitilist ? Must we all be the same? Its saddening to see how we in the USA who had the legacy of throwing off the oppression of royalty invite it back in a different form. Socialism is just a way of having a ruling clique. It always assumes that some small group can exercise greater wisdom. But this is impossible and hopelessly egotistical on the part of the socialists. But then what is socialism but capitalism with a twist of authoritarianism? YUK. I’m older than you Grinda but you are definitely very very very square. But I guess you are French so you have an excuse.

]]> http://www.fabricegrinda.com/political-economy/an-optimist%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-party-system-in-the-us-works/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 Fabrice Grinda Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:10:02 +0000 http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=296#comment-4910 I was actually considering writing that the early indications are that the new topics are “universal healthcare” for the Democrats and “win the war on terror” for the Republicans, but those are only 2 issues. Not to mention that more and more Republicans also want health care reform. My instinct is that the same thing will happen – 10-20 years down the line both will have been done and be universally accepted. I was actually considering writing that the early indications are that the new topics are “universal healthcare” for the Democrats and “win the war on terror” for the Republicans, but those are only 2 issues. Not to mention that more and more Republicans also want health care reform. My instinct is that the same thing will happen – 10-20 years down the line both will have been done and be universally accepted.

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