I tend to think Elroy is on to something there..
"That more money won't make dishonest people honest? Absolutely! It will simply increase the reach of their dishonesty."
not specifically a shot at Brasil though... I've mentioned before that I doubt China would ever become a democracy in the Western sense.
"Not without another revolution. And the outcomes of revolutions are very, very iffy. Only maybe 1% of the time is there improvement."
A lot more free ... but who needs the pork barelling and obviously it didn't work in Russia (which I'm sure China notices) ???
"You think?"
Interestingly in Canada the Constitution act states peace, order and good government NOT life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”
"1. Canadians often seem to knock 'good goverment' as a national goal and slogan. They seem to want something more 'inspiring', more militant. Personally, it's always seemed to me a laudable goal, hardly one to be knocked. Gov'ts will turn up the decibels when they think it's needed, believe me.
2. What's wrong with 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'?
You don't like life? You're allowed to fix that.
You don't like liberty? Leave Canada for North Korea. They'll give you all the lack of it you want.
You don't like the pursuit of happiness? Should we try to be unhappy instead?"
Up here Pursuit of Happiness is/was a band...
"Yeah. It appears they're still in pursuit and will be for quite a while."
I'm An Adult Now ~ Pursuit of Happiness
Well, I don't hate my parents
I don't get drunk just to spite them
I've got my own reasons to drink now
Think I'll call my dad up and invite him
I can sleep in 'til noon anytime I want
Though there's not many days that I do
Gotta get up and take on that world
When you're an adult it's no cliche, it's the truth
"Get used to it or get used to poverty. Your neighbors don't owe you a living. They never asked for you to enter this world."
'Cause I'm an adult now
I'm an adult now
I've got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I'm an adult now
I can't even look at young girls anymore
People will think I'm some kind of pervert
"There's a problem here? If you're a parent, you want some old man messing with your daughter? The laws about this were passed for good reasons. Basically without some years and some experience with the world, you can't begin to judge the consequences of your own actions - or somebody else's."
Adult sex is either boring or dirty
"You need a new wife or a sex therapist."
Young people they can get away with murder
"Maybe. They can also be tried as adults."
I don't write songs about girls anymore
I have to write songs about women
"Not here. Maybe where you are. Our 1st Amendment says you can."
No more boy meets girl boy loses girl
More like man tries to figure out what the hell went wrong
'Cause I'm an adult now
I'm an adult now
I've got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I'm an adult now
I can't take any more illicit drugs
"You couldn't legally as a legal child either."
I can't afford any artificial joy
I'd sure look like a fool lying dead in a ditch somewhere
With a mind full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy
"Yeah. Wouldn't you though.
'Cause I'm an adult now
I'm an adult now
I've got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I'm an adult now
Sometimes my head hurts and sometimes my stomach hurts
And I guess that it won't be long
'Til I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of people whose necks and backs are aching
Whose sight and hearing's failing who just can't seem to get it up
"You can avoid all that. Blow your brains out now. Gov'ts can't repeal human aging. Not even for Presidents or Prime Ministers."
Speaking of hearing, I can't take too much loud music
I mean I like to play it, but I sure don't like the racket
Noise, but I can't hear anything
Just guitars screaming, screaming, screaming
Some guy screaming in a leather jacket
Wooah!
'Cause I'm an adult now
I'm an adult now
I've got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I'm an adult now
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