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To: GST who wrote (212221)7/24/2009 10:30:54 AM
From: Skeeter BugRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
>>Your defense of rabid anti-government ideology leaves me unimpressed.<<

which is meaningless unless you can refute the points i made.

for example, who could i have voted for (which a chance to win) that would not have bailed out the banks to the tune of trillions of dollars at tax payer expense.

who? if nobody, THEN WE DIDN'T HAVE A VIABLE CHOICE.

>>Our government surely is not what it should be -- and it is up to us to shed light on its flaws and conduct ourselves as responsible citizens.<<

i thought that is what i did. ;-)

>>If the government is not what it should be, blame it on me, and blame it on you.<<

you have to blame it on all of society. it makes no sense to blame it on one person. you have to know more about the person and if they support the something for nothing philosophy or not. i don't and i live my life that way.

btw, i did blame it on society's greed. we want to be lied to.

now, since you are so empowered, go convince people not to be selfish. i expect to see dramatic improvement by 5:00 PM next friday, alright?

>>For we are the ones who need to stand up and say something about it -- and pretending that it is all about the evils of government does nothing but abdicate your role in making it work.<<

i didn't. i thought i was clear that our greed bad pedigree is what puts these sociopathic liars in office in the first place.

apparently, you didn't even read my post. go back and read it...

start with "the fundamental problem is..."