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To: louel who wrote (126578)	12/20/2016 1:30:06 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 217643

There is so much I disagree with in those statements that I had to sit and ponder how to answer. I would guess that is what you have in your mind, but there's a larger picture you just completely ignore. Not one single Western democracy is either a socialist country or a fascist country. They are all Democratic socialist countries shaped by the desires of the people.. And there's simply no better political system known to man. I can guarantee, you do not have a better system. If so post it. I'd like to hear it. There's a big picture that you are totally ignoring. Things like in a national diplomacy, and foreign relations and the complexities of social systems to address the needs of people. Your views are very simplistic and would not work. No country can ever do everything exactly right, by your standards, because everyone has a different idea of what is right. So there has to be compromise. Democracy is about compromise. And no country is an island. We are a global village and we need to appropriate some money to help other countries and causes besides your priorities, as other countries will help us when we need it. In a representative democracy, different representatives have different priorities and they trade. One person gets their priority and another person gets their priority. The only way to achieve what you want, is through dictatorship. Go back and look through history and see how dictatorships look to you. Too many people, and especially on the right don't really seem to like democracy and think they prefer dictatorships of some form Well, you're about to see one now with Trump. See how you like it. < I'm n NOT a socialist nor am I a facist Thankfully I was granted the intelligence to see through the false-hearted dogma pushed on both extremes of the pendulum early enough in life to walk a winding path somewhere between. Joining the people who actually produce something and create the economy every one else survives on. Kindness, compassion and help for those in need cannot be legislated. You cannot expropriate and distribute what belongs to others and still be honest.