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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (21704)	5/17/1998 6:59:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

X, FT, The problem with all governmental systems is that they become politicized, especially the ones like our own whose directors become dependent on contributions to assist them in fooling the masses who actually cast votes for them. Communism and Socialism, although beautiful in their definition have very poor historical records as regards human freedom. Look at the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China or that of the former Soviet Union. One would think they were written by Jefferson. Obviously their governments paid no attention to them. Capitalism has produced the most success and allowed the most freedom (critics would say too much freedom) of all the systems. But I get an eerie feeling that we may be seeing the end of an era. The competition and profit motive have been pushed to what may become intolerable extremes. Money talks louder than anything, leaving ethics and morals behind in the dust. This environment is causing anxiety and frustration among consumers and employees alike. I love capitalism but remember the words of the first Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1549): "There was never anything by the wit of man so well devised or so sure established, which, in continuance of time hath not been corrupted." So we may ask, "Quo vadis, Capitalism?" And what to do about it? That's a tough one. Jack