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jorgelito · 08-28-2008, 04:26 AM

I disagree Roachie, I think that is an overly simplistic view. Accusing people who believe in free markets and earning their livelihood as complicit to murder is just way too extreme and overly melodramatic. I am actually offended by your accusations.

What gets in the way? People. Themselves.

I know for a fact that my conservative neo-liberal friends contribute positively to society far more than my poor deluded left wing socialist friends. We are already taxed to death and donate time, money, blood (literally), and marrow (literally) to society. What more would you ask of us? Take away capitalism? Free markets? Who's going to work then? One of my good buddies has adopted a number of children from Latin America. Rather than expect the government to come help, he flew to New Orleans to help out and donated money as well. Another good friend of mine donated his bone marrow to some little girl from the Philippines. He was out for two weeks of unpaid absence from work. Quite a bit of money. Or the family in Cambodia that was grateful for my blood donation that saved their children? Likewise my volunteer work with an orphanage in Egypt or the homeless in Hollywood. All made possible because I work hard and earn a good income thanks to the meritocratic nature of capitalism and free markets. Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do those good works. Not a single one of my liberal leftist socialist friends have done anything of the sort. All they do is sit around and complain and make up excuses. So while you bash capitalism and free markets, I disagree and suggest just the opposite. Capitalism and free markets allows me and my buddies (not the government) to distribute income and resources to those who need it. My choice. This system has allowed me and my buddies to do a lot of good. How can you denigrate what we've done?

08-28-2008, 04:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	I disagree Roachie, I think that is an overly simplistic view. Accusing people who believe in free markets and earning their livelihood as complicit to murder is just way too extreme and overly melodramatic. I am actually offended by your accusations. What gets in the way? People. Themselves. I know for a fact that my conservative neo-liberal friends contribute positively to society far more than my poor deluded left wing socialist friends. We are already taxed to death and donate time, money, blood (literally), and marrow (literally) to society. What more would you ask of us? Take away capitalism? Free markets? Who's going to work then? One of my good buddies has adopted a number of children from Latin America. Rather than expect the government to come help, he flew to New Orleans to help out and donated money as well. Another good friend of mine donated his bone marrow to some little girl from the Philippines. He was out for two weeks of unpaid absence from work. Quite a bit of money. Or the family in Cambodia that was grateful for my blood donation that saved their children? Likewise my volunteer work with an orphanage in Egypt or the homeless in Hollywood. All made possible because I work hard and earn a good income thanks to the meritocratic nature of capitalism and free markets. Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do those good works. Not a single one of my liberal leftist socialist friends have done anything of the sort. All they do is sit around and complain and make up excuses. So while you bash capitalism and free markets, I disagree and suggest just the opposite. Capitalism and free markets allows me and my buddies (not the government) to distribute income and resources to those who need it. My choice. This system has allowed me and my buddies to do a lot of good. How can you denigrate what we've done? __________________ "The race is not always to the swift, nor battle to the strong, but to the one that endures to the end." "Demand more from yourself, more than anyone else could ever ask!" - My recruiter