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Old 12-13-2003, 03:14 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally posted by taliendo
sorry folks, I guess it was my fault, but my point wasn't about corporations at all. It wasn't even about capitalism. . .

I understand how capitalism works; I'm happy for it. At the time that I wrote that little rant I was pissed at Bush jr, for taking our troops to war over what I feel was over-inflated ego and absurd reasoning (in other words, bullshit.) As I stated earlier, the use of talking about Walmart, blockbuster, etc in the first place was simply used to illustrate that Bush is running our country like a corporation (not saying anything against the corporations themselves.) It was a weak metaphor to begin with, and obviously I did a poor job at conveying my original point.

Thanks. . .
I'm still not sure what you're getting at- Are you upset because Bush has lost sight of the people and seeking out the allmighty dollar? Or are you saying he is like a president of a company with 51% of the shares and so runs the U.S. like a dictator? What is your base philosophy towards government? Do you want a night watchman state or some all-inclusive socialist system where you can't tell where the government ends and the public begins?

Of course these are extremes, but I'm having trouble identifying your stance on the issue that you have presented. Could you clear it up in any manner?
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