A ten minute video that puts some reality to the liberal thought of...... if you take money from the rich we can some how climb out of debt in this country.
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Very interesting. I watched the whole video, all 10 minutes of it (9:05 minutes), and it was informative.
I had heard a sound bite from Michael Moore on this subject of how the wealth of the rich is a national asset, not a private possession of the wealthy. This is the spookiest of all. Generally, the moral character of our masses is not very high. How much does it take for a husband to break his wedding vows and have an extra-marital affair these days? What does it take someone to default on their debt obligations? How rigorous and disciplined is the thought process of our masses today? Consider these things, and then ask yourself how far of a step it is from Michael Moore's statement and Prudhonne's statement that all property is theft? If all property is theft, then those with property do not have any true rights to their property. And hey, what the hell, I'm kind of in a tight spot for money, so let's just take that and make it the "nation's" property and divy it up amongst those of us who need it?! It is not a big step. Throw into this analysis the prevalance of the argument that we hear -- we hear it by people in this forum -- that people's lack of financial resources is someone else's fault -- the corporations' fault, the government's fault (for selling us out to globalization), anything but their own fault. Screw that. It is your own fault. I know lots of people who rose up from obscure beginnings and did quite well. Mostly they got there by doing what we have been told by our parents, our teachers, our religious leaders -- work hard, get a good education, be thrifty.
And yet it still towers over the moral character of the rich and powerful.
Really? I guess you have never had the pleasure of hanging out with folks who are truly rich. I have found most of them to be some of the most gracious and courteous people I've met.
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Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
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And yet it still towers over the moral character of the rich and powerful.
Hmmmm you talk about moral character but of all the great people in all the world and throughout time you chose to quote charlie sheen in your sig, too funny.
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And yet it still towers over the moral character of the rich and powerful.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, I've seen some of your moral post.
The rich have also worked very hard to get rich, not depended on a union to put money in their pockets.
Where would this country be without the rich? One thing for sure, you wouldn't be on a computer, you'd be out trying to get water out of the river to drink. I'm sure you don't know a soul personally that makes over a million dollars a year.
Two of my best friends, own their own jets, employ thousands of people, pay more in taxes in one year than you will your whole life, they are Christians that give millions a dollars to various charities and prison ministries. One of them gives van fully equipped for wheelchair accessibility for children a month and their giving goes on and on!
You sure need to eat a lot of beans my friend so that you can fart real hard and get your head out of you back side!
You are part of the problem, this country is full of Maroooons like you.
Micael Moore is an idiot. How much of his wealth belongs to others? I guess his property is up for grabs. I guess I will stop by his house and just take what I like. If he objects, I will tell him, "the wealth of the rich is a national asset, not a private possession of the wealthy". What's his is ours........right?
And yet it still towers over the moral character of the rich and powerful.
Notwithstanding . . . it is spooky that liberals are publically advocating communism. Now let me walk you through this slowly, HockeyDad. Since you have a Masters Degree -- and better yet, from a University in the North which is better than Universities in the South -- this shouldn't be too difficult to follow. Communism is based on pooling all assets and distributing these assets to everyone. One simple statement of the ideal of Communism is "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need." Michael Moore's statement is advocating Communism.
Now it isn't against the law to advocate Communism. It is not necessarily against the constitution to try to initiate Communism -- perhaps there may be need of some constitutional amendments to get there. But it is arguably against the principles under which our nation was founded (something about inalienable rights among which are liberty and pursuit of happiness [not an exhaustive list, not even if 'life' is included]). My point is that every time someone accuses a politician of being a socialist or a communist they try to get that yoke off their back as soon as possible. Why? Because as a nation we do not subscribe to either Socialism or Communism. I'm just calling a spade a spade. When Michael Moore says the personal wealth of private individuals is a nationall asset, he is advocating Communism. I abhor that. The mass majority of Americans abhor that. Again, as evidence, I point to the protean writhing and Houdini-like maneouvers any politician immediately engages upon when someone attaches these labels to them.
What the left wants to do -- Michael Moore and Barack Obama among them -- is to insidiously introduce Socialism or Communism without any public debate or assent to these forms. I don't like it. And I don't have my eyes closed to this phenomenon.
Really? I guess you have never had the pleasure of hanging out with folks who are truly rich. I have found most of them to be some of the most gracious and courteous people I've met.
im right there with you, in my line of work i come across all types, and to a man, the wealthiest people i know are usually the nicest, most thoughtful people out there and they all busted their butt to get where they are.
"rich" has become a bad word, you spit it out about somebody like youd call them "drunk" or "racist". What makes this country great is you have the chance to become everything you want to be, and thats what most rich people did. In my experience a lot of the "noble" poor are actually just too lazy to work, and they want a piece of everybody elses pie, whether its from the govenrment or the rich or whoever.
theres nothing wrong with being rich, just like theres nothing wrong with being poor....each his own
Wow, didn't know we were greeted everyday by someone who was personal friends with Bill Gates. Oh my, I'm humbled now. So tell me, when you were sleeping with bill, where exactly did he try and put that kitten in you?
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John Adams “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
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Eat the Rich.
