Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Somebody posted this earlier. I don't have my irony filter on yet, so apologies if this was a joke: "Apparently in the minds of these people, financial success = evil. The world business haters are at their core socialists, masquerading as "compassionate liberals" and "progressives." The success of Starbucks proves once again that the free enterprise system works, and that America works. It also proves that socialism is a failure for everyone except aspiring autocrats who are greedy for power and those who are "entitled" to the fruits of everyone else's labor while they do nothing of value." OK Allen, I don't normally pay attention to neo-con rants like this, but I have to ask - in what way exactly do you think the existence of Starbucks proves that "America works" ? To my mind the outward signs of a country "working" include a functioning healthcare system, a reliable education system and a plan to prevent the nation's poorest from falling too deeply through the cracks. We "aspiring autocrats" in Canada want to know how you think socialism is a failure. Philosophically flawed bureaucratic nightmare, perhaps. Failure, no. Please explain. Liam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢