In a message dated 3/6/01 9:28:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, davidcole@tk7.net
writes:
<< But let's face it, we live in a capitalistic society where demand is often
created by marketing types. (Like myself!) Trying to explain why this is
good
or bad is a moot point. If it is legal and there is money to be made at it,
people in the US will do it until it is illegal. (And perhaps after it is
illegal if it is lucrative enough - ex drugs) The alternative to
capitalism
is something like socialism, and that hasn't been too successful. As a
member
of a capitalistic/democratic society, people just can't hoist their will upon
one another and still maintain a "free" society. If they do, then it is no
longer a free society. >>
Sheesh...I thought that I had pretty much heard all the flag waving BS that I
could stand for one lifetime. This here U S of A has given us, among others,
The War of 1812, WW I, Spanish American War, WW II, Korean "War", Vietnam
"War", Gulf War, Bosnian Fiasco (just ask Hackworth), double digit inflation,
double digit unemployment, Slavery, Waco, Kent State, out of control drug
importation, police corruption up the wazoo, etc, etc, etc. Spare me the
Patriotism, and let's talk about trucks, not phantoms. Capt. A P Bloom, (ret)
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