America Must Go it Alone

I'm not a capitalist (in the philosophical sense). I fancied myself one once, but no longer. I am a grateful deployer of capital in whatever markets are free.

Capitalism is a philosophy. Free enterprise is a privilege, a product of liberty in general and exists only because The Invisible Hand exists.

I know it seems like splitting hairs, but if you ever look into it, you might find it interesting.
 
Are we going to have another "mother of all wars"?
Hope not. War STINKS. Killing is not macho, it's gruesome and ugly and sickening to decent people, and the people that participate have to live with it for the rest of their lives. If we do go to war we'd better have a good reason. If Husseins behind the terrorist attacks in the USA and Israel, and is building chem, bio, and nuk weapons then we do have a good reason. Hope Iraq has nothing to do with it but if they do we ought to nail them.
 
Originally posted by chasinfla
I'm not a capitalist (in the philosophical sense). I fancied myself one once, but no longer. I am a grateful deployer of capital in whatever markets are free.

Capitalism is a philosophy. Free enterprise is a privilege, a product of liberty in general and exists only because The Invisible Hand exists.
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Some fine rhetoric Chas..but what's a "deployer"?
:)

BTW...find a book called The Invisible Hand....and I will tell you a story about one of the cast of characters I traded with.
 
Originally posted by rs7
I only know that I am allowed to say whatever I chose, vote for whomever I want, read anything at all, and enjoy more freedom than I could anywhere else.


Now I agree that our government is and has been run with the interests of the few far and above the interests of the many. I went to jail for resisting the Viet Nam war. They gave me a choice then to stay in jail, or go serve. We worked out a deal. I did neither. (I did, however make my visit to SE Asia, and was subjected to quite a lot of harsh living...including being shot).

But the bottom line is I think (too idealistically?) that the government is salvageable, the freedoms we enjoy are worth a price, and that I for one would rather stay and fight for what I believe America can and should be than to just abandon hope or the country itself.


RS7
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It's that freedom thing I'm very worried about at the moment, the ignominiously named "Patriot Act" and it's handing out of powers unchecked by judicial review is not what we are about, but is an inevitability if nobody stands up and fights. Government will expand it's portfolio if left unchecked, it's just a question of time and normal human behaviour, if we don't step in and remind them of certain basic facts about who's there for whom.

Power corrupts, etc,.

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=101273#post101272

And I totally agree with you, we mustn't just resign ourselves to accepting the status quo or emigrating, we have to stand up and fight for our rights and civil liberties.
 
Originally posted by TigerO

we have to stand up and fight for our rights and civil liberties.
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Now THAT'S what I like to hear...POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!Right on, right on, right on!!!
:) RS7
 
Something profitable like some sectors on NASDAQ,NYSE are ignoring war news on thier charts this week.[sign of strength ,most of day]

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''It"s always a learning experience''-Solomon Cohen -Gazelle Fund
 
Originally posted by TigerO


It's that freedom thing I'm very worried about at the moment, the ignominiously named "Patriot Act" and it's handing out of powers unchecked by judicial review is not what we are about, but is an inevitability if nobody stands up and fights. Government will expand it's portfolio if left unchecked, it's just a question of time and normal human behaviour, if we don't step in and remind them of certain basic facts about who's there for whom.
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And it's being introduced by a Republican too. Scary huh?
 
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