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> We, the People! Which, in practice, means: People who are thirsty enough for power to go into politics (you have to really want power to endure that kind of
by MikeCapone 16y ago
> We, the People!
Which, in practice, means: People who are thirsty enough for power to go into politics (you have to really want power to endure that kind of life), and groups with political clout (farmers, unions, big corps, rent-seekers of all kinds, etc).
- Ardit20 16y agoYes, that might be what it means, but in all fairness, those same people decide if you go to jail for killing someone or not. There is nothing technically to prevent the legislature from legalising murder. Or torture as effectively they did during Bush years. So if they are an evil to be endured in such very fundamental matters, why not when it comes to a very serious matter too, the exploitation of people. These ideas are of course very unconventional, hence why they get downvoted so freely without any counter argument, but does anyone in this website thing seriously that the rich do not have such tight control over the government that they are at liberty to legitimise theft pure and simple. If not, then does anyone in here possibly think that any person in the rich list is so marvellously superior to any of us to deserve having the wealth of an entire country? If so, do enlighten me. I will change my opinion entirely that there is a deep flow in our society which is fundamentally unfair and affords much cruelty to many.
- whatusername 16y agoIf by superior then you mean much smarter, luckier and older -- then yes. I believe that many of them are.