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| Ronin:
I'm read on the New Deal. Is socialism a necessary evil? The ends justified the means. |
| Duckmeister:
--- Quote from: Gen. Nick on May 11, 2009, 06:39:03 PM ---My bad, wrong word there. --- End quote --- S'alright, I get kinda fired up in most political discussions, so I should probably back off. It's nice to have a good discussion on the internet every once in a while. --- Quote from: Ronin on May 11, 2009, 06:41:22 PM ---I'm read on the New Deal. Is socialism a necessary evil? The ends justified the means. --- End quote --- I applaud you for actually admitting your philosophies in a political discussion. Most people I argue with believe that the ends justify the means, but are scared to say it. I don't think socialism is a necessary evil because I believe that there is a third choice when it comes to government of the people. A lot of people see that it secular worldviews, it comes down to totalitarian government or anarchy. I think that a republican when untainted by secularism can succeed as a good for the people, and not just a "necessary evil". And in reality, FDR's ends sucked, didn't provide the result he (and Keynes) promised, and actually made the recession worse and dragged it out for longer than if he had just let capitalism work itself out. |
| Ronin:
You support Laissez-faire? Sheesh, now I feel sorry for you. |
| FlyGuy45:
Lassiez-faire is anything but fair. |
| Duckmeister:
--- Quote from: Ronin on May 11, 2009, 06:51:47 PM ---You support Laissez-faire? Sheesh, now I feel sorry for you. --- End quote --- What is wrong with Laissez-faire? Capitalism is meant to work a certain way, and messing with it isn't going to do you any good. Yes, moderate regulation is necessary, but there's certainly a line. Do you think it's wrong because the rich get richer? In any form of economic policy, the rich are necessary in order to keep the money flowing. In fact, poverty rates would go down if the people did not have a hatred of the rich, and did not vote for anti-rich tax policies, etc. |
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