(11-03-2010 12:13 PM)moe24 Wrote:  

(11-03-2010 07:44 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

You should see posts from some of my more liberal facebook friends. They love to vilify capitalism and truly believe that corporations are inherently evil. They openly wish for the day the government runs every single part of their lives. It's quite pathetic really.

The question I always ask those types is what reason do we have for expecting that someone who is inherently evil while working for a corporation would somehow become inherently benign working for the government. And as a follow-on, would you rather deal with inherently evil corporations or inherently evil governments?

(11-03-2010 02:42 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(11-03-2010 12:13 PM)moe24 Wrote:  

(11-03-2010 07:44 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

You should see posts from some of my more liberal facebook friends. They love to vilify capitalism and truly believe that corporations are inherently evil. They openly wish for the day the government runs every single part of their lives. It's quite pathetic really.

The question I always ask those types is what reason do we have for expecting that someone who is inherently evil while working for a corporation would somehow become inherently benign working for the government. And as a follow-on, would you rather deal with inherently evil corporations or inherently evil governments?

Been there, done that. These people are not too strong in the logic department.