2007-12-04 10:45:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sadly, hubris, insularity, bigotry, the endorsement of murder and torture, and unsurpassed greed are the hallmarks of a nation which purports to be a bastion of freedom, justice, human rights, and equality. Trudging through a blinding blizzard of facts which expose the United States as a ruthless empire, the purveyors of the American Myth doggedly indoctrinate their minions with a relentless argumentum ad nauseam, convincing many that the United States is a benevolent beacon of hope for humanity.
Consider that the Capitalistic economic engine of the American Empire, which benefits a thimbleful of the world's 6.5 billion people, was built through mass murder perpetrated against Native Americans and the profoundly evil enslavement of our Black brothers and sisters. Further perpetuated by the exploitation of the working class during the Gilded Age, the juggernaut American economy is now maintained by the cheap labor of illegal immigrants in the United States, the gross exploitation of workers in corporate America's offshore sweat shops, decreasing regulation of corporations, and an ongoing assault against the American working class including massive layoffs, union busting, and job off-shoring. Obviously, one cannot change the past, but one can learn from egregiously immoral behaviors, make amends, and work to change. It is evident that the Empire has no intention of mending its ways.
Despite the false dichotomy presented by the government and the mainstream media, there are choices beyond the collectivism of Communism and the unfettered greed of Capitalism. It is a moral imperative and a pragmatic necessity that the United States begin to strive for a more equitable distribution of wealth, stronger government regulation of corporations (to minimize their crimes against humanity), and socio-economic justice.
2007-12-04 10:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Who's greedy? The guy who wants to keep the money he legitimately earned, or the bureaucrat that wants to steal it at the barrel of a gun because he thinks someone else deserves it more?
The only reason socialism exists is because people like you think you're entitled to someone else's money because you're victim of this or oppressed by that.
2007-12-04 18:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by Gonzo Rationalism 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In order to accurately answer your question, it would help if we knew what your definition of "Greedy" is?
Most who ask this question equate greed with profit. Not the same thing.
2007-12-04 18:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No only the hard working people that do not want to take care of lazy people.
2007-12-04 18:52:57 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess if it's "greedy" to want to be rewarded for hard work instead of depending on the government for everything, then I, sir, am GREEDY.
2007-12-04 18:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Citicop 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Socialism hasn't worked EVER. What makes you think YOU can do anything better?
2007-12-04 18:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Greed is usually a term applied to someone that worked hard to get what he has and that is not voluntarily given to those that have not!
2007-12-04 18:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by oldmarine08 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Thats a broad overgeneralization that is highly inaccurate. Socialism has alot of flaws.
2007-12-04 18:49:30 · answer #8 · answered by Dave B 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I'm not. Lazy people love socialism.
2007-12-04 18:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by Tin Foil Fez 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
It's just that I don't think that I can afford to pay for my family and then pay for your medical insurance, food, rent, and everything else.
2007-12-04 18:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Jade 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋