Re: Is it the lack of Personal Responsibility????
- From: "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:35:07 -1000
"John H. Fisher" <TaxService@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1191030663.516311.26110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is it the lack of Personal Responsibility????
Is it the lack of Personal Responsibility that is forcing massive
poverty, and falling between the cracks, the fault of the individual
or the fault of government policies which are leading them into that
condition???
The odds are that if you get enough education, you will not end up in poverty.
Is the crime rate florishing due to rampant inflation and the
increasing levels of poverty this nation hasn't witnessed in
decades???
Or because the punishment is not sufficient to deter those who do commit crimes? "If" as a society we decide that anyone who commits a crime, has to serve really hard time, like living in tent cities, like that sherrif in Arizona, or working in chain gangs, or any other form of hard labor, what do you think the message would be? Maybe the messsage would be for anyone thinking of committing a crime (the price is not worth the benefit). What about the recidicism rate? Would people think twice about committing another crime, which could land them in prison, "if" they think that is not a place I ever want to be in again?
Is the murder rate flourishing due to nonchalance of an
administration
which sees no evil in going about the world, creating conflicts,
murdering thousands of humans without provocation other than that
which this administration provokes???
No, there is no connection, unless you know of a connection. But the point I think you are trying to make is one which is much more fundamental. That is, when should a country (any country) resort to the use of military force. What should be the criteria on which the use of military force is acceptable?
If the leaders of this country can go about the world, murdering
others, is it inconceivable to believe that ordinary citizens are
influenced to the point where they find justification for their own
individual plundering, piracy, and murders??? Is it the lead they
take, from their leaders, that moves them to be cozy with the idea
that if it is ok for leaders to plunder, pirate, and murder, it
ahould
be ok for them??? When our leaders have no regard for the lives,
and
property of others, how can we expect the followers to behave
differently???
No connection
Are they just following the leaders??? Are they victims of the
leaders??? Should they be championing their leaders???
No
Does Israel have too much influence over the politics of this country
and, without that influence, would we be more diplomatic in our
relations with outer countries??? How diminished would be our
nations
fall into bankruptcy, along with that of the people, if we funded
benefits rather than wars????
Countries do what they think is in their own best interest.
.
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