Definition of Democracy

[Urbane Guerrilla]

The Reagan Adminstration and the younger Bush's Administration, thank you. These do the sort of things I like us doing, and they don't mess with Americans' civil rights. The Clinton Administration failed in these and positively invited a gray cloud of corruption to hang over the White House, the senior Bush's Administration promised to continue acting like the Reagan but failed to, and the Carter Administration was simply weak.

Along with Robert Heinlein, I reckon it good to retain all options fully open in sociopolitics, even the comparatively unpleasant ones: as troubling as it is to shoot somebody, it's worse to suffer genocide at the hands of said somebody. This seems to me self-evident, but man, loud are the screechings when I voice it. There is such a thing as too much bowing to authority.

I seem to favor Administrations that are good at foreign policy -- and are assertive about it regardless of clamor sent up from foreign shores. Somehow, what we do never seems to destroy nations, despite their hollering.

Aliantha -- reading history. And I've spent a bit of time in my life surrounded by Eastern civilizations also: Japan definitely has its shit together, while Turkey is more iffy, more Third World -- but with much that gives me hope.

[queequeger]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

The Reagan Adminstration and the younger Bush's Administration, thank you.
Somehow, what we do never seems to destroy nations.

Wow! I didn't even notice that. The Bush Jr administration doesn't impede civil rights. Definitely have had some great media freedoms, right? Haven't had any problems with freedom of speech at protests or rallies. Absolutely no privacy issues. Holy crap. We don't destroy nations? We did certainly do a great job with our current endeavor. Also, Vietnam was doing well when we left, too, huh?

I give up, UG. You're just bat-shit crazy. You outcrazied all my arguments. There's no response. I might just stop bothering to respond. :

[bluecuracao]

Digest is the key word here..the man's obviously had too much curry tonight.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Along with Robert Heinlein, I reckon it good to retain all options fully open in sociopolitics, even the comparatively unpleasant ones: as troubling as it is to shoot somebody, it's worse to suffer genocide at the hands of said somebody. This seems to me self-evident, but man, loud are the screechings when I voice it. There is such a thing as too much bowing to authority.

Oh my! The fact that you would fall back on a writer of science fiction says it all. Look at your own words, "There is such a thing as too much bowing to authority." No kidding! UG, you and Heinlein have given me the best laugh I've had all day!