A fascinating read for anyone paying any attention to the debate going on. It's sad really how real change for the better is being sidetracked by "Socialism!" and "Death Panels!"
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A fascinating read for anyone paying any attention to the debate going on. It's sad really how real change for the better is being sidetracked by "Socialism!" and "Death Panels!"
Rolling Stones
Most Americans don't even know what Socialism is. Its not evil.
Even dictatorship is not inherently evil, It's the people behind the show that tend to make it so. The really funny part is that America has been inching towards Socialism since during Vietnam and the general populace can't seem to grasp that concept.Quote:
Originally Posted by DemolitionSquid
America, land of the ignorant and the scared.
Agreed: this new Obama plan sounds great. Logically, just because America's current healthcare system sucks, any other plan is automatically preferrable, irregardless of its details. After all, who has time to read 1000 pages? I already stay at home, eat potato chips & play video games all day while you suckers pay all my bills. Now I'll get free healthcare too! ;D
Obama - Change We Can Believe In!
PS: And since when has it not been a good idea to allow other people to manage your money? Something good always comes out of that, especially when government is involved. :3
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I think we should just vote Blizzard into power.
Their mechanics are fundamentally solid and have proven to be so for the past 11 years.
Let's put that practice into a bigger picture.
Under Blizztatorship all supporters will get a license to become an official Blizzbot.
All innovators and naysayers will be boo'd for their crazy whacked out ideas that could prove to be unstable.
Blizztatorship will provide competitive incentives but the economy and system will be balanced. I think a Blizztatorship would be the best decision for the world now.
Healthcare? Under Blizztatorship there will be no problems! And you pay nothing! It will function under a system similar to (but better than) Sweden. You don't make any money, all your income goes to Blizz headquarters, and they issue a medic to your house and the only thing it will cost is the energy it takes to heal you!
Transportation? Under Blizzard we'll have vehicles that can accelerate to high speeds in less than 1 second, make 90 degree turns without decelerating, and crash into walls without the slightest scratch. Their specially patented inertia-less drives are the way of the future!
If you need to get to somewhere fast, we can always call up a dropship, they're much faster than modern transportation.
We'll ensure that any foreign threat is dealt with easily as Blizzard is a very militaristic government, but worry not, they care just as much for the citizens (Blizzbots) as they do the military. If you're a civilian you're guaranteed to be able to pilot anything (hey, if you can pilot a battlecruiser, anything less should be easy). However, there's a certain profiling test that you must take to determine whether you'll join the army or join the workers (where you will be issued a special construction vehicle).
I really don't think there's any flaw with a Blizztatorship.
Someone could explain it to me how the new healthcare will work?
This post is win only due to the creation of the word "Blizztatorship"Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandonetho
I like the concept of america. I'm less charmed by its practice and execution.
Like healthcare. wtf. Screw you, Nancy Mccaughey. I know sadly little on the subject, but was listening to a republican-oriented radio station, and a canadian caller complained that her father was passed over for a liver transplant "simply because" his advanced cirhossis was caused by excessive drinking. And that's wrong... why? He F'ed himself, so he should suffer the consequences; there are plenty of younger, smarter, less self-abusive people out there more deserving of such a transplant. Boo-frickin-hoo, lady.
And the justice system. Seriously, a drunk guy can pee on a shrubbery and be labeled a sexual predator if seen by a kid some twenty yards off, and thenceforth that individual's life is screwed to say the least. A murderer can get off easier; at least they don't have to go around the block and proclaim, "I've murdered 'X' number of people." In such cases I support jury nullification in light of excessive punishments, like this and pot possession.
And I am so pissed at people proclaiming Obama's pushing a socialist agenda. News flash, people: we are not a purely capitalist system, we incorporate socialism. That's right, buddy, you've got socialist elements in ya! "Oh no, I must purge mine self of all sin!!1" And I read Obama's transcript addressing school students. Who the FUCK thought he was pushing socialism THERE!? (btw, big news: Hong Kong goes third way -- incorporating the distributive properties of socialism with the productive capacity of capitalism, and it has a thriving economy. Mmm, maybe pure capitalism isn't the best afterall? (Granted, its economoc prosperity is due greatly to trade. Some one correct me if I'm wrong on the Third Way, please; I'm a neophyte when it comes to economics...)
Blizztatorship. NOW.
... /rant