[extropy-chat] [Politics] Real Politick

[Bret Kulakovich]

Ok - I'll bite. Mainly because I just got off the soap box on a  
nation-state successful organism tirade.

Here's two things:

> I take it you favor enhanced military and corresponding taxation to  
> fund our status-keeping -whatever the cost-?

1. Yes. Because the alternative is insufficient for my system of  
propagation and society, which I believe are superior to those  
available. (take this in the context of my previous response of 1:22  
pm EST today before blurting out 'racist harlot' or something. tnx!)  
My daughter's future != burka :. stop Muslim expansionism.


> You know, there IS another way to retain our status, e.g. producing  
> great goods and services and having a great society.    Military  
> deterrence, once achieved, is irrelevant.  The "war on terror" is a  
> bogey, generated mostly to induce fear in our population by  
> military domination of other countries for the economic benefit of  
> a powerful few people.  Same as it ever was.

2. We can't afford to be a producer, only a consumer and inventor. We  
have seen a half dozen or more 'economies' pass through our country  
in the past 100 or so years. Agrarian, textile, manufacturing, and  
now (surprise!) service is packing its bags to not just leave the US  
citizen (which it by and large has via illegal immigrants) but also  
physically as well via outsourcing. The fact is, we're a pop-economy.  
SUVs, NASA mattresses, XBoxen.

And what's wrong with people profiting from the high price of  
gasoline? That's capitalism in a commodity market. Some invested  
well, others did not. Why the sour grapes? We are commending and  
condemning the same system, at the same time.


]3ret


On Aug 18, 2005, at 4:30 PM, Robert Lindauer wrote:

> Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
>
>> On the contrary, our status as top dog will only remain so if we act
>> effectively versus the main top dog aspirant, China, and deal with  
>> our
>> current bad case of Islamist fleas and eurosocialist ticks.
>>
>>
>
> I take it you favor enhanced military and corresponding taxation to  
> fund our status-keeping -whatever the cost-?
>
> You really should check out the PNAC, I think you'd fit in really  
> well.
>
>
> You know, there IS another way to retain our status, e.g. producing  
> great goods and services and having a great society.    Military  
> deterrence, once achieved, is irrelevant.  The "war on terror" is a  
> bogey, generated mostly to induce fear in our population by  
> military domination of other countries for the economic benefit of  
> a powerful few people.  Same as it ever was.
>
>
>> As such, the people of Taiwan are effectively 14th Amendment US
>> citizens and entitled to protection under the US Constitution.
>>
>
> Wow!
>
> Does this mean they should be paying US taxes?  Hey, maybe we can  
> call 'em up and suggest it to their government.
>
> Robbie
>
> PS - Gosh, I did it again, why do I keep reading this guy's stuff?
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