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Old 08-12-2009, 10:03 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mydriasis View Post
It's not about lies or anything to me. It's just if the gov't is getting more finger's on things, then the gov't is expanding and gaining more control. When the gov't has more control than the industries fail.
you know man i used to be worried about government power too. now i realize that any power grabs for selfish purposes end up shooting the grabber in the foot. the stakes are too high in this world of ours, which is much different from that of our grandparents or even our parents. it's shrinking by the day as mutually beneficial relationships which cross all borders, cultures, dogmas and ideals are recognized as the way forward and solidified. taking "power" is keeping in line with our current trajectory: straight off a cliff. this is where our competitive paradigm has lead us and continuing with it cannot possibly change the course.

our very survival is at stake, from the elites of society to the lowest of the low. sooner or later, and there are glaring signs of it already, the behavior of those who seek power will be recognized as the means which have brought this dire situation about. i have to assume that the will of these people to survive will trump their selfishness. and even if it does not, it will be they who perish while we who choose unity will thrive in a new world devoid of such reckless sentiment.
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