Jul 05, 2008 02:59AM GMT
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Politics - International
How many SH's believe that we are really independent or free!!?
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Answered I Do!!
Because if I didn't then I would believe that my Brother is in Iraq defending NOTHING...and I believe he is...EVERYDAY..Risking his life..just like other soldiers to defend something that is so rare in the world...So yes..i do believe we are FREE... -
Answered Undecided
Though I would say not totally free, I would say the most free compared to other countries. What causes us to lose freedom is when we act irresponsibly. Take for instance, the right to bear arms. THat is fine and good but just five minutes ago, an idiot shot a gun up into the air. That bullet comes down somewhere. With freedom comes responsibility. If we want more freedom, we have to do our part! -
Answered Undecided
Gordon Gekko: The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you.
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My original avatar on Sodahead (which I still have up) is Carl Icahn, the real life guy that Gordon Gekko is based on. In the 1980s, he was called a corporate raider... nowadays they're called "shareholder activists."
Either way, these are the men who control the world. I don't plan to sit idly by and not be one of them!
Answered Undecided
Gordon Gekko: The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you.