FiremanBob wrote:Is Kreutz merely stupid or does he think that we are so stupid we can't see through his dishonesty? Let's see now...
To compare an originalist view of Constitutional America to a violent anarchy like Somalia is ridiculous. In fact, it is beneath ridiculous. It only serves to make Kreutz look bad. So if he were smart, he wouldn't have made that post. Therefore I'll go with the first choice.
If its so ridiculous why respond? Admit it; TeaParty-topia
is Somalia.
All I hear from teatards is the gubbermint is ebil, taxus are ebil, regumalations are ebil, Obamurrercare is ebil, duh homo cibbil unions is ebil, more stupid sh!t is ebil, blah blah, and I cant help but notice there is a place on Earth where none of this nanny-state malfeasance threatens its populace: Somalia!
It should be a utopia since it embodies every single one of your ideals, yet its a fckin disaster. Can it perhaps be that your ideals, like Communism fall into the "looks good on paper, doesn't work in reality" category? Methinks so. Remember, if your "originalist Constituional America" was so wonderful
it would have never been changed.
Lets look at places that embody my ideals, like a progressive tax system, strong central government, universal healthcare being the norm and markets are regulated shall we?
Germany
South Korea
The UK
Denmark
Japan
Canada
Norway
Belgium
And many more!
Well, you can pick between actually nice places to live that share my values, or the Mad Max hellhole that embodies yours.
If Somalia isn't to your liking may I suggest its sister-states in dysfunctionalism Afghanistan, Yemen, Sierra Leone, Chad, Haiti, Zimbabwe, etc.?)
None of these have any of the hallmarks of modern government...something you should totally love.