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Re: Question for the Conservatives out there
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:31:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
> > What would *you* assert the foundation of our society is?
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> A mixture of greed and fear.
I hope you don't truly believe that, because it's just plain wrong.
Society is based on extending the relationships learned early on in
the family environment (whatever that may be) to encompass people in
the neighborhood, and then beyond that into society as a whole.
Have you ever lived through a really bad storm that tears up an entire
neighborhood? I've seen streets destroyed by tornados, and whole
neighborhoods ripped up by hurricanes. After the weather clears,
everyone inevitably gathers around the worst damaged places and helps
out with the repairs. People who may have never spoken to each
other before end up working side by side to help out those in need.
That's what our society is based upon. You have to look really hard
to imagine greed and fear is the foundation. In fact, I suspect
you're looking in the wrong place. Don't make the mistake of
examining your own heart and then imagining everyone is just like you.
Don
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| (...) I was being cynical. I see too many parents working very long hours (to the detriment of their health, marriage & family) so that they may buy items they don’t need as they fear not conforming. Twenty years ago a “family day out” would be a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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