Posted by Orpheus at 10/08/08 05:07AM        Post ID#: #613

I can't believe what I just read in Mr. Yost's letter! I suppose him and those like him support Hugo Chavez and Castro?
It isn't [runaway] Capitalism that's destroying things, it's our straying from it that is. A big Government that is out of control and bound and determined to make this a Socialistic/Marxist nation that is taking it to the dumps.
I urge Mr Yost and those that feel as he does to perhaps leave America and move to France or another location in Europe. Maybe even Russia. There they don't have to worry about the evils of capitalism.

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Posted by francesgumm at 10/08/08 06:35AM        Post ID#: #614

Mr Yost, please don't forget the words of William Clinton who said that an attack never feed a starving child.

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Posted by Nick at 10/08/08 08:20AM        Post ID#: #618

Unfortunately, with the printed media leading the way with former newspaper owners such as Jim Flint, using their advantage to express their personal views while reporting them as "news", Mr. Yost may have a point. With the nation's cheerleaders being the leading mass-media preaching the same tripe, it will be no wonder if we are drug kicking and screaming into full-fledged socialism before the next decade is over.

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Posted by johnny99 at 10/08/08 09:31AM        Post ID#: #619

The government is "out of control", heh...look who has been in power for the last 8 years.

Orpheus...1980 called and wants their letter back. When did the Soviet Union and their communism collapse? The last I checked, France was a democracy.

I really dislike that "America: Love it or Leave it" saying. Apparently "fixing it" is not an option.

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Posted by Orpheus at 10/08/08 10:06AM        Post ID#: #620

johnny99: Yes, fixing it is an option, just not towards Socialism or communism. Again I say, "Love it or leave it".
And the soviet union did collapse, during those 80's you said wanted their letter back. Unfortunetly the government still holds power which is where we are headed like a rocket shooting downhill.

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Posted by johnny99 at 10/08/08 11:35AM        Post ID#: #621

"The government still holds power". What on earth do you mean? Russia is a federation. Russia's has a flat tax on personal income of 13%! That is hardly socialist/communist.

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Posted by johnny99 at 10/08/08 11:37AM        Post ID#: #622

Argh, on a side note, I'm with francesgumm on this one...the text entry box for comments is way to small for proofreading.

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Posted by Orpheus at 10/08/08 12:02PM        Post ID#: #623

guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one Johnny.
I will agree with you on one thing though, the side box. Would be nice to be able to proofread and correct spelling and wordings or edit entries for such.

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Posted by johnny99 at 10/08/08 12:25PM        Post ID#: #624

yeah, at least we can all agree on that! I'll email them and see if they can make it bigger.

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Posted by Orpheus at 10/08/08 01:03PM        Post ID#: #627

wow, I think that this is the most action the comment board has seen since it opened..lol.
Thanks for doing that [emailing them] by the way Johnny

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Posted by johnny99 at 10/08/08 09:28PM        Post ID#: #629

Woo hoo, all this room to stretch out!

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