Re: [asa] on the common good, and science

Interesting question, is the socialist system, which in many ways
seems to be closer to Christ(ian), than the laissez faire
alternatives? A free system however is a flawed concept since freedom
is a relative concept which can hold captive large amounts of the
population under the concept of "if they are hungry, let them eat
cake"...
Capitalism in concept as well as practice hardly seems to warrant the
title mature, certainly in its latter form it has failed miserably. A
free system needs to be equally free to all, not free to some and
"free in name only" to the majority of others.

On 1/26/07, Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
> At 05:43 PM 1/26/2007, Janice Matchett wrote:
>
> At 05:27 PM 1/26/2007, David Opderbeck wrote:
> But it can be responsible public policy to take things away from people for
> the common good.

> @ "..S*cial*st systems above all treat men as pawns to be moved about by
> the authorities, or as children to be given what the rulers decide is good
> for them, or as serfs or slaves. The rulers begin by boasting about their
> compassion, which in any case is fraudulent, but after a time they drop this
> pretense which they find unnecessary for the maintenance of power. In all
> things they act on the presumption that they know best. Therefore they and
> their systems are morally stunted. Only the free system, the much assailed
> capitalism, is morally mature."
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1352736/posts
>
> ~ Janice
>

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Received on Sat Jan 27 05:22:01 2007