4th of July musings...

Jul 04, 2006 23:54

What Would the Founding Fathers Do?

"The real American question of our times is how our country in a little over 200 years sank from the great hope to the most backward democracy in the West. The U.S. offers the worst healthcare program, one of the worst public school systems and the worst benefits for workers. The margin between rich and poor has ( Read more... )

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purplehobbit July 7 2006, 04:14:10 UTC
The myth that our founding fathers created a novel version of government is laughable. Republics have been a tried and true form of goverment from ancient Greece to the city states of the Italian renaissance.

On a similar note, thanks for imparting a love of beans and Spanish rice for breakfast. ~pats his tummy~

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somnambulator July 10 2006, 05:08:29 UTC
so ne.
as in, that's quite true. Seems like they fall just as easily into imperialism or fascism as any other system.

and damn you for having such convenient access to beans and other Mexican goodness...

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