Re: Leftism or rightism, when developed to the extreme, becomes of each other.

From: Len McLaughlin <len_at_nospam.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:44:27 GMT

"francispoon" <fyfpoon_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:936eaee8.0408260938.58dbc9a7_at_posting.google.com...
> The social medical care system in BC of Canada has been falling into
> pieces. A simple operation takes about 6 months of waiting in line.
> Against this background, the BC government lately succumbs to the
> innovative approach of farming out operations to the private clinics.
> This is the first step in the right direction in terms of setting free
> market forces. We call the fallout in BC medical system a legacy of
> 'socialism'. However, the policy makers who did this years ago did so
> out of the noble intention of achieving social equality.
>
> On the other hand, under the 'rightist' government of Bush, the
> seniors are paying as much as US$300 for their monthly high blood
> pressure medicine. The price is so high because of the formation of
> oligopoly by the pharmacy cartel. The later has been a large fund
> contributor to the Bush campaigne. The pharmacy companies have done
> that out of 'ignoble' intention to screw the elderly for their own
> profit.
>
> In conclusion, both leftists and rightists are capable of obstructing
> market forces. While the former do so out of ignorance but _noble_
> intentions, the latter out of smart manipulation but _ignoble_
> intention.
>
>
> FP

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So Francis , the left is all about 'noble' intentions and everybody else isn't? Unfortunately this is the faulty reasoning that prevails in the 'left'. I would say that anybody who sells false presentations is far from noble. Some may consider them just stupid but I don't buy that either.....the followers, maybe, but the leaders, no. The leftist see false promises as a path to power..suck the people in with false expectations of utopia.
Those who seek power and money are equally devious either from the left or right. You cannot ignore human nature. It must be factored into any program to ensure success.
The failure of Communism or other socialist states speak for themselves. LM Received on Fri Aug 27 2004 - 05:44:27 PDT