Frank and Ernest by Thaves for May 01, 2011

I think Jupiter will get the “spot” in Congress.

Too big to fail.

Clark: You’re doing Rich Grise the favor of responding to him with a reasoned argument — the favor being your assumption that he has reasons to be argued with.

He sounds like someone whom life has treated kindly enough, physically and in other ways, to be able to earn enough, by the sweat of his brow, so that he can afford to meet his own needs and depend on no one. (Or so he thinks, but that’s another discussion.) Am I right, Rich?

That would make some people humbly grateful for their good fortune, and compassionate toward others not so well off. Sadly, it leaves others with callouses where their hearts and consciences ought to be, and an attitude of: “Hey, I got mine, so screw you.”

Communism was a good idea, until the higher-ups got power hungry. Then everything went to hell in a hand basket.

Higher-ups always get power-hungry, Bdaysuit, unless they’re truly extraordinary and humble individuals…and those are rare. That’s why just and prosperous societies never let the higher-ups get too high, and out of touch with those they’re working for — in business, government, or anything else.

Hey SCATTY_423, you got it right. It’s nice to know that there are still intelligent people in the world that truly understand, WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON! PEACE Y’all

RCMinor, you also seem to have it together. Praise the thinkers.

RCMinor - just FYI - the original Christians were communists - there are New Testament verses that declare that people who join the church should sell all they have and hold their assets in common for the good of all. The original organized communes were monasteries (and they still are).

“It completely denies the worth of the individual, and puts him subordinate to the abstract concept of ‘The People.’”

And capitalism completely denies the worth of the individual, and puts him subordinate to profit.

That spot’s in the wrong place - it’s 22° south of the Jovian equator.

@runar, thanks for making a point I was about to add.

Theistic communists (monks) do better than many groups–but still need to reform and get back to original principles every 200 years or so.

I’m just worried: Jupiter is starting his campaign with a revolution? You thought elections took a long time now–he’s just added 12 years to it.

I’m no scientist but I though the main idea behind a man named Darwin’s theory was a species would improve by the weak and sick being removed from the gene pool. Sounds hard, but who told you life was easy.

Evolution does not suggest that the strongest survive, at least among humans. Consider that the most successful humans usually have small families whereas less successful humans are more likely to have larger families. Thus, their genetic material is more likely to survive in the long run.