Dude, you have three posts and ZERO evidence that you grow. I once again ask that we all use whatever brain cells we have and discuss politics and economics.
You are way off base equating ANYTHING done by the US Government (POST 1913 federal reserve act and founding the IRS) as pro freedom or pro capitalism.
Spasticgramps pointed out that the USA is a fascist nation and not a free nation of capitalist actors.
I agree with him and not you. And I grow my own so my brain cells are being effected WAY more than you know.
Ignorance is in the mind of the beholder perhaps we both could use some education. I didn't say your brain was devoid of living cells I just disagree where you place blame.
You blame CAPITALISM but that economic system does not sanction the abuses you sight. You are making good arguments about the evil of concentrated power, but then you fall of the reservation and place the blame at capitalistic economic systems, when in fact the blame falls on the LOOTERS, MOOCHERS, and NON-PRODUCERS.
We seem to have the same opinion of the government, I just don't share or agree with your hate of capitalism.
So now you tell me mr. insulting mouth, since we agree that this should be free and unregulated like any blade of grass, how is it that I am supporting the system of imprisonment?
You are just too diluted by propaganda if you continue to argue that the fall of the USA is related to UNFETTERED CAPITALISM. The evils you complain of occurred long after CAPITALISM died in the USA.
So your argument is that an evil economic system CAPITALISM has ruined the USA; however I postulate that the USA left CAPITALISM about 100 years ago. Your argument is like the NAZIs blaming the jews for the downfall of the Bavarian Empire, or a plantation owner blaming slave labor for his own economic problems. You see the slaves and the jews and the capitalists aren't running around killing economies, it is the NON-PRODUCING entitled class. That class is filled with the elite entitled class (maybe like you) who are the leaders and authorities; and the non-producing mooching class. Then the ruling class of LOOTERS froth up the MOOCHERS to hate on and steal from the PRODUCERS.
Blaming PRODUCERS is the party line of the collectivists. Those evil PRODUCERS are capitalists and the evil capitalists are easy targets for the NON-PRODUCING classes.
So there you go I'm a producer and you are espousing a philosophy whereby the MOOCHERS and LOOTERS are free to steal from me and feel ENTITLED to do so.
Why don't you chew on the fact that I want nothing from you and feel you should be 100% free to do as you will with your life; wouldn't it be nice if you offered the same level of freedom to the rest of us.
bullshit
Gramps blames the corporations and I also said it was corporate influence that caused an imbalance in the integrity of our government.
The difference is I don't put all the blame on corporate american because it took voting Americans to buy into corporate america's lies, to get 2nd and 3rd mortgages and to be dumb and greedy enough to think you could get rich over night by simply investing money.
Our citizenship was not diligent enough to make sure government was doing its job.
WHY? because were fucking lazy and don't want the stress of responsibility, especially when times were good and people were making money.
But lets look at the logic, I am arguing a corrupt government only makes for worse oversight and regardless of how i achieved that understanding, its the same fucking argument.
If you understood the bureaucracy of state budgets, the influence on the job force and how decisions are made based on the party in office (republican or democratic) we could have a more apples to apples conversation or argument. The biggest difference is I know that I rightly put the responsibility on the voting public and not the government or bodies with large capital resources to influence it (corporations).
So in the end what will fix anything anyway? labeling who does wrong, or figuring out what has to be done to make it right?
Is this yet another stoner thread crying about the overwhelming power of the government (aka we are powerless) and how your not sheep cause you do what you want anyway(aka i'm only powerful when i am an anarchist)?
In truth that is the conspiracy that the stoner community chases like its the dragon, the apathy that made California a runaway train in the first place.
California stoners were desperate for a cheap and easy out to legalization and California government was desperate for money.
You have far more power and influence than you might imagine, try exercising it.
IMHO the price of blood, sweat and tears paid already should have bought you more freedom at a lower cost.
Portugal's decriminalization model is an excellent example, and yes the same economic stimulus stands as the market explodes without the burden of government oversight.
And NO I don't agree with gramps labeling of our country (although it is a great example of what it feels like today), its is still a democracy whose economics system is driven by capitalism. When the balance is askew this is what you get.
Silly Californian growers, if you could have solidarity but for a movement the money you could create a lobby as powerfully as any for a small fraction of the proposed taxes you wish to pay.
Corporate america for all its strengths is nothing but a bunch of robber barons, and many lobbies of integrity and worth help keep the balance.
The lack of proactive solidarity in California is no ones fault but your own and your paying the price in blood.
The god damn good time girls of HP are getting seats in your government, how fucking tough you think it is if someone really wants in to get there? lol, to think that the government or corporate america is beyond reproach or change is laughable and infantile.
please correct me if i'm wrong on that one.
