Thoughts on Today's Political Landscape

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by smc

I wonder whether, when you make a sarcastically banal comment such as "do you mean back rubs?," you sit back and stare at the computer screen, beaming with pride at how clever you are.

Of course.

Originally Posted by smc

No, there is no country to emulate, only an idea. A very powerful idea. It is that society can be organized to put human needs first. Profits are not necessary.

Yes, obviously quite powerful. Yet, as there is no country to emulate, apparently no country has been able to pull it off. Maybe the need for profits are harder to ignore than you think.

[smc]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Yes, obviously quite powerful. Yet, as there is no country to emulate, apparently no country has been able to pull it off. Maybe the need for profits are harder to ignore than you think.

Maybe the need for the profiteers to resort to anything in their arsenal to ensure that their outlived class doesn't get pushed into the dustbin of history is greater than you think, and it takes longer.