Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Life, The Universe, and Everything (was: what next?)

[Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Alrighty...Michael gets my vote =)

Michael wrote:
> None of this matters. Soon I will succeed in conquering the world and 
> will become your one true leader. Join me now and earn yourselves high 
> places in this new world order. Together we will bitch slap all the 
> governments of Earth and rule in absolute power. Bwhahahaha!
>
> .. Okay.. maybe my take on all this is a bit goofy but really don't you 
> think all these on going bitching about Republicans or Democrats or 
> whatever is a bit goofy? They're all hucksters with nothing but 
> maintaining their own power on their minds. If you really think any of 
> them, as a party, have the ultimate solution to life, the universe, and 
> everything (I just made that up BTW!) then why hasn't any of them came 
> out and given us their grand plan for making everything shiny and happy. 
> They have no fucking idea what to do to improve the world. Most of them 
> probably wouldn't want to even if they could because it'd no doubt mean 
> that we'd no longer need them so they'd lose their power. It's really 
> all a meaningless power struggle.
>
> It'd be more interesting, if we're going to bicker anyway, to bicker 
> over what it is we think should be the goals of humanity in the long 
> term and short term and how we're going to get there.
>
> My first three goals are:
> 1.) To continue. We don't want to die out as a species.
> 2.) To advance. We don't want to become stagnant in the arts or 
> sciences. Advancement to me is the hallmark of humanity.
> 3.) Freedom. We don't want to be told what to do, how to do it, or when 
> to do it by anyone as individuals or as a species.
>
> These are pretty basic as a start but even these could be debated for 
> decades. Not everyone wants life, advancement, and freedom or at least 
> not to be shared equally amonst everyone. Even those that do don't know 
> how to deliver that promise as of course it's impossible to deliver to 
> everyone. To live, some of us must die. To advance, we must take risks 
> and make changes. To have freedom we must take on the personal 
> responsibility of respecting the freedoms of others. Everything has a cost.
>
> A few short terms goals I think should be:
> 1.) To recognize that as a species and as a country we're walking blind. 
> We're so short sighted as to the ultimate out come of our decisions that 
> we don't seem able to see at all. We need to think long term.
> 2.) To decide on what level we want to fight for freedom. Do people who 
> don't want freedom have the freedom to refuse freedom or do we go in 
> there and force them to recognize freedom and claim it as there right? 
> Is it good to leave them happy without or should we give it to them even 
> if it makes them unhappy?
> 3.) To decide how much power we're really going to give to businesses. 
> Having cast off our government overlords are we just going to allow 
> corporations to usurp that role? Do corporations really have the same 
> rights as a human being? Do they have responsibilities likewise?
> 4.) To go forth and colonize the oceans and space. C'mon we haven't 
> colonized much of anything in the past century. What's wrong with our 
> species?
> 5.) To improve our use of resources. No reason to detroy Earth. Smarter 
> use of resources means we can do more with less.
> 6.) Universal food, medicine, housing, education, and utilities 
> (electricity, water, sewer, and communication) for every human being. We 
> have the resources so why aren't we doing it?
> 7.) A job for everyone. There is no excuse for it being so difficult to 
> find a job or for it being so difficult to find a job where your skills 
> are put to good use.
> 8.) Happiness. Why is it just accepted that most people are going to be 
> unhappy most of the time? Surely there are reasons. If you take care of 
> those above I'd assume that most others are emotional. Lack of love, 
> sex, family, and friendship would be my guess as to the four most 
> common. Maybe we could do something about them?
>
> Probably a bit more questionable but stuff that I'm interested in.


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