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2008-08-30 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-30 12:06|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The irony escapes them that if there was a 'fence' [strong border enforcement] a lot of the drugs which fuel all of this wouldn't be making it in along with their diaspora of their under class. No money, no power games. They are reaping what they sowed.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-08-30 13:59|| 2008-08-30 13:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Much of the instability that has long haunted Latin America is the "old Europe disease". This is the belief in "elites" ruling the "proletariat". The only argument is which "elites", based in might makes right.

This translates to "the most powerful bandito is el Presidente", and all the other banditos are revolutionaries. Practically speaking, it means vacillating between strong man dictatorship and socialist dictatorship, led by a strong man.

The one idea that has never penetrated their thick skulls is that wealth is just as enjoyable if many have it, as if only a few have it and everyone else lives in grinding poverty.

Truly, for many of them, wine is vinegar and steak is sour gruel if others enjoy it as well. They cannot enjoy life unless others are miserable. It is a sickness of the soul, and why Latin America, and old Europe, are cursed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-30 14:10|| 2008-08-30 14:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The one idea that has never penetrated their thick skulls is that wealth is just as enjoyable if many have it, as if only a few have it and everyone else lives in grinding poverty.

Incorrect. Wealth is MORE enjoyable if many have it. The more, the merrier!

Truly, for many of them, wine is vinegar and steak is sour gruel if others enjoy it as well. They cannot enjoy life unless others are miserable. It is a sickness of the soul, and why Latin America, and old Europe, are cursed.

It's called jealousy/envy. One of the Seven Original ~~hangups~~ Sins.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2008-08-30 14:31|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2008-08-30 14:31|| Front Page Top

#4 The one idea that has never penetrated their thick skulls is that wealth is just as enjoyable if many have it, as if only a few have it and everyone else lives in grinding poverty.

It's also a hell of a lot SAFER if many have it. That haves/have nots dichotomy when the economic gap is too wide eventually guarantees violence from the have nots. Even if the haves successfully suppress it, it's deeply disquieting to society to wade ankle-deep through the blood of its slaughtered poor.

Want a stable society? Keep the real wealth gap from getting too broad, have a big middle class and make sure no one actually starves.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-08-30 19:36|| 2008-08-30 19:36|| Front Page Top

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