Posted by rayww on September 1, 2008, at 10:59:32
In reply to Re: socialist expectations, posted by caraher on August 31, 2008, at 22:20:28
> Some people use the word "socialist" as if that were a bad thing...
Democracy was only meant to work if people followed the rules, of their own will, not being told. Look at the mess our democracy has gotten us into. Then we try to correct it with socialism, and we suddenly find we are on a slippery slope to Communism.
Those who wrote the constitution (US) were steeped in European tradition. They were fully aware of what can happen if someone gets power hungry, and they tried to protect US from that in the constitution.
Progressives think the constitution is evolutional, that it should "grow" with the times. I, for one, believe the US constitution was inspired of God for our day, and that as imperfect a system as democracy is, it is still better than any other alternative.
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