Are We Winning Yet?

Reaver · 10-12-2005, 10:45 AM

They've been at each other's throats for many reasons. Religion, land, politics... But the main reason it has continued unabated for so long is simple. The societies haven't changed much in all of that time. They've been ruled by fanatical dictators, and anyone proposing progress is silenced before they can make a dent. They've been conditioned, as a society, to act a certain way, and to believe a certain way. The only way to change that is to get a new form of ruling body in place and give the people time to realize what freedom and democracy are. And that's going to take a while. The Constitution of the United States didn't bring instant peace to our country, and we weren't even at war at the time. Granted, the far leftists are constantly attacking and altering our constitution, so we know they don't care much about it anyway...

Motorboat Cruiser · 10-12-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaver

Granted, the far leftists are constantly attacking and altering our constitution, so we know they don't care much about it anyway...

The most recent attempt to alter the constitution came from the far right. Does that mean that they don't care either?

Nephythys · 10-12-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

The most recent attempt to alter the constitution came from the far right. Does that mean that they don't care either?

Amending the Constitution (for better or for worse)- is very different than finding things in the Constitution that aren't there to be found.

Perhaps- and I will let Reaver verify his opinion- that it is less about "changing" than bastardizing it for anyones ideological purposes.

Reaver · 10-12-2005, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

Perhaps- and I will let Reaver verify his opinion- that it is less about "changing" than bastardizing it for anyones ideological purposes.

Thankee Neph. That is basically what I was referring to. The "reinterpreting" of the Constitution to mean what you want it to mean. That's just wrong. Times change, and things need to be added. But the Constitution is what it is, and it's core should not be altered. That's right, not even to remove those pesky references to "God", and "Our Creator". What were they thinking adding all of that religious rhetoric?!? Didn't they know they'd alienate people? Sheesh!

10-12-2005, 10:45 AM	#1
Reaver Browncoat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Universe... Posts: 28	They've been at each other's throats for many reasons. Religion, land, politics... But the main reason it has continued unabated for so long is simple. The societies haven't changed much in all of that time. They've been ruled by fanatical dictators, and anyone proposing progress is silenced before they can make a dent. They've been conditioned, as a society, to act a certain way, and to believe a certain way. The only way to change that is to get a new form of ruling body in place and give the people time to realize what freedom and democracy are. And that's going to take a while. The Constitution of the United States didn't bring instant peace to our country, and we weren't even at war at the time. Granted, the far leftists are constantly attacking and altering our constitution, so we know they don't care much about it anyway... __________________ Things get damaged, things get broken. I though we'd manage, but things left unspoken left us so brittle. There was so little left to give...
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