Barracuda2020 wrote:
Then we have at least one thing in common. What was the priority for the founders? I believe it was how the citizens of the country benefited. Life Liberty and the pursuit of NOT property, but was changed to happiness, That is a pertinent point. If congress were to write it today, I think they would have made it read Life, Liberty and the pursuit of property. That's where the nobles found their happiness, in possessing more, their ego having to be constantly fulfilled. Jefferson, Franklin and Madison wrote to a more conscious higher state of mind.
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I believe happiness was more to the point, and that in itself would include property for many or most -- but it was written as the
pursuit of, not a guarantee either way, meaning that it is meant to be
achieved, meaning earned through ones' endeavors, not simply received through the redistribution of the wealth of those who worked for and achieved it.
When I hear AOC, for example, saying billionaires should be illegal, or Bernie wanting to play Robin Hood with the money of those who worked harder and smarter to pursue and achieve
their happiness, what I actually hear is people looking to buy v**es from non-achievers, whether they are not motivated to work hard or simply come from circumstances in which conventional means of "getting ahead" are either not available or not known.
The solution is not socialism, it is promotion of more and better opportunities for education, other modes of training and economic opportunity in depressed areas (neighborhoods, geographic subdivisions, etc).
The formula upon which America was founded has worked quite well to this point, though some who may seek instant gratification in certain situations can be disappointed, though our system, applied properly, seems to eventually iron things out.
What I take umbrage with is this l*****t movement that has gradually, stealthily worked its way into our political system over the last maybe three decades to its present magnitude in which it is literally pushing to overturn the Constitution by using parts of it against itself -- and our entire form of government.
The left, who have entirely too much power in today's Democratic Party, are not looking to make a few minor adjustments to America, they are seeking to completely t***sform this country into something it was never meant to be and despite the false benevolence of their claims, something even those who now embrace their dogmas would not be at all happy with.