lmp4 Jan 2006

roger that, wilsco.

seriously, responsible citizenship starts with responsibility to oneself and one's family. then, it may spread a bit at a time IF AND ONLY IF IT DOES NOT JEOPARDIZE ONE'S SELF AND FAMILY.
the social worker/volunteer that runs around feeding and sheltering the "less fortunate" but spends no time with their own kids and wonders why little Billy grows up committing crimes and doing drugs is just substituting the problem from one individual to another. they are not doing anyone any favors.
likewise, the people that are able to use "the system" to get by are not really getting a leg up on anyone except the working class folks that are paying the most (proportionately) into that very system. yeah the playing field gets levelled: the middle class people are sinking while the folks getting welfare are able to drive "pimped out" Lexuses. meanwhile, the so called "upper class" keep on getting wealthier and wealthier.
i am sorry, but social responsibility, can kiss my backside. i saw the result of socialist society in post-wall east germany. not a pretty sight. and they all thought they were better off because they got a fat check from the "new government" that allowed them to buy brand new cars. no real change.
the fact that the wall fell is testament to the inability for a truly socialist society to exist. it goes against human nature, i guess.