MrGautama
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The sole fact that I haven't been banned from the forum attests to the openness of this platform, a plus for the powers in charge. I did read all of the replies on the other posts to my comments and have to say they were for the most part insightful and honest, including some long and well thought views in the context of the conservative discourse. Specially interesting was Greg's story about his grandfather during the depression that sparked images in my mind of the period and its problems.
Unfortunately our points of view are irreconcilable at this point and I think it's unlikely that will change in the near future. For me I can say that not only love my country but my countrymen as well, and that I believe that weakness is much a human trait as is compassion. I believe that every individual has travel as far as they can given their particular circumstances, in other words every individual has become what it is to the best of his abilities. I am not Bill Gates not because I didn't work as hard as he did but because I don't have his capacity to create and his cunning business vision. But in all I am one of the lucky ones, my abilities and my circumstances have kept me safe from poverty, ignorance, hunger, crime, etc. and have provided me with the resources to live a happy and relaxed life; now, what happens to the people who's abilities and realities didn't stretch as far as mine?, right now for the most part they are discarded and fall through the wayside. Is that the correct and moral way to treat the weak in our society; our own countrymen?. The truth is that no one is poor, an addict or a victim because that's what they wanted in life, their lack of ability and their circumstances brought them there and I think is our moral obligation to stretch a net to catch their fall and help them to their feet again; and not because I fear some welfare lady will drive a better car than me we should do away with a comprehensive social network to assist the ones in need; of course abuse happens everywhere but is not a reason not to make ourselves a nation that prides itself in taking care of its own.
Compassion is probably the only uniquely human trait, besides our intellect, that separate us from the animals, and it can be found in almost all of us, people will do incredible things for compassion, from pulling someone from a burning vehicle to saving a dog from the thin ice on a frozen lake; even at the risk of their own lives. I think that we should incorporate compassion to the vision for our country and don't depend on charity to manage the problems of the most vulnerable amongst us, but a combined effort to solve the problem to the best of our collective abilities.
The obstacle to achieving a prosperous society for all is, in my view, the irrational greed that is left on us from our ancestral origin and by bringing it to the light and exposing it for what it is would help us, collectively, to keep it in check. Simply said, I just can't agree to bend the laws (or create them with the least needy minority in mind) and rules to allow someone to get another Ferrari at the cost of 100 kids going without health care or 50 homeless families having nowhere to turn to, I just can't morally justify it. This greed and hysterical pursuit of riches and power beyond the reasonable needed is driving our kids insane, violent, and miserable. And is making some of the adults take a position against the progress of our society so not to ruin it for themselves when they get to be rich, which by all accounts is very unlikely. Sure I would like to have a bit more of money, but if it implies leaving some corpses by the side of the road; I think I'll pass.
As I said before our points of view are antagonistic at this point in time but I think it's valid to show the other side of the coin; I have been called naive and a dreamer by some simple minds before so if there is any here please don't bother.
I would like as well to apologize for yanking chains around here, it was pretty insensible considering the effort you put in your replies. All of you are my colleagues and have my admiration and respect for being one of the highlights of the transportation industry.
Good luck to all.
Unfortunately our points of view are irreconcilable at this point and I think it's unlikely that will change in the near future. For me I can say that not only love my country but my countrymen as well, and that I believe that weakness is much a human trait as is compassion. I believe that every individual has travel as far as they can given their particular circumstances, in other words every individual has become what it is to the best of his abilities. I am not Bill Gates not because I didn't work as hard as he did but because I don't have his capacity to create and his cunning business vision. But in all I am one of the lucky ones, my abilities and my circumstances have kept me safe from poverty, ignorance, hunger, crime, etc. and have provided me with the resources to live a happy and relaxed life; now, what happens to the people who's abilities and realities didn't stretch as far as mine?, right now for the most part they are discarded and fall through the wayside. Is that the correct and moral way to treat the weak in our society; our own countrymen?. The truth is that no one is poor, an addict or a victim because that's what they wanted in life, their lack of ability and their circumstances brought them there and I think is our moral obligation to stretch a net to catch their fall and help them to their feet again; and not because I fear some welfare lady will drive a better car than me we should do away with a comprehensive social network to assist the ones in need; of course abuse happens everywhere but is not a reason not to make ourselves a nation that prides itself in taking care of its own.
Compassion is probably the only uniquely human trait, besides our intellect, that separate us from the animals, and it can be found in almost all of us, people will do incredible things for compassion, from pulling someone from a burning vehicle to saving a dog from the thin ice on a frozen lake; even at the risk of their own lives. I think that we should incorporate compassion to the vision for our country and don't depend on charity to manage the problems of the most vulnerable amongst us, but a combined effort to solve the problem to the best of our collective abilities.
The obstacle to achieving a prosperous society for all is, in my view, the irrational greed that is left on us from our ancestral origin and by bringing it to the light and exposing it for what it is would help us, collectively, to keep it in check. Simply said, I just can't agree to bend the laws (or create them with the least needy minority in mind) and rules to allow someone to get another Ferrari at the cost of 100 kids going without health care or 50 homeless families having nowhere to turn to, I just can't morally justify it. This greed and hysterical pursuit of riches and power beyond the reasonable needed is driving our kids insane, violent, and miserable. And is making some of the adults take a position against the progress of our society so not to ruin it for themselves when they get to be rich, which by all accounts is very unlikely. Sure I would like to have a bit more of money, but if it implies leaving some corpses by the side of the road; I think I'll pass.
As I said before our points of view are antagonistic at this point in time but I think it's valid to show the other side of the coin; I have been called naive and a dreamer by some simple minds before so if there is any here please don't bother.
I would like as well to apologize for yanking chains around here, it was pretty insensible considering the effort you put in your replies. All of you are my colleagues and have my admiration and respect for being one of the highlights of the transportation industry.
Good luck to all.
