tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post3421533717319201521..comments2024-02-08T01:44:24.272-05:00Comments on ModeratePoli: A redundant member of society (Takers)ModeratePolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-22324106505842256972013-11-03T12:24:33.818-05:002013-11-03T12:24:33.818-05:00@dangerous,
Sorry for the belated reply. First, I...@dangerous,<br /><br />Sorry for the belated reply. First, I think Jesus was wrong about a lot of things. You have to postulate an afterlife to believe that the meek inherit the earth. If you look for that result in real life, the evidence is rather to the opposite. <br /><br />I think there's something to the "makers and takers" argument, but, as always, it's more complex than the proponents make it out to be. <br /><br />Ayn Rand was the ultimate advocate of this viewpoint, and few want a world as cold and harsh as hers. We don't want our society to be mercenary all the time, but instead we want plenty of room for love, giving, and sharing.<br /><br />Nonetheless, it appears to me that this whole world has many more people than jobs for them to do, and this problem has vastly increased in just a few decades.<br /><br />ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-76529299988489070782013-10-30T11:22:56.127-04:002013-10-30T11:22:56.127-04:00And let's not forget those dogs!! Talk about t...And let's not forget those dogs!! Talk about the ultimate "takers" in our society!!!<br /><br />We spend so much money on those little fuzzballs and what do we get in return? Love? Companionship?<br /><br />And speaking of layabouts, aren't the biggest "takers" of all trust fund kids?<br /><br />So to answer your prayer at the end of your essay, recall that Jesus reminded us that it's the meek who shall inherit the Earth. So by taking care of the meek you are one of the lucky ones who gets to feed your soul on their crumbs and table scraps, right?<br /><br />I think the moral of the story is that soul makes and each soul takes. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. (You go John & Paul!!)Dangerousnoreply@blogger.com