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legal mafia

tony vitony vi Posts: 72
edited July 2007 in A Moving Train
do you believe in any government in this world , for me government is a legal mafia and we are all puppets folowing the systems rules , war of color or war for money will certainly offer nothing good for our kids ; do not thing i am depressif , i am a very happy man , i just not believe or fear how have the power. do you find some logic in that or i am just a marginal . do not blame me to much for how think differently, it is just a honnest opinion , and believe me it is very hard to explain that for me in english because it is not my languish. hope you all have a nice days folks
once understand life is not fair
everything become more clear and simple
wish to all of you freedom
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Maybe in Thailand it is. Over here in the states, I'd be hard pressed to make a direct comparison between the government and the mafia. I know there are a lot of people on this board who love to make the american government out to look like the evil empire. And then there are those people who think americans are actually falling under the thumb of fascism.

    The government isn't perfect. In fact, it's far from perfect. But, government itself is a symptom rather than a solution. Government exists because mankind is not advanced enough to govern himself. So, it isn't any wonder that any attempts to compensate for that will always result in failure in some form or another.
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  • OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    I wouldn't call it legal mafia. But that would also depend on the government in question, I guess. But if we start from the typical western liberal democracies, I would definitely not use such a comparison. Maybe the mafia and the government arguably do some of the same things in principle, but being a world of difference in practice. Kinda like the policeman and the hitman may be similar in many ways (carries gun, kills people), I wouldn't call the police all murderers and hitmen.

    That being said, one should always be critical and demanding towards one's government. I won't trust it blindly, but neither will I be paranoid of it.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    I've actually thought of local governments in this way. Namely: parking tickets. They charge you to park on the fucking street. Like, the amount they take from you in no way compares to the amount you take from them by parking there, so they're really just charging you a "protection fee," kind of like mobsters.

    Therefore

    Vote Ron Paul.
    All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
    -Enoch Powell
  • OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    As I said, that comparison is like comparing police and hired killers. There is a difference, and a very significant one.
    And if the argument for voting Paul is being annoyed with tickets, well.... ;)

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    OutOfBreath wrote:
    As I said, that comparison is like comparing police and hired killers. There is a difference, and a very significant one.
    And if the argument for voting Paul is being annoyed with tickets, well.... ;)

    Peace
    Dan

    Well, if you don't pay your protection fee (taxes) long enough then they knock down your door and kill your ass.
    All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
    -Enoch Powell
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Michael: My father's no different than any other powerful man (Kay laughs), any man who's responsible for other people. Like a senator or a president.

    Kay: You know how naive you sound?

    Michael: Why?

    Kay: Senators and presidents don't have men killed.

    Michael: Oh, who's being naive, Kay?
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  • OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    CorporateWhore wrote:
    Well, if you don't pay your protection fee (taxes) long enough then they knock down your door and kill your ass.
    Right, happens all the time :rolleyes:

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    sponger wrote:
    Michael: My father's no different than any other powerful man (Kay laughs), any man who's responsible for other people. Like a senator or a president.

    Kay: You know how naive you sound?

    Michael: Why?

    Kay: Senators and presidents don't have men killed.

    Michael: Oh, who's being naive, Kay?

    GREAT quote.
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