My America

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Right so i guess we should be going back to private firemen and such [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This anti-government everything is silly coming from americans, like everything a government touches is going to fail. Here in Montreal we have a 4 story high central library with 100 year old documents everyone can access and tons of data on microfiles, thats the kind of things society projects can give birth too.
Governments arent inherently bad, its just a way for things to get done collectively. Its easy to see that when for-profit invades everything, only a couple of people "win" and alot of people "lose" like making healthcare a money making industry.
You can have bad governments but doing things collectively isnt inherently bad. Like the firemen example, it can work on alot of levels.

Well that's what the peeps from the north tried to tell us in 1812, but how did that work out for you guys, ay? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

btw Canadian health care = bus ticket south lol fuels our economy to help keep prices low and availability high. Canadians live another day. win-win. Don't worry, come November our existing health care system will be back on track as 0bama-care gets thrown out. Canadians will continue to have access to the best care in the world here :thumbsup: Personally, I get the inclination that 0bama wants this new system so to kill off all the Canadians thus have access to their resources. But we luv Canadians ...as long as when they come here they come in legally [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This anti-government everything is silly coming from americans, like everything a government touches is going to fail.

And for the record, I'm not a 15yo Anarchist. There is a diff between anti-gov and pro- constitutional gov. Our founding docs preeetty much go along with the "everything a government touches is going to fail" idea.

[Theldios]

Your cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain
next to his dog tags.

He knows he may not see some of his
buddies again.

You walk down the beach,
staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets,
searching for insurgents and terrorists.



He's told he will be held over
an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and
set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is
a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your
girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and
smells his love's perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and
wonders if they'll ever meet.

You criticize your government,
and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent
tortured and killed by their own people

and remembers why he is fighting.

You hear the jokes about the
war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs
and screams of the wounded.

You see only what the media
wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around
him.

You are asked to do some thing
by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even
if it puts his life in danger.

You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home,
sleep,and eat.

You crawl into your soft bed,
with down pillows,and get comfortable.
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars

and helicopters all night long.

[Humerox]

Sadly, the way it's always been. It's a thankless endeavor.

Nicely framed. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]