Capitalism didn't write the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Government did. And it was Andrew Jackson who signed it into law, and he was the first Democratic president who believed in the power of popular votes. Also a huge racist. But if you want to blame capitalism for the ills of majority rule and statism, knock yourself out.

And I do find it amusing that you can mention Stalin in one sentence and then claim statism has done far more good than harm. I believe a basic knowledge of human government through history would easily disprove that assertion.

I think what's more apt is that statism tries to reform its past failings. Marriage shouldn't even be a government issue, in my opinion, gay or otherwise. I don't know you well enough, but I assume when the forty-year war on drugs finally ends in the US you'd chock that up to "See? In the long run government works!"

Even though it causes the very problems the people beg it to fix. Government is a sick cult.

Awesome.

The first VCR was $50,000.

183 years ago, Native Americans used to own land east of the Mississippi. Until democracy.

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Not condone in a way that may be approval of rape, but you're forced to accept it if it's state-sanctioned, because you can't change it. You're powerless to do so. But you won't admit it.

You don't have to approve of it, but you're certainly forced to accept it, because there's really no way to change it is there? How could you? Most local police departments receive militarized weaponry and vehicles, and even funding, from the federal government, and no one has done a thing to stop that.

You can't fire the police. In fact, the most you can do is complain. And how often do police launch internal investigations only to find later that the officers being investigated acting in accordance with protocol? So often it's almost protocol itself.

So what can you do? Vote for politicians to reform the system? Isn't that quant. The statist's only recourse to problems like these is to punch holes in a piece of paper every four years and that seems to put their whole worldview into perspective somehow. It's chilling, actually.

Statists gonna hate.

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It's amazing how little coverage Snowden is receiving over here. The LAX shooter is getting all the exposure. Not to diminish what he did, but the LAX shooter kills one guy and wounds three, and he's on the front page for days. The U.S. government drones hundreds of women and children and barely a mention.

Thanks for sharing. Very cool.

But... but... this is America and it's exceptional! It can't be like Nazi Germany!

Nostalgic Peanuts music? Check. A fellow Sifter in the video? Check. Bewbage at the end? Check.

See you in the top 15!

Statists gonna state.

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