[Tim Hancock]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
I just had a good chuckle over this whole thread. Maybe I'm too easily amused, but I couldn't help but notice the various factions (libertarian,, liberal, and conservative at work here.

Libertarian starts off: War is bad because governments start wars. Government is bad. Anything they do is bad. Did I mention I hate government?

Liberal: War is bad, but poverty is worse. Poverty is bad, because mean greedy people put others in poverty. Mean people suck. Poverty is worse than war, so let's change the topic to something I like to talk about: poverty. And mean, greedy people.

Conservative: Neither one is going away any time soon. Let's deal with it. We fight wars when we are forced to do so. No one likes it. We will have to do so as long as there are tyrants in the world. We all wish they would go away, but that's not reality. My success does not make others poor. We help the poor as best we can, but there will always be poor. As long as there are oppressive governments and/or listless and lazy people in the world, we are stuck with the poor. Sometimes it's their fault; even their preference. I have no obligation to help that class of poor. I'll try to help those that want help.

I think it's clear who is more firmly rooted in reality.

This is a very good summary. Too bad some will not be able to see it as such.