I think some very intelligent and wealthy people are also pulled into the two great diseases of our time: communism and religious extremism. But make no mistake about it, the base of these phenomenoms are in the poor. I believe that whether in the islamic world or latin america, there is a common theme of governments subsidize the wealthy elite by disallowing trade if it competes with a locally owned company etc. These trade restrictions, and the corruption in the government increase the costs of everything to consumers from food to shovels to gasoline. These higher costs therefore limit the ability for entreprenuerism as the individuals have less discretionary income. Therefore even if people become educated, they are not able to find work or commerce unless they are part of the elite. An example is Mexico, in which there are monopolies everywhere that are owned by the elite that force the government to eliminate competition. This fosters frustration and is the bacteria that creates the viruses of communism and religious extremism. In reality what they need is free markets and capitalism. That is the problem solver and what will eventually pay rewards in terms of commerce and jobs and opportunities so people can do what they ultimately dream of: getting married, having a home and job and family.
thanks for hi-jacking the thread dude. yeah, dont like her either very much(but im not a rightwing nutjob like most hillary haters) Getting back to the subject...people have to realize that these Muslims that oppress women don't get decent educations and live in feudal systems where it may be okay for them to do this. the key to this is political stability so that peoples living conditions are bettered and there is a trickle down effect(like FD Khan said). extremism, as seems to me, comes from some sort of insecurity. It's kindof like the analogy where you don't have to be a nerd to get good grades, just study enough. MODERATION MODERATION MODERATION! Right-wingers? IDIOTS! Left-wingers? IDIOTS! Religious extremists(im not sparing christians either)? IDIOTS! I'm gonna say it again, everything should be done in moderatioN!
I heard she is going to enslave all of the white men in the south, give the land to communes to grow pot, and give away all of the white girls as sex slaves to the black men up north! [thanks TP]
