But when it doesn't....
Re: The compassion of socialism.
But when it doesn't....
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
Re: The compassion of socialism.
Not my problem. People generally hate people these days yet look to the government for help. Its funny to me.Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
Re: The compassion of socialism.
We all die. Some die as they haven't got clean water, others as they didn't get a tetanus jab, or malaria tablets. These interventions cost pence.
I personally think that the NHS should give the care it gives regardless of extras you might have decided to get; I don't think that the NHS should give out all new drugs unless they have been passed by NICE as at least then there is some appraisal based on value for money.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
"If you can't trust the local kleptocrat whom you installed by force and prop up with billions of annual dollars, who can you trust?" Lemur
If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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