Oy vey what meshuganah.
Who or what do you refer to?
I'm thinking of how chaotic and crazy South Africa is. Someone said this about the whites there, "When they tried to flee South Africa, the ANC confiscated their bank accounts and no countries would accept their passports. ". I know if I lived in SA I would simply want to leave [I don't understand why anyone not from Africa would want to live there in the 1st place], but it seems such action is prevented by the powers that be. I think violence would be my course of action, I know I may not succeed in freeing myself, but I would make the consumption of my flesh and efforts come at such a high cost of my enemies blood that most would wince at the mere thought of paying the price tag on my particular demographic. -- I'd hate to be in that situation, I really don't know what I would have to do or what options I would have with my life; how could my life have meaning or quality? Maccabee up and pray for the best.
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I don't know about taking away the ability to vote from some people in this country. It's worth a thought, going back to how the founders of this country felt; I am not the son of a prophet, I can't see how things would turn out. It may not be the thing to do, but it is a topic that should surely be discussed freely [it should not be taboo].
Something I do think about a lot of the time is this: if there is "no taxation with out representation" should there also be "no representation without taxation"? Should people who do not contribute to the financial workings of the country have power over those that do? 50% of this country pays taxes, the other half does not.
[its a bit of a tangent, sorry] Should the derelicts who sit outside my apartment in great numbers sipping giant cans of malt liquor each day starting at noon while smoking cigarettes, marijuana and other drugs and eating a diet of junk food while buying expensive clothes and sneakers while not working for a living have equal say how the government operates and what its goals are as a person who works hard to get a solid education seeking the opportunity to give back to society and be productive hoping to carve a notch out of life for them and their families? Why should people who take care of their health pay health care for people like I describe above? Why should a woman who has 5 children out of wedlock who manipulates the altruism which exists in many decent people be able to live like a parasite off people who plan a family which will consist of less members based upon what is affordable to them [why should a working person's family be smaller than a mooch?]?
Does "lazy" deserve equal say to "hard working"?
I don't know the answers to these questions.
Sometimes I feel that people who give nothing to society should get nothing from society, it seems such a simply and basic axiom at times.
I often find myself disliking democracy. When I move to Israel, God willing, it is my hope that a Sanhedrin of "Solomonic" wisdom comes to fruit and replaces mob rule [I believe in G-d, Torah, Tanakh, and Talmud; I trust one day my hope will be fulfilled] [I always enjoy watching clips of Rabbi Kahane saying, "Judaism does not equal Thomas Jefferson".]. -- In America, at times, I think I would be happy to give up my right to vote if it canceled two derelict votes.
I could go on, but I think I've rambled far too long as it is.