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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] By larger, I mean more pervasive. The more aspects of your live the government is present in, the more power it has over you. Therefore, larger = more powerful, and since more powerful -> authoritarian, larger -> authoritarian. [i]At least I'm not the only one with the murderous urge to toss my computer out a 9th story window.[/i] "Why does my computer hate me, round six..." [i]Have you noticed that these authoritarian governments were formed by real nutcases rather than normal people? Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pinochet, Milosevic. It's the person in power who causes these problems.[/i] How 'bout Lenin? He was half-way sane. Yet the people gave him too much power, and look what happened to them. Millions dead as a direct result. You name people who formed governments. Sure, Mao formed the Chinese government, and Stalin helped form the Soviet, but they weren't running things forever. There were four other major Soviet premiers after Stalin, all just as opressive, if not as flat-out evil. Two Chinese presidents since Mao, same deal. The problem isn't the guy running things, it's the fact that he can do whatever he wants. Power corrupts. Name five good dictatorships anywhere on Earth right now. Absolute government power is bad, regardless of who's running it. The more power the government has, the more likely it becomes that that power will become absolute. [i]The right to equal service is enshrined in our Constitution[/i] See, this is why I live here, and not in Canada. I LIKE to know that I'm not going to have my property confiscated, because my right to it is enshined. You don't have that guarentee, because your right to private property is not enshrined. [i]not a small elite group of people that you appear to cherish.[/i] Excuse me? [i]Say that to the middle-class black people turned away from renting a condo only because they are black. Oh, their rights were never violated.... right?[/i] Right. [i]I suppose you equate Racism with the First Amendment, right?[/i] Well, let's see. Racism is a belief. Various ammendments say that the government can not discriminate against people based upon their beliefs. So, yeah, I do. [i]And while we're at it, the Military can be used to turn into authoritarian regimes with minimal effort.[/i] Depends on the commanders, and the existing government structure. Civilian authority is paramount. [i]The FBI, CIA, Secret Service, Military, Coast Guard, and the DEA are more likely to be converted into Authoritarian regimes than a Human Rights Commission and Medicare.[/i] The HRC and Medicare are symptoms of the "regime". The entities you listed would be the enforcers (well, not the CIA, since it's purely external, but the point remains). I'm not saying that the HRC IS the "regime". Simply that the existence of such a body is an indicator of the amount of power the government has over you. [i]How can an institution dedicated to promoting human rights and an institution dedicated to providing equal access to health care be turned into Authoritarian institutions with LITTLE effort?[/i] Well, as above, the HRC is simply a symptom, not the "regime" itself. The point is, you've given your government the power to violate your right to property as it sees fit. That means that it already HAS the power to do pretty well anything it wants to you. It simply hasn't exercized it yet. Private property is the guarantor of all your rights. You have no freedom of worship if the government owns your church building, nor freedom of press if the press is not yours. [i]Good Luck.[/i] Thank you. [i]I expect you to post your grades next year. And please, share your essays with us ALONG with what your Political Science instructor says.[/i] Will do. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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