America's March Towards Socialism

[senseinobaka]

ManusJustus said:

senseinobaka said:

So in other words, you are unable to name a single CEO.

I'm going to go out on a limb and submit (Iraq war and World War II).

I mentioned Coca-Cola hiring an assassin to kill union leaders in Colombia.  No, I dont know who is the CEO of Coca Cola or who runs their operations in Columbia, but I do know that whenever a labor leader emerges and wants Coca Cola to pay their workers more they end up dead.

How can you blame democractic America for World War II?  America was attacked by Japan and Truman used a bomb which his generals described to him as just a 'large bomb' (Truman was in the dark as Vice President under Roosevelt), and that bomb saved the lives of many Americans and Japanese in a war that we didnt start.  Concerning the War in Iraq, our elected officials as well as the majority of the population believed that Saddam Hussien was a formidable threat to America and other countries.  A similar circumstance would be you selling your old car which you think is in good condition, but shortly after you sale the care it turns out to be a clunker, does that make you evil or just ignorant?  Ignorance of evil is not evil.

Your logic also fails in regards to means and ability.  A Coca Cola businessman in Columbia may be evil, but his means to do that evil are low.  Leaders of country may be less evil, but they their means of action are very high.  Would Ghengis Khan be any less evil if he was a soldier instead of a king?  Are you suggesting that George Bush is more evil than a convicted murderer and rapist sitting in a jail cell?

I'm assuming this is what you are talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_of_Rodriquez_v._Drummond_Co.

Point being, that the company was found innocent. Also, it would seem the underlying source of violence is an ongoing political battle between right wing and left wing militias. Once again adding evidence to my claim that governemnts and politics are bigger killer than businesses.

Also, Truman can be held accountable. The Japanese attacked a military target, Truman dropped two really big bombs on innocent civilians. And as for the Iraq war. It is true that the initial attack was made based on false intellegence, but the war is still ongoing, people are dying, years after the mistake was discovered. And it's elected officials that are keeping this war alive, the people sure dont want it.