[palmetieri2000]

>It's why Americans live the highest standard of living in the world.

Some Americans*, and far fewer than those that have some of the lowest standards of living in the world. And the US has greater wealth disparity than many other countries with living standards many would argue are at least equal.

Altruism isnt necessary, education is. Education teaches people that the best way to prevent the most harmful acts in society is to make sure peoples needs are met, which capitalism and the free market routinely fails at. This is why US has worse crime than other developed nations even accounting for population, you fail to meet your citizens needs within the system so they do it themselves outside of it.

[WalterBright]

America's crime is due to drug abuse and the government not enforcing criminal laws. People aren't stealing food to eat, they're stealing alcohol and anything they can sell to buy drugs.

Americans have the highest standard of living in the world. That's why the poor from everywhere are trying to get into the US. Do you watch the news about all those migrants pouring over the border?

[palmetieri2000]

Okay you're officially a moron!

Every single point you make completely lacks consistency, truth, and reality. You just regurgitate shit you don't understand.

[nickpp]

Using this kind of language and attitude does not help your position in the slightest - it just makes Walter's well thought, rational arguments even stronger.

[palmetieri2000]

Fine, I'll bite.

Mr Bright said:

"Americans have the highest standard of living in the world. That's why the poor from everywhere are trying to get into the US. Do you watch the news about all those migrants pouring over the border"

and you said:

"it just makes Walter's well thought, rational arguments even stronger. reply"

His reply is neither well thought[out], rational or strong whatsoever. His reiteration of Americans having the highest global standard of living does NOTHING to address any of the issues I raised with this statement in my previous comment, he literally just repeat his assertion.

Which is also untrue, SOME Americans have the highest living standards, many many many times more do NOT.

You will see neither my comment never mentions crime whatsoever. Mr Bright inserts the topic of crime, drug addiction, criminal enforcement and theft as though criminals and addicts are the only Americans who live in poverty and the only metric for establishing living standards is crime. This is clearly illogical and irrational.

Many of the people suffering at the hands of US capitalism simply got cancer, were in a car accident, were born with disability, got hurt at work, too old to work but no retirement fund, etc.

Frankly, I dont care about "helping my position" or if the language I use upsets you! Anyone with the faintest whiff of logical integrity can clearly see that Walther Not-So Bright is espousing bullshit that he believes, not that has any rational basis.

You're right next to him at the bottom of the intellectual barrel.

[nickpp]

> You're right next to him at the bottom of the intellectual barrel.

Thank you! I feel quite honored to be considered next to Walter Bright.

[palmetieri2000]

And once again, neither you nor Wally addressed a single one of the issues.

Likely because you know you're wrong and dumb.

[nickpp]

> Altruism isnt necessary, education is.

Communists tried so hard to educate us into the "New Man". For the betterment of all mankind, of course.

Of course, ignoring human nature tuned the whole "experiment" into a huge, predictable failure.

[palmetieri2000]

And seeing Soviet Russian Communism as the only possible form of socialism is shortsighted and foolish.

[nickpp]

Communism failed everywhere was tried. Countries held as socialism success stories are either oil-rich (Norway) or got rich under capitalism then managed to stunt that growth with a hard left turn (Western Europe). They then fell way behind free-market economies and became dependent and vulnerable to Russian expansion-through-cheap-energy.