<p>And trying to make everyone happy isn't something we should give up on.</p>
<p>"life liberty and the <em>pursuit</em> of happiness." Happiness isn't a guarantee. It's up to each individual to make <em>themselves</em> happy.</p>
<p>Don't get me started on that old phrasing.</p>
<p>And in any case.....I choose the pursuit to make both myself and other people happy.</p>
<p>As long as it's <em>your</em> choice and you don't force that choice on anyone else. I may have no such desire and you wouldn't have the right to force me to help others if I didn;t want to.</p>
<p>well, then I guess i'll just have to kill those who oppose me.</p>
<p>That should make them happy.</p>
<p>Or at least remove their emotions.....and by default, we'll just say they're happy.</p>
<p>So why shouldn't I "get you started" on the Declaration of Independence?</p>
<p>not really the declaration of independence....but the "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".......I just don't think our country offers that pursuit, in some cases.</p>
<p>Lol - in a free society you have unlimited opportunities. If you make an assertion please give <em>some</em> reasoning to back it up...</p>
<p>do you know of a society that is completely free?</p>
<p>SOME people have unlimited opportunities- they're rich and/or talented.
No society gives EVERYONE unlimited opportunity.</p>
<p>that's right..........for instance, the opportunity for me to continually kill people is limited.</p>
<p>No society can be free until humans start maturing.</p>
<p>I think that's what the concept of communism is based on.</p>
<p>But we're a looong way off. As we are now, if you try communism, some moron is going to take advantage of the "equal commune" everyone is trying to set up. Maybe it'll happen in a few hundred/thousand years.</p>
<p>Well I would be to differ. As long as you don't get killed by the cops, or you have the entire world's nuclear arsenal at your disposal, then you can kill as many people as you want.</p>
<p>We could always have a police state where everyone gets a glock with unlimited ammo, that's about as equal as it gets.</p>
<p>if you put limits on something (being caught) it's not unlimited</p>
<p>haha, yes</p>
<p>Well, how about the prospect of a woman being president........that's pretty limited.</p>
<p>Psh, after waht our current president has done? I think any human in this world could doa better job, or even most of the monkeys, great apes, and chimps.</p>
<p>chimps make TERRIBLE presidents. Trust me, they'll do anything for a banana.</p>