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To: OldNavyVet

Sorry to say, socialism is quite popular to Christians
Ever read Rerum Novarum?
13 posted on 11/20/2011 9:28:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Just took a quick look at RERUM NOVARUM ... Thank you.

In reading the Pope's 1891 work, some recall reminded me that 1891 was inside the hay-day years of capitalism, where labor saving machines led to wealth for innovators, "sweat shop" jobs for millions, a gigantic boost effect on human reproduction, and a rallying period for unionizing workers.

A distant relative was a millionaire industrialist in 1891 ... and his company went bankrupt ... thanks to HomeStead era strikes.

The ones that really suffered were the workers.

So here I am, today, with a philosophical thought.

If, out of poverty comes revolution; then, out of wealth ... must come resolution.

Recommended reading: Ayn Rand.

16 posted on 11/20/2011 9:55:44 AM PST by OldNavyVet (One trillion days, at 365 days per year, is 2,739,726,027 years ... almost 3 billion years)
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