[A Navy Vet]

Why should any ideology, theology, philosophy determine what is best for the majority of citizens for a mutually agreed contract? WHY? And for what reason?

Can you say in so many words? I can. I await your answer.

[Nachum]

Mom-ism and Dad-ism

[FlingWingFlyer]

Individualism always works. Never count on a nanny state for your survival or the survival of your family.

[freebilly]

Orgism....

[GeronL]

freedomism

[Boucheau]

What social contract?

[Vendome]

Vendomism would work

[A Navy Vet]

While you think about all the "isms", and their affect on mankind, let me just say this: Capitalism, which includes the aspect of "free enterprise", has ALWAYS been the driving force behind invention and growth for mankind.

There was a time that primitive peoples exchanged animal hides for other goods and services. From there we built civilization.

So now we have leaders who say "no more". We will take from the peoples who produce to give to those who don't produce, because we are "compassionate". They say we must destroy a system that has worked for eons, because some few don't have the same amount of goods.

What say you? I say, wrong. If someone doesn't want to produce, let them go the way of the Neanderthals. If they won't contribute to our societal compact,...good bye...hope you have a better life in the after life.

[marron]

No “isms”.

Freedom.

Rule of law.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The only important difference between Nazi-ism, Fascism,
Communism, Socialism and Liberalism is the spelling, and
that the last group hasn’t got the brains to figure it
out.

- Bill Vance

[ntmxx]

Ok, there are certain tru-isms in life that are good, healthy and bring the most prosperity and freedom; and the there are the others. When you are ready and figure which ones are those, get back to me and we can have a conversation of how many atoms are on a pinhead.

[JasonC]

You can agree with your neighbor that you both can fly, but if you jump off a cliff together on that basis you both still go splat.

Agreement is not truth. Nothing about a contract ensures that anyone involved knows a damn thing about the actual causal facts they are discussing.

Ideas matter because the truth matters; no one gets away with denying reality in the slightest particular. There is knowledge, and some of it other men know and you do not.

There are any number of stupid ideologies that pass off error or wishes in the place of truth. But there is a place of truth that they are imitating. They are just doing it badly.

[Condor51]

Which "Isms" Work?

Hmm 'isms'.
I'll go with an 'expert'.

"Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people."

© Ferris Bueller