[jwalsh07]

I should quote Jimmy Carter to you because you both occupy the left side of the Bell Curve and it is more than likely that you would understand each other well. But instead I will quote John Paul II:

"The fundamental error of socialism is anthropological in nature. Socialism considers the individual person simply as an element, a molecule within the social organism, so that the good of the individual is completely subordinated to the functioning of the socio-economic mechanism. Socialism likewise maintains that the good of the individual can be realized without reference to his free choice, to the unique and exclusive responsibility which he exercises in the face of good or evil. Man is reduced to a series of social relationships, and the concept of the person as the autonomous subject of moral decisions disappears."

Any of those words too big for ya, just let me know and I'll interpret.

[risk]

bump to j7's quote of JPII in #75

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Pope John Paul II experienced communist oppression firsthand in Poland. To make the connection that he has a strong grasp on the fundamentals of Marxist socialism should be of no shock to anyone who reads the news. If that is indeed a direct quote from the pope, then I would applaud his clinical definition of life in socialist state.