Well there Hobbes,
You may think that a stronger government would lead to a more controled society but history has a bit kink for your ideas. Also, modern planet earth
has shown that societies that are open minded and understanding in their social mores are easier to govern and nicer to live in.
You can have your police state, I however am more in line with the work of Locke and would be one of the many millions raging against the machine if
your world came to pass.
Also a vast majority of the people on welfare in America need it and a small minority abuse the grace of the system. One should not just spout
political urban myths without looking into them first. Also if America is so easy on crime how come it has the largest prison population on the
planet? It also is among the highest in crime rates among industialized nations. Change needs to be in the society, government imposing a heavy hand
will just get people angry and rebelious.
Just relax, the world hasn't been destroyed yet, and your whole increasing violence idea just isn't happening, crime rates, especially violent crime
rates are dropping in the US and are already very low in Europe and Asia. Just relax the only ones getting more violent are in the White House and
Caves of Afghanistan.
~Astral
[edit on 5-6-2004 by The Astral City]

