Arisur's Comments

Dear Arisur, Also my experience is that there is not much difference in the variations of socialism whether left or right - socialism of the right as fascism was also called Nazi - an abbreviation for National Socialism.

the following may be some of the harmful effects of the government actions in Sweden:

from http://mises.org/story/2190
What we are now seeing in Sweden is the perfectly logical consequence
of the welfare state: when handing out benefits and thereby taking
away the individual’s responsibility for his or her own life, a new
kind of individual is created — the immature, irresponsible, and
dependent. In effect, what the welfare state has created is a
population of psychological and moral children — just as parents who
never let their children face problems, take responsibility, and come
up with solutions themselves, make their offspring needy, spoiled, and
utterly demanding.
It is a morality claiming independence can only be
achieved through handing over responsibility to others, and that
freedom can only be attained through enslaving others (and oneself).
The result of this degenerated morality on a social or societal level
is a disaster economically, socially, psychologically, and
philosophically.

But this is also a personal tragedy for many thousands of Swedes.
People seem unable to enjoy life without responsibility for one’s
actions and choices, and it is impossible to feel pride and
independence without having the means to control one’s life. The
welfare state has created a dependent people utterly incapable of
finding value in life; instead, they find themselves incapable of
typical human feelings such as pride, honor, and empathy. These
feelings, along with the means to create meaning to life, have been
taken over by the welfare state.

Perhaps this explains why such a large part of the young population
now consumes antidepressant medication, without which they are unable
to function normally in social situations. And presumably it explains
why the number of suicides among very young people who never really
knew their parents is increasing dramatically (the total number of
suicides remaining about the same). Still people are totally unable to
see the problem or find a solution. Like spoiled children, they call
for “help” through the state.

Dear Arisur, thank you for your comments to me. I am pleased to meet you & wish you peace & love. I am trying to learn & be open & respect people & do no harm.
i do embrace the Whole World Pledge at http://www.wholeworldpledge.org/

I, Nicholas Truske, Do hereby pledge: I shall always do my best to neither take part in nor knowingly support any action that requires anyone to suffer harm.
To me i haven't seen a government that qualifies - they all seem to me to be fear based organizations defined to control citizens thru the use of force - hurting some to benefit others.

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Thank you for your kind words. To take photos is my meditation. A witnessing, celebration and sharing of the perfect beauty around me. Have a good day and enjoy your cat and whatever you do. Doris