Guest DeClan: Since your last paragraph is obviously directed at me, I'll direct my comments to you.

If you think creating jobs so that people can work and earn a living wage is exploitation, I suppose there is little reason to argue about it. You are of the school, I take it, that favors government taking care of everybody. If so, I hope that you live in a country with a socialistic economic system because everyone knows, socialism doesn't exploit anyone, right?

I have the same opportunity as anyone else in this country to be successful as anyone else. If my goal is to be rich, and if I am willing to work hard, I can be rich. No one can prevent me from it because of my race, creed, or religion. I know of no system that provides that opportunity other than capitalism.

Capitalism has made it possible for this country to come to the aid, when needed, of any country in the world, and we have been able to do that, because this is a wealthy country filled with people that are generous with their wealth.

DougR

Maybe colonialism wasn't so bad after all. There were far fewer killings in those days, weren't there?

DougR