Just a Question for Progressives.

For All Progressives out there, no matter your political affiliation, I would like your opinion.

Are the policies that are made today more important than the policies of our founding fathers?

6 Responses to “Just a Question for Progressives.”

1. Braden Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 10:39 am

   Yes.

   Humans today possess the ability to render ourselves extinct, something people in the 18th century could not have done even if they wanted to.

   The United States is hundreds of times more powerful than we were in our infancy. It can be said that the policies of our founding fathers guided the fate of a nation. Today, however, American policies control the fate, not only of our nation, but of people half a world away. American policies can affect any living person on the planet. That’s something the founding fathers could not do in their time.

   The founding fathers started a democratic revolt that would travel the world, but this is the most important time in history.

2. Guy Smylie Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

   This is the most important time in history. It’s the only time that we can control.

   Do you believe the founding documents have a way of keeping us from being dictators of the world?

3. Braden Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

   “Do you believe the founding documents have a way of keeping us from being dictators of the world?”

   No, our morals should do that for us.

4. Guy Smylie Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

   I believe our founding documents were based on our morals. If you believe the US Constitution, for example, was written to allow all people to be the best they can be; should we encourage other countries to be democratic?

5. Braden Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

   Yes we should. Which means we shouldn’t have overthrown a democratically elected government to install the Shah in Iran in 1953. We shouldn’t be supressing democratic insurections in Saudi Arabia just to keep oil prices down. We shouldn’t piss and moan when nations like Lebanon and Palestine hold elections and we don’t agree with the results. And we should debate more seriously whether invading countries is “encouraging democracy.” Somehow I don’t think Jefferson would have argued for any of those.

6. Guy Smylie Says:
   August 5th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   Jefferson was a ‘mind your own business’ kinda guy. He wanted to put the nation first.
   I think we sometimes ‘break the rules’ when we are defending our countries best interests.
   So you are saying we should only defend our country; then promote democracy only as a by product?
   Another question, should we use our power to influence countries?

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