You currently live under a mix of capitalism and socialism. Everything the federal government does and every dollar they spend is socialistic. From managing the wars to providing social security to assisting those that cannot work........it's all socialistic.

Are individual rights currently crushed? Do you still have more opportunity here than just about anywhere else on the planet? We never had a true democracy and we never will..........and there are sound reasons for this.

The pendulum swings toward and away from socialism depending on how the Administration behaves. What's very interesting is that, over the past eight years, you've enjoyed more socialism than at anytime in the history of the country. And, yet, you wail about not wanting "more socialism".

Do you honesty believe that the country was not more socialistic under GWB simply because he pawned the debt off on the next generation? I'm a bit baffled by your responses which resort to the basic instincts of "conservative"..........without any analysis of the facts. We could just read Matt's posts if we wanted that............