Somtimes it's Better not to Rescue a Boat

[Dr. Sea]

Originally Posted by Kenomac

The OP is attempting to extort money from complete strangers in a foreign country...... BIG difference. If you can't see or understand that, you must be as morally deficient. IMHO

"Morally deficient"? You must have quite a view from your high moral perch, Ken.

[NoTies]

I wonder how many people who put the boot into BA (as I once did)use Open CPN.

[Ribbit]

Originally Posted by MarkSF

I'm a strong believer in the ideal country being a balance between capitalism and socialism.

Neither of them are forms of Government. That needs to sink in for a wide spectrum of people.

Thinking that they are is a deception (self or otherwise), it is missing the obvious, and is how we end up with totalitarian tyranny.

A tyranny where everybody gets looted and pillaged, and no matter their means and no matter their station in Society, nobody is safe, whatever nonsensical label is slapped on what is being done to them.

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by Ribbit

Neither of them are forms of Government. That needs to sink in for a wide spectrum of people.

Thinking that they are is a deception (self or otherwise), it is missing the obvious, and is how we end up with totalitarian tyranny.

A tyranny where everybody gets looted and pillaged, and no matter their means and no matter their station in Society, nobody is safe, whatever nonsensical label is slapped on what is being done to them.

He didn't suggest they are 'forms of government'

But that won't fit with your conspiracist ideas hey Rabbit

[Ribbit]

Originally Posted by YesIsail

St Lucia was a nice place before.

And before that, it was a really awful place. So it won't necessarily remain trapped in this phase.

My uncle and aunt were a Dr and nurse there in the late 1960's/1970's, and my grandmother was worried whether they would make it out alive.