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Old 03-04-2008, 09:45 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by waitingtables View Post
Pn, I'm not stating my belilef in God giving me rights. I'm quoting the Declaration of Independence. I don't believe in a God looking down on us and moving us around like chess pieces.
Funny you would bring up the chess board analogy. America is indeed just like one in terms of individual rights. The more money you have, the powerful a chess piece you are. The analogy does fall short on pawns though. This is because the pawns of America represent the majority of Americans. The pawns also represent many levels of people. You certainly can't compare a poor ghetto black person to a white middle class suburbanite. The middle class guy has more rights than the crack mother of 13, but they are both pawns in the overall scheme of things.