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Imagine a society in which the rich supported the poor. The healthy cared for the sick. The lucky stopped to pick up the less fortunate. The have's ensured that there were no have nots. Where the quality of life was measured by the soul not the wallet.

Now imagine that this was enforced, not by fear of post death retribution from a vengeful god, or by the ruthless secret police of a totalitarian state, but by a democratically elected goverment. One with a clear mandate from those have's.

Today France voted for the 'I'm alright Jack' policies of the center right and the last chance for first world democratic socialism was gone. Lost to the need for second cars and a fortyseventh shopping channel. Kind of sad I thought.