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(...) IMO, shareholders and the purchacing power of a few knowledgable consumers isn't enough to control corperations. What are the evils that corperations *could* do, if they were allowed? * Education - biased or limited, creating clones to work in (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I sometimes wonder why I contribute at all to off topic. It always seems to be the same. Maybe I will avoid off topic for at least 24 hours, and concentrate on why were are the: the brick. Scott S. (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Your comment about a lack of respect for property is a good one. To those opposed to the Libertarian ideal, think about the effect that government not respecting property rights transforms the populace into not respecting property rights (or (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<387E402C.5DDB2400@c...anweb.net> <FoAMsH.xF@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Libertarianism expects that companies will be held liable for the damages they do. Unfortuanately, government (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) :) I was going to add a "PS. if you don't agree to this then you're all idiots" but I wasn't sure that it was in the best possible taste :) (...) I don't suppose that I am innocent either! Richard (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <388a3894.72786960@l...et.com>... (...) In your opinion. (...) Not too long ago, you said you'd ruled it out. So, you are still willing to consider it? Glad to hear it. (...) Is there an empty state around? I guess (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You doofus! That's the silliest thing I've ever heard! Just kidding... 8^) (...) Having been on both sides of such attacks, I think this is a good proposal, and I'm willing to adhere to it. Dave! (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You are wrong. In my case, at least, I don't think that. What I *do* think is that corporations will take whatever advantages they are allowed to take, just as governments will. Libertarian theory does not account for this, to my satisfaction. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I propose that anyone making a personal or derogatory comment should be viewed to have "lost" the argument, no matter what or who it is. This isn't helping the debate and maybe if we all cool off for a while we won't see the need to make such (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Dave, (...) Hmm... going in Ann Arbor (MI), Lansing (MI), and Ohio State (Columbus), there were a lot of hoodlums, trying to pick on the college people. The worst was Ohio State, the East side of the campus, right on the border, were some of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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