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Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 03:00:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
(of US vs North Korea)
> I'm talking about the metrics we already discussed...
A discussion of quantitative measures of international superiority... this
is something I have to participate in!
> morally: which one is on the side of right more often?
'More often'? Can you expect to compare morality by tallying up instances of
being on the side of right? (not cheating at cards has the same value in
your morality score as not murdering?)
And even if you can expect to compare morality on that basis, can you
provide a list of both countries' instances of 'being on the side of right'?
Until this basis of comparison can be demonstrated as being appropriate, and
an accurate comparison made, it'll have to be a tie.
> In which country are people freer?
Probably the US. But can it be demonstrated that 'freer' in any way
contributes to superiority? (And can 'freeness' measured in any case?)
> and economically: which provides a better life for its people?
A trick question! North Korea, obviously.
(North Korea *provides*, the US *offers*, right?)
> So using those metrics then, which is superior?
Neither. They are equal - if being freer is a positive thing... it's a tie
on the 'being on the side of right', the US wins on freedom, and North Korea
on provision of a better life to it's people.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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