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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Sat, 8 Jan 2000 05:24:54 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDM.saynotospamORG
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Oh, I suspect the school system will end up getting just as much money. If
> nothing else, corporations will spend the money so that they can get trained
> workers (which is where the bulk of the money should come from anywise,
Yes, we saw this in the 19th century coal-mine towns a lot.
Isn't it more in corporations' interest to teach people that they have no
rights, that they should submit to the will of The Company?
> The obvious part that you're missing is what Larry calls "life affirming".
> The idea that people actually are basically good. Of course while this is
> obvious to me, people saddled with the Christian based belief that "people
> are inherently bad." will have a hard time seeing the opposite (even when
People may be inherently good, but there's a large historical record
demonstrating that people are also greedy, selfish, and power-hungry. (This
doesn't necessarily contradict -- it just means that people are
complicated.)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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