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Re: Libertarian theory and altruism (was: some incorrectly spelled thing not worth repeating
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Sat, 8 Jan 2000 05:37:44 GMT
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2000 05:17:05 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
wrote:
Matthew Miller wrote:

Authoritarian fascism. (Not that I'm comparing ANYTHING to Nazis, Jasper.
*grin*) It's ALL regulated. 100% simple.

You got me there, it DOES deliver on the predictability aspect (as long
as the reich actually lasts 1000 years, and as long as the supreme
leader isn't very whim driven). How does it do on the rest of the list?
Rather more poorly, I'd venture.

War is actually quite a good driver of economy. The Germans weren't
doing all that bad financially. They robbed a hell of a lot of people
to do it, though.

"when they came for the homosexuals, I did not say anything, because I
was not a homosexual. When they came for the gypsies, I did not say
anything, because I was not a gypsie. When they came for the Jews, I
did not say anything, because I was not a Jew. When they came for me,
nobody stood up for me, because there was nobody left."

Paraphrased.

Jasper



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  Re: Libertarian theory and altruism (was: some incorrectly spelled thing not worth repeating
 
(...) No, they weren't doing all that badly--they were doing *abysmally*! The entropy of that system was increasing dramatically, because 40%+ of GNP was going to militarization--the only way to sustain the veneer of prosperity at the upper levels (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Libertarian theory and altruism (was: some incorrectly spelled thing not worth repeating
 
(...) You got me there, it DOES deliver on the predictability aspect (as long as the reich actually lasts 1000 years, and as long as the supreme leader isn't very whim driven). How does it do on the rest of the list? Rather more poorly, I'd venture. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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