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Re: Libertarian stuff
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:58:08 GMT
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Dave,
Dave Schuler wrote:
> > Also, I see "deliberate, calculated, and organized neglect" of the needy
> > in current society. Show me a system which will not have that, and I'll
> > listen.
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> It just seems that Libertopia establishes a caste system (as I think Matt
> Miller observed elsewhere) that becomes almost impossible to breach after even
> one generation. In addition--and this might very well not be a tenet of
> Libertopia but a fringe injected into this argument by one participant--I've
> gotten a sense that society will step in with its "say" about how the children
> of the irresponsible are to be raised. I guess I don't understand, in a
> society of minimal government, how anyone can be held accountable in such a
> case, or who would determine the fitness of the people who step in on the
> child's behalf.
Tell me if this is wrong, but this discussion seems to imply that our
current school system is completely neutral on things, which is not the
case, based on what I know.
Scott S.
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| Scott: (...) If that's what I implied, it was unintentional. Actually, your argument about a liberal-leaning school (or any -leaning school) supports my concerns about a Libertopian school system, simply changing the flavor of the -leaning! Dave! (27 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Liberama is disqualified because it relies on the assumption that in its great society people and corporations will be motivated by higher ethics and community responsibility--an assumption which is fine on paper but has never come close to (...) (27 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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