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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:56:57 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > > That's _yet another_ reason not to have a Liberama,
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> > Please use our term. It's our meme, not yours, and using some other word means
> > you are talking about some other thing, which we don't have to defend since
> > it's your idea rather than ours.
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> > Libertopia as a name was chosen specifically to drive home the point that it
> > is not a utopia.
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> Actually, whatever the intent, I think it comes across as an implication of
> rather than a distinction from Utopia
For what it's worth, I have a different take on this than Larry does.
I agree that (to me, at least) Libertopia implies "our flavor of utopia"
rather than something wholly different.
And, I think the use of Liber-rama (which is how I'd spell it if I made
it up) is a valid way of contrasting that one believes it to be an
excess of some feature. Like the local restaurant having crab-o-rama nights!
Now, all that said, if Larry doesn't want to prove the obvious
superiority of liberama due to the name - he doesn't have to. And if
the commies (this is a joke, probably in poor taste given the tone of
late) want to end productive discussion on the matter, then using
Liberama is a good tactic. If they want to foster good discussion,
honoring Larry's request is a good idea.
Chris
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