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|    rbowman to Jos Boersema    |
|    Re: A Democracy school may be a good ide    |
|    31 Mar 20 08:25:08    |
      From: bowman@montana.com              On 03/31/2020 03:00 AM, Jos Boersema wrote:       >> It could be argued the ‘free market’ is a better democracy.       >> More choices are supplied. No force is needed. Free association doesn’t       >> require education or a license. Neither does it lead to tyranny.       > What you call a ‛free market’ can only exist if laws against theft,       murder       > and violence are sufficiently enforced. You also at minimum require the       > inalienable right to their share of land of the native population to be       > honored.       >       > The mistake in your thinking is the same mistake that you accuse the       > Communists of making. You assume that people will be well behaved, like       > magical creatures who cannot do harm or be criminal.              Libertarians believe in unicorns. Lacking a strong social structure with       a shared history and belief, vultures will flock to the scene.       Cosmopolitans have no ties; the world is their oyster.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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