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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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