XPost: alt.politics.socialism, alt.politics.libertarian, alt.freedom   
   From: peter@DIESPAMMERDIE.dk   
      
   uri wrote:   
      
   > srd wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:42:21 -0800, Liam wrote:   
   > >   
   > > In essence, communism requires the overcoming of man's nature as a   
   > > self-serving individualist, while libertarianism requires overcoming man's   
   > > nature as a social animal. The latter point is probably less transparent   
   > > than the former, but is equally true. If capitalists combine with one   
   > > another to enforce their mutual interest, you have the rebirth of the   
   > > interventionist state built in, and in the meanwhile, equally oppressive   
   > > non-statist forms of oppression through combination.   
   > >   
   >   
   > The way i see it, communism and libertarianism at least try to give the   
   > individual a chance to express himself while capitalism does not.   
      
   Meaningless talk. Capitalism isn't about a fuzzy concept such as   
   "expressing yourself". It is about *ownership*.   
      
   BTW, yo have full rights to express yourself whatever way you wish, on   
   your own property. Why do you neglect to mention this?   
      
   --   
   regards , Peter B. P. - http://titancity.com/blog , http://macplanet.dk   
      
   If guns kill, do pencils cause spelling errors?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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