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   From: edspyhill01@gmail.com   
      
   "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
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   news:c3672688-d56f-4214-8653-f98e7d785489@f8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...   
   > On Sep 16, 5:06 pm, "{:-])))"  wrote:   
   >> TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >Well, consider the monkeys are wise... They would share, say, 10   
   >> >bananas among 10 monkeys and enjoy peace. Now some of the monkeys want   
   >> >the lion's share of the bananas and some monkeys go hungry. War   
   >> >follows.   
   >>   
   >> >Now consider that all the monkeys don't DESERVE the same amount, but   
   >> >no one goes hungry. Fine. This is an imperfect world. It could be   
   >> >argued that this could drive COMPETITION in a healthy way without the   
   >> >monkeys getting too comfortable. Everybody must chip in according to   
   >> >their capacity...   
   >>   
   >> >Isn't it funny this experiment has never been tried? I find it very   
   >> >suspicious.   
   >>   
   >> Communes and utopian societies have been attempted.   
   >> It's curious how they tend to fail.   
   >>   
   >> In the States,   
   >> where you and I live,   
   >> it is uncommon for anybody to starve.   
   >>   
   >> There are plenty of bananas to go round.   
   >> Homeless people know where to find them.   
   >> It's as if they grow on trees.   
   >>   
   >> - so to speak   
   >   
   > Our abundance grows on Costa Rican trees so to speak. Our farm land   
   > shrinks as corn is fed to cars and the sprawl takes over green   
   > pastures. Food prices have shot up accordingly...   
   >   
   > If you read 'Fast Food Nation,' you'd see how much farmers would   
   > benefit from cooperation.   
   >   
      
   They'd vote republican.   
      
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