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   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   "Ed S."  wrote in message   
   news:9dp4h4FdtdU1@mid.individual.net...   
   >   
   > "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"   
   >  wrote in message   
   > 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.   
      
   Speaking of monkeys ...   
      
   I'm reminded of the corporate tree full of monkeys.  Years ago the tree was   
   full.  Those on the top looked down and saw smiling faces.  Those on the   
   bottom looked up and saw ... a** h***s.   
      
   Today the tree has just as many monkeys in the top branches who look down   
   and see a lot fewer faces and none of them smiling.   
      
   Those on the bottom look up and all they see are the same a** h***s.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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