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   Dave Heil to Brian M. Scott   
   Re: Socialism or Capitalism: What is bet   
   05 Aug 08 04:10:38   
   
   XPost: alt.politics   
   From: k8mn@frontiernet.net   
      
   Brian M. Scott wrote:   
   > On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:22:34 +0000, Dave Heil   
   >  wrote in   
   >  in   
   > rec.arts.sf.misc,alt.politics:   
   >   
   >> Brian M. Scott wrote:   
   >   
   >>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:15:35 +0000, Dave Heil   
   >>>  wrote in   
   >>>  in   
   >>> rec.arts.sf.misc,alt.politics:   
   >   
   >>> [...]   
   >   
   >>>> I think that maximum personal freedom is not an option.   
   >   
   >>> You're right: it's not.  That's why you don't have it.   
   >   
   >> I have it.  It is guaranteed me by the Constitution.  My   
   >> freedom doesn't  allow me to infringe on the freedoms of   
   >> others nor can I endanger others.   
   >   
   > And therefore it is not maximal.  You could try to argue   
   > that it is the maximum feasible amount, or that it is the   
   > maximum available in any currently existing society, but   
   > that isn't what you said.   
      
   Great.  You win.  You may now continue to pick the fly specs out of the   
   pepper pot.   
      
   Dave Heil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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