Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-28 Thread flw

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I want to control the state democratically and I don't want
businessmen to run this society surreptitiously any longer. More people
feel like I
do due to the antics of people you seem to admire. In the end, it will go
our
way because there are more of us than there are of you. If you don't like
that, you may leave. I suggest you go to Russia where your kind of economic
philosophy is practiced. Take a sweater.

Joshua2


Here it is again. The Huge Disconnect. Big Government ain't the problem, of
course not, its the bad (take your pick):

1. Evil Capitalists
2. Evil Commissars
3. Evil Grupenfurhrers

If only the "good people" run the Big Government, all will be fine.

Yeah right!

Please name these "good people" who we can trust to operate Big Government
in such an altruistic benign manner.

I have been around for a long time and yet to meet any of these "good
people" who are immune from the corruption of power. The Politico -  Paths
will dominate any governmental structure you put in place. The only possible
solution is to minimize the damage they can do by limiting the power (of
government) that they can wield.

I.E. "The Field Of Bad Dreams".If you build it they will come.
FLW

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-28 Thread M. A. Johnson

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MJ wrote:
   The essential nature of capitalism is social harmony
   through the pursuit of self-interest. Under capitalism,
   the individual's pursuit of his own economic self-interest
   simultaneously benefits the economic self-interests of
   all others. In allowing each individual to act unhampered
   by government regulations, capitalism causes wealth to be
   created in the most efficient manner possible which
   ultimately raises the standard of living, increases the
   economic opportunities, and makes available an ever growing
   supply of products for everyone. The free-market operates
   in such a way so that as one man creates more wealth for
   himself, he simultaneously creates more wealth for everyone,
   which means that as the rich become richer, the poor become
   richer too. It must be understood that capitalism serves the
   economic self-interests of all, including the non-capitalists.

snip

Linda Minor wrote:
   I agree with MJ here.  The system he is advocating does not
   exist.
MJ:
Exactly my point ... people lambaste capitalism by identifying
other systems as such.


Linda Minor wrote:
  It is a figment of Ayn Rand's imagination.
MJ:
Ad hominem, capitalism is independent of Ayn Rand.


Linda Minor wrote:
  Just look at the concepts he's discussing and see what a crock
  he's trying to push down the the throats of the people on this
  list:
MJ:
Ad populum, non sequitur, strawman ...

snip results/benefits of capitalism


Linda Minor wrote:
  I believe capitalism is a commendable concept if it did not allow
  so many advantages to the sons and daughters of those who have
  already achieved or inherited wealth.  All I would like explained
  to me is why the children of wealthy people get to start so far
  above the rest of us?

MJ:
Your 'green-ness' is shortsighted as it assumes the 'moron' who
inherits wealth can retain/build or otherwise not LOSE that which
was given him.

In response to your question, because the property was earned by
the parent who may dispose of HIS property as HE sees fit -- whether
to charity OR family OR otherwise.


Linda Minor wrote:
  The problem with capitalism is that it allows wealth to be passed
  down to the unworthy, just as socialism does.  Show me a system
  which truly allows everyone to start on an even playing field,
  earn everything they get and get everything they earn, and I'll
  be satisfied.

MJ:
Capitalism is your answer ... just as YOU should be free to do
what you will with your earnings -- however large or meager they
may be -- so others have that same 'right'.

How exactly does socialism 'pass wealth down' -- implying inheritance?

Regard$,
--MJ

Do you not know that freedom means competition, and that
competition, according to M. Louis Blanc, is a system of
extermination for the common people, and a cause of ruin
for the businessman? For evidence that the freer nations
are, the closer they are to destruction and ruination,
should we not look at Switzerland, Holland, England, and
the United States? Do you not know that, again according
to M. Louis Blanc, competition leads to monopoly, and
that, for the same reason, low costs lead to high prices?
That competition tends to exhaust the sources of
consumption and pushes production into a destructive
activity? That competition forces production to increase
and consumption to decrease? Whence it follows that free
peopls produce in order not to consume -- that liberty
means both opppression and madness, and that M. Louis
Blanc simply must step in and set matters straight?
 -- Frederic Bastiat

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-27 Thread flw

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 Where would Monsanto be without the F.D.A.?

This seems like a cart-before-the-horse question. The FDA is staffed with
people
from industry. Like the other government agencies, it is a weak force
compared to
the realities of global corporatism. Monsanto could live without it--it has
no
impact on European or Asian markets, for instance.

kt


Exactly my point. Predatory Corporations utilize and manipulate federal
agencies to further their own agenda. These Corps love "Big Government"
because it is used by them to discourage small business competitors and
manipulate the market.

Monsanto and the FDA -  perfect together.

Predatory Capitalism is not free market. It is the unholy alliance between
corporations, the Elites who control them, and the politico-paths who serve
them.

It is Statism. A variant of Facism. A blood relative of Socialism, Communism
and Nazism.

FLW

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-27 Thread nurev

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"M. A. Johnson" wrote:

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 Someone wrote:
   Where would Monsanto be without the F.D.A.?

 Kenn Thomas wrote:
 This seems like a cart-before-the-horse question. The FDA
 is staffed with people from industry. Like the other
 government agencies, it is a weak force compared to
 the realities of global corporatism. Monsanto could
 live without it--it has no impact on European or Asian
 markets, for instance.

 MJ:
 Huh?  The FDA is unconstitutional -- another protectionist,
 vote-buying racket.

 Place the government in its legitimate role and businesses
 have no 'tool' for their use.  Reminds me of what another
 stated on a different list ... 'sounds like blaming the cow
 for leaving the barn when you left the door open'.

 Regard$,
 --MJ

 Property is prior to law; the sole function of the law
 is to safeguard the right to property wherever it exists,
 wherever it is formed, in whatever manner the worker
 produces it, whether individually or in association,
 provided that he respects the rights of others.
 -- Frederic Bastiat


Grow up and get real man. You only own property because no one
takes it from you. How can you own property for example, when it was
here before you, and will be here after you. You're living in an
illusion. It's a game. I won't take your property if you won't take
mine. But if I have nothing to lose, I will take yours unless you can
stop me. If I have a vested interest in a system that I feel benefits
me as well as you, I will be glad to maintain such a system. If not,
then I have no interest in keeping you fat and sassy while my kids
starve.

You can philosophize all you want. That's the real bottom line. That's
also why you have an interest in my well being. It's not altruism it's
survival. Your survival. Don't forget it.

Joshua2

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-26 Thread Teo1000

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In a message dated 12/25/98 7:38:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 This seems like a cart-before-the-horse question. The FDA is staffed with
people
 from industry. Like the other government agencies, it is a weak force
compared to
 the realities of global corporatism. Monsanto could live without it--it has
no
 impact on European or Asian markets, for instance.

 kt

 kt 

This is an excellent observation.  The FDA is run by former business men and
the businesses (like Monsanto) frequently hire former FDA workers to work for
them.  It is a blatant conflict of interest in my opinion, especially in all
the talk about Nutrasweet and other questionable foodstuffs.
Teo1000

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-26 Thread EASTERISLE

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I wrote:

(something about a slightly mixed economy)

In a message dated 12/26/98 3:49:36 AM, MJ wrote:

Name one business one may participate (legally) which is devoid
of government.

This has been an interesting discussion. I doubt we're going to find ourselves
all simultaneously agreeing to one single perfect economic solution anytime
soon, but I think it's very important to discuss this type of thing along with
the various other abuses and manipulations of power discussed on CTRL.
Disagreements aside, how can we expect to actually have a positive impact on
the status quo unless we mentally hack the system, as well as our own
preconceptions?

When I said "slightly mixed," I wasn't trying to deny that we live in Babylon,
and that we cannot escape Babylon's grip (Babylon as a metaphorical
representation of the United States). You cannot operate a "business" of any
substantial sort without entangling yourself with the government, and you
cannot gain employment legally without paying taxes, which go to support all
sorts of nasty stuff that  people generally wouldn't approve of if they
realized what was actually going on.

The question is, are you one of the few who the system is built to serve, or
are you one of the rabble which the system feeds upon? I guess that's what I
meant by "slightly mixed," in the sense (quoth Noam Chomsky) that we have in
effect a form of state socialism for the rich, with free markets reserved for
the poor. Those who are able to claw their way out of the free market and gain
entry to the "top of the pyramid club" will, on the way, learn all the
bloodthirsty tricks necessary to maintain their prosperous new positions. The
social rot begins to smell like roses; decay becomes new growth; crisis
becomes opportunity. Corporate execs draw $250,000 paychecks with $100,000
bonuses on a bad year (and blow every dime of it, saving surprisingly little),
while the kids in the public housing project down the road have to put plywood
over their windows because all the glass has been broken out.

But the system (any mass system) is perpetuated by building a conceptual "box"
(laws, regulations, social controls, etc.), then tricking and/or forcing as
many people as possible to stay within the box. Automatically the perpetuation
of this system becomes its primary occupation; that's a given. There is no
system that can be built which will be able to withstand the probing of those
who seek to use it to their own advantage.

Maybe the revolution will come one day, but even if it did, would anything new
really come along? The real revolution is within each of us -- the systematic
individual process of eliminating one's own contradictions, false values and
preconceptions. We have been conditioned since birth in a rancid sea of lies,
contradictory messages, dead ends, and greed-inspired motivations. We must
deprogram ourselves, dig deep into our own souls, and determine what exactly
it is we want to do in these 70-some-odd years that most of us are given on
this earth. Only when we have cleansed ourselves of the weaknesses instilled
by years of unconcious programming can we come together as a people and really
build a better society.

And it IS a matter of building alternative systems (while we continue to
resist and expose the evils of the old system). Look at that overpriced
machine sitting on your desk -- yeah, the one that's allowing you to read this
blathering email message, and reply to it if you so choose. It won't be long
until one of these gizmos is a necessary tool for pretty much any type of
economic activity. Go ahead, get rid of the government, extricate yourself all
you want. How the hell are you going to extricate yourself from Apple and
Microsoft (or CrappleSoft, if they ever get around to merging)? How are you
going to send email or check USENET without BellBeast's phone lines?

But technology, of course, is a two-edged sword. There are many, many
potential technological solutions that could help us set ourselves free, but
they must be solutions that are developed and initiated independently of the
established system. We must learn to survive independently in the midst of
Babylon's house, if for no other reason than to prove it can be done. Why not
set up an independent international network of Internet servers based on
packet radio? Why not set up an online bartering system and opt out of the
Beast system entirely? Why not organize corps of volunteer knowledge workers
and guerilla information activists to develop the software and hardware that
would be necessary to set up these alternatives? All we really need is food,
shelter and a little time.

There is no end to the possibilities, if people actually got together and
started DOING something. Again, it's important to debate economic issues as
thoroughly as one might beat a dead horse, but it is also extremely important
to put ideas into action. When our leaders are derelict and corrupt, we must
lead ourselves; when 

Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-25 Thread EASTERISLE

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Nurev wrote:

   It's the Capitalist Elites who enjoy the fruits of Socialism
   by owning the government. And it's the poor and working class
   who enjoy the bitter leftovers of capitalism.

MJ wrote:

Your blatant contradiction of yourself aside ...

Capitalism requires a SEPARATION of the economy and the
state -- hardly a reality within the US.


I agree, MJ, the economy is entangled with the state apparatus in Amerika --
but the people have for all intents and purposes been forcibly divorced from
their government. And while we do have a slightly mixed economy, the corporate
class receives the benefits of a socialist state apparatus, with "free
markets" for the poor, and for those who seek to remain independent from the
control structure. This in itself serves to repress and extinguish independent
thought in favor of programmed human behavior -- b ehavior based on
repetition, not insight or progress.

There don't seem to be any clear or easy answers, but obviously, it would be
an improvement if we had an economic system that focused primarily on human
creativity and innovation, instead of the mass hallucinations of the
marketplace and the unthinking, amoral pursuit of the direction of least
resistance. If we, as individuals, work to produce more than we consume (when
possible), and work to address actual human needs instead of the bizarre
hypercommodification of anything that registers with the public's neurons,
then to my mind it doesn't matter WHAT brand economy we have. With all
respect, though, as far as theoretical arguments go, neither socialism nor
capitalism are likely to save us any time soon. We need to build our own
economy.

Peace out  Merry Whatnot,
Charles Overbeck
ParaScope

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-25 Thread flw

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Typical Libertarian bullshit. America has a slightly mixed economy
which
is firmly in the hands of Capitalists. The very worst of both
possibilities.

It's the Capitalist Elites who enjoy the fruits of Socialism by owning
the government. And it's the poor and working class who enjoy the
bitter leftovers of capitalism.

Joshua2

It is kind of interesting how B.G.L.'s (Big Government Lovers) suffer a
disconnect
when expounding on "socialism" and "capitalism" in Amerika.

Whether "Nazism", "Communism", or "Predatory Capitalism", what we are really
talking about is Statism in all its glory. You have a Sociopathic Elite who
utilize and foster statist policies to control all facets of our economic
and political life.

Where would Monsanto be without the F.D.A.?

What they must have is coercive statism. Intrusive laws controlling all
elements of our
daily life in order to manipulate the system for their own advantage. They
depend on
social marxist dupes, those who expouse the New Secular Good Government
Religion,  that "good government" throught its "enlightened policies"
directed by "good people" will overcome the basic nature of Man and produce
ultimately social and political Goodness.

Evil Political / Sociopaths I can understand. They cannot help themselves.
They are born defective. What sickens me are the "reformers", those who feel
"compassion" who ultimately support the policy of "let me help you or I will
have to hurt you" philosophy.

The road to Political Hell is paved with "compassion" and "good government".
FLW

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-25 Thread Kenn Thomas

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 Where would Monsanto be without the F.D.A.?

This seems like a cart-before-the-horse question. The FDA is staffed with people
from industry. Like the other government agencies, it is a weak force compared to
the realities of global corporatism. Monsanto could live without it--it has no
impact on European or Asian markets, for instance.

kt

kt

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-25 Thread M. A. Johnson

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Nurev wrote:

  It's the Capitalist Elites who enjoy the fruits of Socialism
  by owning the government. And it's the poor and working class
  who enjoy the bitter leftovers of capitalism.

MJ wrote:
   Your blatant contradiction of yourself aside ...

   Capitalism requires a SEPARATION of the economy and the
   state -- hardly a reality within the US.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   And while we do have a slightly mixed economy, ...

MJ:
'Slightly mixed'???

Name one business one may participate (legally) which is devoid
of government.

Regard$,
--MJ

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-24 Thread M. A. Johnson

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Someone wrote:
 May I suggest that all who are disaffected by Socialism on the
 one hand, and "vulture" (Pat Buchanan's phrase) or "loan shark"
 capitalism (which we have in the US now)

snip

MJ:
 May I recommend an education in terminology before one attempts
 to malign 'a rose by ANOTHER name'?

  America has NOT a capitalist economy but a MIXED economy
  with Government controls, regulations and planning to its
  detriment.

nurev wrote:
   Typical Libertarian bullshit. America has a slightly mixed
   economy which is firmly in the hands of Capitalists. The very
   worst of both possibilities.

   It's the Capitalist Elites who enjoy the fruits of Socialism
   by owning the government. And it's the poor and working class
   who enjoy the bitter leftovers of capitalism.

MJ:
Your blatant contradiction of yourself aside ...

Capitalism requires a SEPARATION of the economy and the
state -- hardly a reality within the US.

As Thomas Sowell stated:

A totalitarian state thrives on propaganda, and
there is no more effective way to limit thought
than to control the language itself.  By changing
definitions of words through continual association,
any serious discussion involving the concepts that
the words represents becomes hopelessly muddled.

The words "democracy," "hate" and "racism"
immediately comes to mind.

What better way to malign liberty and freedom than calling
apples, oranges ... blaming the oranges for that which is
otherwise not possible.

Regard$,
--MJ

The policy of the American government is to leave their
citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in
their pursuits. -- Thomas Jefferson to M. L'Hommande, 1787.

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Re: [CTRL] vs. socialism, vs. capitalism, what now?

1998-12-23 Thread nurev

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"M. A. Johnson" wrote:

  -Caveat Lector-

 At 05:18 AM 12/21/1998 -0500, Jim Condit Jr. wrote:
  -Caveat Lector-

 May I suggest that all who are disaffected by Socialism on the one hand,
 and "vulture" (Pat Buchanan's phrase) or "loan shark" capitalism (which we
 have in the US now)

 snip

 MJ:
 May I recommend an education in terminology before one attempts to
 malign 'a rose by ANOTHER name'?

 America has NOT a capitalist economy but a MIXED economy with
 Government controls, regulations and planning to its detriment.

 Regard$,
 --MJ

Typical Libertarian bullshit. America has a slightly mixed economy
which
is firmly in the hands of Capitalists. The very worst of both
possibilities.

It's the Capitalist Elites who enjoy the fruits of Socialism by owning
the government. And it's the poor and working class who enjoy the
bitter
leftovers of capitalism.

Joshua2

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