> -----Original Message----- > From: ritu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:12 PM > To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' > Subject: RE: Banks' Culture Was: Race to the Bottom > > > RobertS wrote: > > > > Rob said: > > > > > > > In heavily toward a Libertarian origin for the Culture. I don't > > see > > > > how a Socialist movement would ever give up power and control. > > > > > > Since when did the Minds give up power and control? Or are you > > talking > > > about those insignificant humanoids they humour? > > > > > Of course! <G> > > > > I can't see socialist giving up power even to a machine. > > Well, they don't have to give up the power voluntarily....but > they would have been easier to talk/dupe/finesse out of power.
I am curious as to why you think this. Its hard to judge since we have not seen evil libertarians in power yet. It seems to me that this would be a function of power, and not ideology. I guess my thought question here is ... If Evil Libertarians ruled the world, how hard would it be to "despot" this form of government? This is an important distinction, since powerful government is needed to enforce "libertarian" values. What makes libertarianism so damn special? Nerd From Hell > > Ritu > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
