But isn't collectivism what government is in the first place? I think the question is how far you want to go with it. - Matt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:58 PM Subject: RE: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > Replace greed with self interest or ambition, like I said, and you can > make > the argument that capitalism is true to the nature of man. > > Several writers, using artistic license, use the word greed to explain > that > in human nature which makes us want more, and work harder. > > I don't agree with you man, and I don't think that any form of > collectivist > government will truly work. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:55 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America >> >> Ah...but a general desire to do better does not equal Greed. >> Greed is something completely different and has nothing *but* >> a Negative connotation. >> >> And unless we are talking about pure Greed the case for a >> Capitalist economy vs a mixed capitalist or a non-capitalist >> economy cannot be made simply by pointing to man's Nature. >> >> On 1/10/06, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I think the semantic argument is where some people get lost >> here Gruss. >> > >> > It might be better to use a word like ambition or desire. >> Greed has >> > such a negative connotation for most people that you will >> > automatically have people arguing with you. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191398 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
