On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, David McNab wrote:
> >A typically liberal capitalist statement. Of course, this ignores the
> >fact that the system that you implicitly support is based on two
> >things: domination and exploitation. Anyone who sincerely thinks that
> >the US (or any other western capitalist nation, or even a socialist
> >state) is free is quite ignorant of what really goes on (there is
> >plenty of stuff that happens which is not reported in the newspaper or
> >on TV news) and doesn't have a clue about the true nature of authority
> >and hierarchy.
>
> OK - fair cop - you got me there.
> I guess I could try and save face and play 'victim' for a moment, by
> complaining that with mass media available here in NZ, the news feeds are
> very limited in scope. But I can't pull that as an excuse. Because I am on a
> broadband internet connection, with access to the greatest wealth of
> conglomerate and independent news available. So even that excuse crumbles.
> :p
How weak...
Travis, I think it would be great if Congress cut President Bush's throat.
Am I implicitly supporting Congress? Am I implying that the U.S. is free?
Would you denounce a fellow anarchist as a "liberal capitalist" for making
that statement?
I'd also like a list of the three most noteworthy things that the liberal
capitalist media did not report in the past decade.
Finally, if you were forced to choose either a Republican, a Democratic,
or a Libertarian presidential candidate, which of the three would you
choose, and why?
--
"...you have mistaken your cowardice for common sense
and have found comfort in that, deceiving yourselves."
Mark Roberts | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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