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I did not ask for you to expound on your "Games Hypothesis". I asked
you for your definition of the word "socialism" since you have disagreed
with that given the word by others (though you did not specify what
their definition was or how it differs from yours). If you can't do so,
or do not wish to, please just say so.
Howard Davis
Ric Carter wrote:
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Howard R. Davis III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > So what IS your definition of "socialism"? There does not seem to be
> > a clear definition in the web site mentioned and there is none that I
> > can find in the following two messages.
>
> As with all human Games, religious/political/economic/artistic belief-
> systems, 'socialism' means whatever the speaker WISHES it to mean. All
> such Games are inaugurated and manipulated by Game Masters, who create
> and promulgate Game Rules that define the realm and content of Play in
> that Game. [And Games tend to fragment into competing and mutually-
> exclusive sub-Games, but that's another point...] For instance:
>
> All men are created equal. [Game Rule of Jeffersonian Democracy]
> All men and women are equal. [Game Rule of Liberal Democracy]
> All entities are equal. [Buddhist, Radical Environmentalist rule]
>
> So, every sub-Game in Political/Economic arenas will establish one or
> more Rules defining Socialism for the purpose of Play [activity and
> discourse] within that sub-Game. That no group of Game factions can
> agree on their definitions is irrelevant; Stalinists, Maoists, Nazis,
> Libertarians, LaRouchers, Militiamen are all Playing separate Games,
> with only minimal RealWorld connexion - usually as their Players are
> merrily slaughtering each other. That's what humans do...
>
> I'll expound more on my Games Hypothesis in future posts. Ciao --Ric
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