On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, David Honig wrote:
> At 08:03 PM 12/6/01 +1100, mattd wrote:
> >Coercion is implicit in all capitalism above low level market and
> >trade
>
> Joe the nailmaker invests in a machine to make nails faster
> than he can by hand. Who has he coerced?
The market. He threatens the other nail producers and forces them to
respond. That is coercion (just psychological and economic instead of
physical force).
Coercion isn't bad (consider discounts based on reputation), it's why and
how that matters.
Right back to the end doesn't justify the means, again.
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