Believe me, (Mr. ) Lonnie Clay.... I read your whole linked article (or blog).... considering how far it goes back (1990s) you were very intelligent then and probably still are.... but I'm not here to stroke egos, yours or my own.....My point is that when anyone chooses one "approach" (in all walks -fields-or senses) they deny others.....The options to your own approach to the "politcal-economic" questions you raise embodies certain "ways and mans" that automatically negate others.... Let's assume that for purposes of argument each "variation" is doable (which may well NOT be the case, depending on the math or base assumptions involved..... but let's assume that they are... doable). The next question is... which is "ethically better"?.....let me propose the same overall social-economic quandary in another way to you
Personal Greed / Steal....... Communal Modesty / Work Personal Greed / Work........Communal Modesty / Steal This is a bit lower down the "taxonomic " scale...... So... (Mr.) Lonnie Clay.... can I assume that you opt for the Communal Modesty / Steal pole of the opposition? BY the way, from your article.... Why "proxy".... and not direct personal vote... in politics?..... you do know that "stockholders" operate on the principle... One dollar One vote.... not One stockholder One Vote (proxy has nothing to do with the "power" relationship)......Capitalism is not a "shared" authority environment.... Frankly, I believe that your "tendency" is toward a totalitarian politics..... by your suggestion.....not a democratic politics.... On Friday, March 22, 2013 10:31:25 AM UTC-4, Lonnie Clay wrote: > > That's a very simple minded two dimensional view of reality. You know that > the real world is much more complex. I'm not going to get into an argument > except on the contents of my posting. Debate my propositions and facts, not > some academic mumbo-jumbo catch phrases. To answer, I prefer capitalism > democracy but not in its purest form. > > Lonnie Courtney Clay > > On Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:38:03 AM UTC-7, nominal9 wrote: >> >> Democracy = One Person, One Vote. >> Totalitarianism = One Person, All the Votes. >> >> Socialism = One Person, One Dollar. >> Capitalism = One Person, All the Dollars. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_of_opposition >> >> >> Democratic / Socialism...........Totalitarian / Capitalism >> >> Democratic / Capitalism..........Totalitarian / Socialism >> >> Where do you stand, Lonnie... "governmentally' and "economically".... >> combined? >> >> Choose one and you oppose the others... either in part or in the whole.... >> >> Totalitarian / Capitalism is usually referred to as "Fascism".... >> Totalitarian / Socialism.......Communism.... >> >> On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:24:56 PM UTC-4, Lonnie Clay wrote: >>> >>> >>> http://lonniecourtneyclay.blogspot.com/2011/07/blast-from-halloween-1997.html >>> >>> Lonnie Courtney Clay >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
