Marcus,
I guess I don't follow. Perhaps others will clarify. Best, Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcus G. Daniels Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 10:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FRIAM] right vs left On 1/10/14, 6:28 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: (2) Second, given that understanding of what I agreed to, there ARE examples where the rich are not as dominant as the rich are in our current society. In fact, not long ago, we were such a society. For example (http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/03/27/outside-groups-spending-throu gh-roof) " Outside groups, including super PACs and nonprofit organizations, have spent almost four times more on the 2012 presidential campaign than comparable organizations spent at the same point in the 2008 cycle, an analysis of Federal Election Commission filings show." Your relativist argument (and evidence like above to support it), and also historical observations made on this list have falsified "He who has the gold rules." as literal proposition. Given that it is falsified, pop the stack to go back to the discussion of how to have an individual from the left and an individual from the right reconcile their views `rationally'. Why ought he who has the gold rule? Why should property rights be respected in all situations or even in any? Why should those that have resources influence legislation? Why should the law be considered anything more than a factor in risk and reward decisions? I'm happy to go down the merry road of nihilism with you. Bring your favorite things. I'll wear my cargo pants with lots of pockets. Oh, never mind that wrench I'm carrying. I heard someone was having car trouble over the horizon. Marcus
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