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On Aug 4, 12:04 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > No Molly - I should be doing something like that. > > On 1 Aug, 16:14, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > No Netflix for you? > > > On Aug 1, 8:56 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I quite like having the radio or television on when I'm working. This > > > morning it was Test Match Special, but we trashed the Pakistanis in > > > short order, so I thought I'd have some mindless Startrek in the > > > background.- last night it was the brilliant Russian film 'Company > > > 9'. Sadly, I have to hit the mute button to get rid of adverts and > > > the even worse promos.I'd like to be able to access services without > > > ads and promos and would pay. "Economics" means I can't get what I > > > want. I want to buy what products I need at fair prices - "economics" > > > makes this very difficult. I suspect "economics" is a means of > > > denying us politics. > > > > On 1 Aug, 13:45, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I too know something on arming Allan - but what is the genral case? > > > > > On 1 Aug, 07:53, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > farming hmmm know a little about it from crops irrigation, > > > > > fertilizing,plowing, crop rotation, land management, forest > > > > > management. > > > > > growing mushrooms, composting, haying, dairying, cheese production.. > > > > > but it > > > > > definitely is not enough my farm is paid off. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 2:20 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > We have little real idea of whether capitalism has brought wealth > > > > > > beyond dreams. What we have in economics generally is a wad of > > > > > > polemic and we generally read, ignore or never know much detail, or > > > > > > how to build theories from the ground up or scientific dreams. > > > > > > Take farming as an example. Try writing down what you know about > > > > > > working land to produce food. Not much I expect. > > > > > > How about organising the design and production of goods? > > > > > > What about what people really enjoy or might enjoy? > > > > > > > I suspect the reality of capitalism for most people varies depending > > > > > > on where they live. I can write a book and maybe make some money > > > > > > Others have never learned to write, but can sign up for months on a > > > > > > tuna boat. I do virtually sod all in comparison, but get to eat his > > > > > > tuna. I know I would rather have lived differently and think none of > > > > > > this was ever necessary. When capitalism can't use you it lets you > > > > > > starve or enter benefits limbo if you are lucky. > > > > > > > I go back to Plato - he realises political systems are crap and > > > > > > writes > > > > > > a crapper one in his own interests. Is there much difference > > > > > > between > > > > > > Greek leisured society and those well off now? > > > > > > If we bleat about a world fair for all, and do so without > > > > > > consideration of those who want to maintain crude, sexist religions > > > > > > and breed until war seems a good idea, what are we doing? If we > > > > > > praise capitalism but don't wonder about what a mess the world is > > > > > > still in, what are we doing? > > > > > > > Economics is delta hedging intercourse with the penguin and being > > > > > > bothered about Chelsea Clinton's wedding. > > > > > > > On 1 Aug, 00:09, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > If it did try to represent middle class values it was a small > > > > > > > sliver. > > > > > > > The middle class is most of American society and is hugely > > > > > > > diverse. > > > > > > > Please refrain from "your"- as you already have noted you do not > > > > > > > know > > > > > > > my "your". > > > > > > > > On Jul 31, 8:40 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > That was my point in noting The Graduate as representing your > > > > > > > > glowing > > > > > > > > middle-class values. > > > > > > > > > On Jul 31, 5:11 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It was a strange film but true about "plastics"= the future. > > > > > > > > > The > > > > > > > > > female characters were pathetic and farcical and Dustin was a > > > > > > > > > dolt. > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 30, 4:18 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Correction: > > > > > > > > > > > Mrs. Robinson = The Graduate (1967)- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > > Be Paranoid. > > > > > God is always building a better idiot!!!- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
