[Platt] Radio was invented by "private interests," not government bureaucrats. And without those and other "private interests" investing their time and effort, the spectrum would be worthless.
[Case] Radio was "invented" by Tesla and/or Marconi. Their "invention" was based on research conducted by Maxwell at the University of Cambridge and Hertz at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. Both Maxwell and Hertz sucked from the public trough. [Platt] As for "the public interest," when you hear that phrase being used to justify another government program, run for your life. [Case] Every time I hear that Reaganesque sloganeering, I am too over come by the need to vomit to run. [Platt] Every dictator that ever lived came to power appealing to "the public interest." [Case] How utterly ridiculous! Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, hell even Raygun came into power appealing to "the public interest." > [Case] > There is no requirement that wealth must be created privately. [Platt] How else can it be created? Slavery? [Case] It would really help if you paid attention. Highways and public works are wealth created through public investment. Natural resources like rivers, seashores, the air and the electromagnetic spectrum are wealth that was created by God. Are you calling him a capitalist? [Platt] You can't "hold" what hasn't first be created. [Case] There are a variety of ways that wealth can be created, capitalism is just one of them. [Platt] You cannot spend "public money" without it first having been confiscated from private wealth. What you "exploitation" is simple justice. [Case] I am developing a serious allergy to this line of bullshit. Would it really do any good to give you another civics lesson or to point out once again that no one forces you to participate in the system? [Platt} The activities of the police and military stem from the essential nature of government as legalized force which can be used for good or ill. It's been my sorry lot to endure your inability to make such distinctions. [Case] I don't think I am the one having difficult making distinctions here. [Platt] As for insulting government workers, far from it. They are the smart ones. If I had my life to live over, I would seek government employment. Then I could say that I devoted my life to "public service" and retire with a many more benefits than I have now. [Case] Ahh, the damnation of faint praise. So basically you don't like public servants because you are jealous? I don't agree with Ian's objections to your posts but God help me I understand them. It would not be so bad if you at least advanced something new every once in a while. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
