The Roman Empire was capitalist. why do you think it lasted so long? --- Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yep, and I'd bet that in there time, every one of > them was known as an > entrepreneur of some sort.... > Captialism has been around since the first person > learned how to barter > their skills for something they didnt have and it > will survive every one of > us.. > > A farmer doesnt even plant his crops unless he can > use the feed for his > livestock so that he can sell them, or unless he > knows he can sell the > products of his labor... > > > Virgil Bierschwale > http://www.tccutlery.com > http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Ricardo Aráoz > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 7:18 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Colateral damage of no importance? > > Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > > Why I agree with him. > > What you're not understanding is capatilism is > what keeps us all > > working and what makes us strive to be the best. > > > > Would you prefer that we all lived in the same > community where we were > > born with none of the improvements that captialism > brought to us. > > After all, we would not have one single > improvement if it werent for > > business, wall street and the bankers.. > > > > You should polish your history. Might I remind you > of the roman empire? > Really good engineers. Arabs and greeks, math and > geometry. Incas empire, > good astronomers. The renaissance? > > > > > > > Virgil Bierschwale > > http://www.tccutlery.com > > http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Helio W. > > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:02 PM > > To: ProFox Email List > > Subject: Re: [OT] Colateral damage of no > importance? > > > > *"It may seem odd for me, a military man to adopt > such a comparison. > > Truthfulness compels me to. I spent thirty-three > years and four months > > in active military service in this country's most > agile military > > force, the Marine Corps. I served in all > commissioned ranks from > > Second Lieutenant to Major General. And during > that period, I spent > > most of my time being a high-class muscle man for > Big Business, for Wall > Street and for the Bankers. > > In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for > capitalism."* > > > > ~ Major General Smedley Butler, USMC, 1933 > Two-time recipient of the > > Congressional Medal of Honor > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
