Bob Calco wrote: >> Bob Calco wrote: >>>> Guys!... >>>> There is no such thing as free trade. If you have a market and a >> mean >>>> of >>>> change (i.e. dollars) then you have "rules", those rules are >> enforced >>>> by >>>> the state. It follows then that the "market" must function within a >>>> frame provided by the state, ergo there is no "free" market, the >> market >>>> must work within the laws (if you don't want laws then there is no >>>> "property" and anyone may take your house by force). >>> Retardo: >>> >> Oh my! Bobby! Where does all this anger come from? Maybe you are one of >> the unhappy many? No wonder the Danes do better. > > I was wrong and petty to call you Retardo. You are not so much retarded as > you are just plain full of crap. >
Ok, so we are going to talk serious. The flaw is not that you call me "retarded" or "full of crap", those are just childish name calling and are taken as such. The thing is that you need to resort to a personal or character attack, which usually means that you have no other resources left. >> You mean that in Denmark there is a "ruly elite" that enforces things >> like public health care? Man! They should revolt and send that elite >> here! > > My typo aside, In this case I was not mocking your typo, thought it was some kind of expression I didn't know. I just quoted "ruly elite" to refer to those mythical Danes. > your analogy is flawed on several levels and I don't I buy > the assertion that they are "happier" in the first place---happiness being, > as it were, a subjective thing. In that case why didn't you say so in the first place, instead of questioning their system? > That said, I do think we Americans have a tendency to become unhappy too > quickly, mainly because we have taken prosperity for granted, and have drank > the free trade, global economy kool aid over the last 50 years, so now we're > finally leveraged out our arses and can't produce anything consistently but > politicians. No, I differ. The article makes more sense (although a bit oversimplified) to me. > Things others would consider blessings (factories, jobs, > freedom of mobility, economic choice) we consider curses, and this eagerness > to become discontent is the hook that makes tyranny look gosh-darn > attractive, especially when the media is telling us how all the dinky little > socialist countries with their "free" health care are so much "happier" than > we are. BS. Why do you equate socialism with tyranny. It denotes a big gap in your political knowledge. These socialist countries (Denmark, Sweden, etc) are way more democratic and free than yours. >> Probably because the Danes don't take advantage of their neighbors so >> they may develop their own wealth. OTOH your country is known for >> taking >> advantage and exploiting others. > > Who whom? Please, you make a far better joker than a moralist, let a alone > comparative political scientist. > Do you really think you are hated in most South America and in oh so many other places just because we don't like your faces? Or because we envy you? C'mon! _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
