Re: No Googling quiz
- Original Message - From: Tom Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] They are private companies, but the enormous scope of their influence comes largely as a result of their government-conferred power. 1. Who said it? 2. What was the circumstances? 3. Which private companies was s/he referring to? NO GOOGLING! Tom Walker 604 255 4812 = What, is Lieberman's staff lurking on Pen-L? How about this one: Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make the law, all the plundered classes try somehow to enter by peaceful or revolutionary means into the making of laws. According to their degree of enlightenment, these plundered classes may propose one of two entirely different purposes when they attempt to attain political power: Either they may wish to stop lawful plunder, or they may wish to share in it. Woe to the nation when this latter purpose prevails among the mass victims of lawful plunder when they, in turn, seize the power to make laws! Until that happens, the few practice lawful plunder upon the many, a common practice where the right to participate in the making of law is limited to a few persons. But then, participation in the making of law becomes universal. And then, men seek to balance their conflicting interests by universal plunder. Instead of rooting out the injustices found in society, they make these injustices general. As soon as the plundered classes gain political power, they establish a system of reprisals against other classes. They do not abolish legal plunder. (This objective would demand more enlightenment than they possess.) Instead, they emulate their evil predecessors by participating in this legal plunder, even though it is against their own interests. It is as if it were necessary, before a reign of justice appears, for everyone to suffer a cruel retribution some for their evilness, and some for their lack of understanding.
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How about this one: Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Frederic Bastiat, author of Economic Harmonies, criticised by Karl Marx. Oops I googled to check if I got it correct. To my great surprise, I as a naive young socialist was one day accosted in New Zealand by a woman who actually tried to sell me a copy of one of Bastiat's texts, in the street. I had only read Marx's critique of Bastiat, not Bastiat himself, and declined the offer, suspecting a petty-bourgeois sect. Big mistake for an aspiring heterodox socialist. J.
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You googled? But you didn't answer 2. and 3. Ian wrote: What, is Lieberman's staff lurking on Pen-L? Tom Walker 604 255 4812
Re: No Googling quiz
- Original Message - From: Tom Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] You googled? But you didn't answer 2. and 3. Ian wrote: What, is Lieberman's staff lurking on Pen-L? === No. Enron hearings iirc. Ian
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Ian wrote, No. Enron hearings iirc. That's two out of three. For the (partial) answer to number three, I'll defer to NYT columnist, Thomas Friedman's possibly hyperbolic reference: There are two superpowers in the world today in my opinion. Theres the United States and theres Moodys Bond Rating Service. The United States can destroy you by dropping bombs, and Moodys can destroy you by downgrading your bonds. And believe me, its not clear sometimes whos more powerful. For extra credit now (an open-ended question): what are activist groups/scholars/journalists doing to comprehend and contest the superpower influence of these private companies with government-conferred power? (Hint: 1. the answer is not nothing and 2. I don't know the answer. That's why I'm asking.) Original questions: They are private companies, but the enormous scope of their influence comes largely as a result of their government-conferred power. 1. Who said it? 2. What was the circumstances? 3. Which private companies was s/he referring to? Tom Walker 604 255 4812
Re: No Googling quiz
- Original Message - From: Tom Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] No Googling quiz Ian wrote, No. Enron hearings iirc. That's two out of three. For the (partial) answer to number three, I'll defer to NYT columnist, Thomas Friedman's possibly hyperbolic reference: There are two superpowers in the world today in my opinion. Theres the United States and theres Moodys Bond Rating Service. The United States can destroy you by dropping bombs, and Moodys can destroy you by downgrading your bonds. And believe me, its not clear sometimes whos more powerful. For extra credit now (an open-ended question): what are activist groups/scholars/journalists doing to comprehend and contest the superpower influence of these private companies with government-conferred power? (Hint: 1. the answer is not nothing and 2. I don't know the answer. That's why I'm asking.) === Question 3 response readout: The synaptic cluster 'you' are trying to access is quiescent at this time, please diffuse more serotonin to the hypothalamic region to avoid this response in the future. For scholars try Timothy J Sinclair for starts... Ian
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For extra credit now (an open-ended question): what are activist groups/scholars/journalists doing to comprehend and contest the superpower influence of these private companies with government-conferred power? (Hint: 1. the answer is not nothing and 2. I don't know the answer. That's why I'm asking.) Organizing to free Mumia? (Sorry. We kid because we love.) No, the answer is global regulation, notwithstanding the problem that we can't get national regulation. mbs
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- Original Message - From: Max B. Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] No Googling quiz For extra credit now (an open-ended question): what are activist groups/scholars/journalists doing to comprehend and contest the superpower influence of these private companies with government-conferred power? (Hint: 1. the answer is not nothing and 2. I don't know the answer. That's why I'm asking.) Organizing to free Mumia? (Sorry. We kid because we love.) No, the answer is global regulation, notwithstanding the problem that we can't get national regulation. mbs = Well, via UNCITRAL WTO [esp. the deepening of GATS] they're setting up the regulation of us and further constraining our ability of regulate them. Privatization is the consummate euphemism for asset stripping. Ian
No Googling quiz
They are private companies, but the enormous scope of their influence comes largely as a result of their government-conferred power. 1. Who said it? 2. What was the circumstances? 3. Which private companies was s/he referring to? NO GOOGLING! Tom Walker 604 255 4812
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sounds like Ian. On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:51:54PM -0700, Tom Walker wrote: They are private companies, but the enormous scope of their influence comes largely as a result of their government-conferred power. 1. Who said it? 2. What was the circumstances? 3. Which private companies was s/he referring to? NO GOOGLING! Tom Walker 604 255 4812 -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
