http://www.gocomics.com/nestheads/2009/08/10/
http://comics.com/moderately_confused/2009-08-10/
http://comics.com/pc_and_pixel/2009-08-10/
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. . . ronn! :)
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I never dreamed that I would see the last.
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On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Bruce
Bostwick wrote:
> I'd go somewhat farther and say that the Wall Street culture
> institutionalizes and rationalizes greed as a virtue, if not a sacrament.
> ("Greed is good. Greed works.")
One of the differences between a politician and a market participan
Sorry but the rant against Wall Street and Big Business in general has
never reached the level of the constant drum beat heard everywhere you
turn about lawyers, politicians, school systems and government
bureaucrats, etc. Of course the references to "Government
bureaucrats" was dialed bac
At 06:53 PM Monday 8/10/2009, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
No, the problem with _them_ is that they are _all too_
"competent" (at getting money for themselves). Any number of people
have said (and editorial cartoonists have drawn cartoons
illustra
On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
No, the problem with _them_ is that they are _all too_
"competent" (at getting money for themselves). Any number of people
have said (and editorial cartoonists have drawn cartoons
illustrating) during the past (roughly) year that a/the
At 08:05 AM Monday 8/3/2009, KZK wrote:
David Brin Wrote:
> Today's DVD's
> 1- are not universal if you record on "minus" or "plus" mode and many
>units throw fits, even then
1a. Get a better Player. Sony. Avoid Philips/Magnavox for electronics.
See earlier exchanges about people (frex on
At 02:57 PM Monday 8/10/2009, Chris Frandsen wrote:
John;
I really dislike it when someone generalizes any group. The problem I
have is with the continuous rant from the right that "Everyone knows
that ___ is incompetent"(replace the blank with government,
public schools or teachers etc)
Dan M wrote:
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On
>> Behalf Of Trent Shipley
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 3:23 PM
>> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
>> Subject: Re: Br!n: Libertarian Morality--Up with good King
Dan M wrote:
>
> Of course, I knew there was another strain in libertarianism that was
> based in morality. This was an ideological commitment to maximize
> individual freedom. Basically Aleister Crowley's "Harm no one and do
> what thou wilt", with the "harm no one" clause being
> optional--pa
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Chris Frandsen wrote:
> I suggest that rather rant in general that we begin a concerted effort to
> limit spending on campaigns and disallow TV and radio ads by any
> organization other than the candidates. Leave the newspapers and the
> internet open but ban TV a
John;
I really dislike it when someone generalizes any group. The problem I
have is with the continuous rant from the right that "Everyone knows
that ___ is incompetent"(replace the blank with government,
public schools or teachers etc) Please note that big business is never
a tar
Libertarianism is radically individualistic. It sees civilization as a network
of social contracts between individuals. Government and taxes are evil. One
reason, among many, is that taxes burden the individual for the sake of the
collective. Maybe an individual should contribute to the collecti
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