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From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]: FRE
Ugg,
capitalism. When is humanity going to grow
past the need for the "me me me" stage? In all
fairness here is humanities evolution -->
Capitalism isn't perfect, and I am not in support of uncontrolled capitalism
(which is not a free market, it is letting the big sharks eat the little
fish), but what do you expect to use as an alternative? Communism sure
worked wonders in the USSR. And China, it really works well there, where you
can make $30/week working only 12hrs/day, 7 days/week. I agree we need
something better than the current thing, where big business is killing
progress, but how do we do it, and without crushing the "little guys" in the
process?
3. Homo sapiens, modern. Family constitutes self,
mate, and children. To a somewhat lesser
degree parents, brothers, sisters. To a lesser degree
close relatives and friends. To a
significantly lesser degree other people.
Well where do I fit in? "Significantly lesser degree?" You cannot read my
mind, you do not know what I do or how deeply I care for those around me,
particularly those who are hurting. People I don't even know. I worry about
those people every day. Sweeping generalizations are something like
zero-tolerance policies: not especially useful. I have almost no immediate
family, or should I put it, almost none worth talking to. In my case, the
"other people" are generally cared for by me more than most family members.
If your point 3 *is* generally correct, then I am more alone than I thought
before. Which is pretty bad.
4. Homo sapiens, near future. Family constitutes the
entire world of people, and to a
lesser degree the animal and plant kingdom.
What do we eat?
5. Homo sapiens, far future. Family constitutes all
beings. :-)))
I wish Pellegrino and Zebrowski were here to argue that one with you ;) I
somehow doubt the "big galactic family" exists, or will, without someone
dominating and setting policy. Or look at it another way: even in a happy
family, someone is in charge.
Just my $1.02, inflation adjusted.
--Kyle
