RAF, If cultures manifest "the genetic propensities and capacities of their demography", then what does that say about the American people/culture and the dropping of the atomic bomb on those 2 civilian populated cities? Mike
--- On Tue, 11/12/12, R A Fonda <[email protected]> wrote: From: R A Fonda <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Compassion and zen To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 11 December, 2012, 15:07 On 12/10/2012 10:31 PM, mike brown wrote: I`d say the "social parasites" are very few in number (at least on the lower end of the economic scale). You'll note that I gave 'pride of place' to the kleptocrats, who do damage all out of proportion to their numbers, not least through their unholy alliance with the political elites. People are born into ghettoes and slums thru no fault of their own. Like famine, these places exist because of the economic system we have inherited. Cultures manifest the genetic propensities and capacities of their demography. Consider Hiroshima/Nagasaki vs Detroit in 1945, compared to today ... Let`s also not forget that ... a pool of unemployed is great for the capitalist class to keep wages low. Quite true (and I was a worker and hourly wage earner, except when I created my own jobs) and that is precisely why the political elite love having a pool of illegal immigrant labor to depress wages and keep workers 'job scared'. RAF
