corporations, or privately held firms, or mom-and-pops, or consumer co-ops, or worker-owned interprises, or all of the above
"As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable."
"We had that already and it failed."
Extra points if they tack on something like: "just look at the current financial crisis" or mention the gilded age.
'them'- "Its because of deregulation"
me - "where/when was this deregulation?"
'them'- uhhhhhh
"Women will only 1/2 of what a man makes then"
"How will I get my mail?"
"Only a rich person could < insert pretty much anything>
"But how will I get the ladies and look sophisticated if I am supporting the free market, I need to rage for social justice."
Ok that's not a quote but that is pretty much all I hear when anyone under 35 talks.
Let us look then and see, how they manage their concerns- they for whose cause we are to labor, devote ourselves, and grow enthusiastic
-Max Stirner, The Ego and His Own
Dondoolee: "But how will I get the ladies and look sophisticated if I am supporting the free market, I need to rage for social justice." Ok that's not a quote but that is pretty much all I hear when anyone under 35 talks.
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"Only the govt.can save the environment."
and heres another dinger over the fence from my car forums leading authority on intelligence-
After a few normal individuals explained distaste for the Obama/Geithner power grab on Bank seizures
"No kidding. I meen, de-regulation has been such a huge winner for us economically, how dare we move towards preventing another financial collapse. Run free market! the americans trust you!! AIG has scored major brownie points, but nothing as uplifting and inspiring as lehman brothers, they were awsome."
"Somebody has to run the country"
is my favorite.
The Rev
Lifes a piece of shit, when you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true
Just remember it's all a show, keep em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
What you propose is a dog-eat-dog world!
do we get free cheezeburger in socielism?
"Without government, it would be anarchy, which means chaos!"
Schools are labour camps.
Everybody would run red lights.
"People wouldn't obey laws" LOL
"But Europe is doing it"
"The bureaucracy ate my answer"
"Then how would I collect my welfare check"
"CSI is a government agency, if they canceld government wouldn't they have to cancel my favorite show too?"
"Who will tell us what food is safe to eat?"
"Who will decide what side of the road people drive on?"
"Who will make sure businesses don't make too much money?"
"Who will protect our freedoms?!"
Diminishing Marginal Utility - IT'S THE LAW!
Who will buy all this red tape I have for sale?
Look at how great France is?
The Soviet Union just did it wrong, thats why.
fezwhatley: But the corporations will become too powerful. Yes. McDonalds, Microsoft, Colgate, Honda, and Geico will send you to death camps and starve children.
But the corporations will become too powerful.
Yes. McDonalds, Microsoft, Colgate, Honda, and Geico will send you to death camps and starve children.
LOL! Nice one!
I laughed out loud at that one as well. I almost spit my water all over my computer when I tried to imagine such a scenario.
Justin D: The Soviet Union just did it wrong, thats why.
I love this one. I've heard this numerous times too.
"I used to see a mountain as a mountain.. Thereafter.. when I saw a mountain; lo! it was not a mountain.. yet now of final tranquillity: I see a mountain just as a mountain as I used to.." - Master Yuan; molon labe
"There would be no banks because banks wouldn't make money."
"Everyone could just print an infinite amount of their own money."
"Everyone would be a drug addict and drive under the influence."
I always get the good old "your system would only work if everybody were completely moral."
i recommend consulting Pskapompos' recent posts
Where there is no property there is no justice; a proposition as certain as any demonstration in Euclid
Fools! not to see that what they madly desire would be a calamity to them as no hands but their own could bring
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