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To: Sam the Sham
Without civilized behavior, the citizenry becomes a bread and circuses mob.

Putting government in charge of civilization is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.

196 posted on 03/04/2005 12:39:41 PM PST by Protagoras (If the Republican Party enacts a new tax they will be out of power for at least a generation)
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To: Protagoras; Al Gator; Durus; thoughtomator

And civilization is safer with MTV in charge ?

Only a society structured around deferred gratification, respect for authority, rigid social conventions, etc could render big government unnecessary. And the logic of capitalism is to create a Viacom which tells our daughters to dress like Britney Spears.

The sexual revolution was pure consumer capitalism. Always looking for the better deal. Trading in your old model for a flashy new status symbol. Moving up. Trading up. Sex is just business. Nothing personal. No hard feelings. Didn't "trade" become a euphemism for sex ?

So the very logic of consumer capitalism is to destroy the values that would make a libertarian society possible.


197 posted on 03/04/2005 12:54:38 PM PST by Sam the Sham
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