If it is all the same to you guys, I would prefer not to indulge your collective LEB-fetish. From where I see it, LEB was a distraction to the forum and an avenue for some, here, to engage in self-imposed torture. For others, LEB served as a whipping post to vent frustrations and anger originating from other sources. For me, LEB is a non-starter. Specifically, to Dr. F (who seems obsessed with LEB and bent on the notion that I am she), my comment is "maybe so in your wet dreams."
The "free lunch" concept is always a problem, at some point. Everyone - including me - wants it. The problem is that ultimately everything has to be paid for some how and in some way or the whole system eventually breaks down.
Which is exactly the reason capitalism fails. The Capitalists want a free lunch at our expense. Sooner or later the piper must be paid.
That may well be true of some capitalists - certainly the "robber barons" of days gone by and their equivalent embodiments today. It is a fault with the individual(s) not the system. We need government-enforced controls in place to prevent that exploitation from happening. On some level, that exists today. I don't know as the system, per se, is evil. What would you replace it with?
Did you graduate from a special ed class????? Of course the profit was going to a company, but elected officials would have to do the eminent domain work for them. You're an idiot.
"Did you graduate from a special ed class????? Of course the profit was going to a company, but elected officials would have to do the eminent domain work for them. You're an idiot."
This is hilarious
I have no idea what you're talking about
Does this have to do with you being too stupid to understand what you're reading, which you just proved again?
If it is all the same to you guys, I would prefer not to indulge your collective LEB-fetish. From where I see it, LEB was a distraction to the forum and an avenue for some, here, to engage in self-imposed torture. For others, LEB served as a whipping post to vent frustrations and anger originating from other sources. For me, LEB is a non-starter. Specifically, to Dr. F (who seems obsessed with LEB and bent on the notion that I am she), my comment is "maybe so in your wet dreams."
You're not very good at pretending you're not you. Lois!
1. Libertarianism would bar the collective government from protective intervention i.e. enacting legislation to prevent abuse and exploitation or else that which promotes societal well-being.
2. Communism would depend on everyone having a "greater good" mindset which decidedly tends not to be the case with human animals. People typically are motivated by that which best serves their personal good versus a motivation stemming from altruism or "the greater good." A notable and single exception being actions directed towards their own children.
Try admitting you are Lois and maybe people won't get so whacked out that you are back. Dr. F needs someone to argue with, so he might even welcome you back. Okay, okay.. that one went too far, but it offends too many peoples sensibilities that you lie and think that you can get away with it, so you will be challenged.
If you want to stay, I suggest you just stop lying and admit to who you are.
That or tell us about your climbing. Who do you climb with? What have you climbed?
I don't think he was making a joke at all. I hold that he truly believes the philosophy he puts forth and I am simply challenging him as to how it might actually fair if implemented.
The LEB issue is a dead one, as far as I am concerned. That entity has been permanently banned from ST. I will call your attention to the fact that within 24 hours of LEB "coming back" (openly) as something or another avatar (I don't recall the details), that account was deactivated.
Let us know!