On Tuesday 14 December 2004 07:22 am, eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:48 , Rick Taylor <RickTaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> sent: > >On Sunday 12 December 2004 09:55 am, Jan Depner wrote: > >> On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote: > >> > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien executiv@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >wrote: > >> > > Frank Barknecht fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> > > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting > >> > > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from > >> > > > the eyes of other hardware manufacturers. > >> > > > >> > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other > >> > > people is not a good society, in my opinion. > >> > > >> > Socialism - it ain't pretty... > >> > >> Really. I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx > >> (or was that Groucho) said. You can see how well that worked out. > >> > >> Jan > > > >Yeah... it's one of the most pervasive and influential concepts in modern > >politics. Aspects of it are implemented in almost every country on the > > face of the earth. > > Q. Why do all the really successful, accomplished, talented people leave > Sweden? There are no really successful, accomplished, talented people in Sweden? Maybe they just don't give a damn? > A. Can you say socialism? I knew you could. Easily. Sounds like you can too. What are you talking about? > Q. Why don't many of the world's great doctors live in Canada. It's Canada? England has no doctors? > A. Can you say socialized medicine? I knew you could. > Q. Why should I work harder than the next guy if I only get as much as he > does? More benefits? Cushier job/apartment/life? Better working conditions? Advancement? Recognition? Pride? > A. I shouldn't. > > Q. What would I do if I didn't have bills to pay? > > A. I wouldn't work. Then why should you not have bills to pay? > Q. Why should I listen to political lectures from twenty-somethings (or > thirty-somethings for that matter)? > > A. I shouldn't (but sometimes I need a good laugh ;-) I'm 47. That has no bearing on what I know of politics. It has something to do with what I know of people. I'm not going to lecture you anyway. > I tend to agree with Lee and Mark. I fervently believe that every > able-bodied person has the inalienable right to starve to death if he/she > doesn't want to work. TANSTAAFL. Let the flames begin ;-) Yeah. What does that have to do with socialism? -- www.RTaylor-Design.Com
