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No, it's because of an aspect of basic human nature called "greed". There will ALWAYS be greedy people, short of hunting them all down and killing them. It has nothing to do with where humanity lives, or under what conditions.
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Hence the need for genetic engineering
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"No, it's because of an aspect of basic human nature called "greed". There will ALWAYS be greedy people, short of hunting them all down and killing them. It has nothing to do with where humanity lives, or under what conditions."
I can think of a dozen cultures that have no concept of greed. Unsurprisingly, they're all Leaver cultures. Shocker that.
Greed is an aspect of basic human nature IN THE TAKER CULTURE. The culture that says, "Man was meant by God to rule the earth, it's all for us, so we'll do what we want, how we want, & let's start by locking up all the food."
Mother Culture has her voice in the lot of you. And to a certain extent, myself as well. But I'm working on that.
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quote: Looks like I'm the only one here that believes in economic freedom, eh?
No you don't. You freely admit to supporting tariffs. To someone who truly believes in "economic freedom," tariffs are not just a bad idea, they are a fundamentally evil one. Laissez-faire and all that?
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The first and only human right is the right to engage in unrestricted trade with a fellow human being.
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And as long as this is the Flameboard, I'm going to go ahead and say that those Ishmael books have about as much to do with the real world and our real past as the Celestine Prophecy or Archie Comics.
Saltah'na
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"Children should be seen and not heard"
This question asks you if you agree whether or not Children should have a voice in matters. I put "Disagree" on that one (not "strongly" though, thought there were some possible exceptions for things that perhaps are out of their control).
I think Business is as equally important as the artist.
Me too. But the question asked you if you believe that the Businessman is MORE important than the artist. I put "Strongly Disagree" on that one.
No you don't. You freely admit to supporting tariffs. To someone who truly believes in "economic freedom," tariffs are not just a bad idea, they are a fundamentally evil one. Laissez-faire and all that?
Sol, you are a God......
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Now, now, I only support tarrifs equal to the tarrifs imposed on our goods by other countries. If it's difficult to get our products to market in Mongolia, make it equally difficult to get their products to market here.
Yeah, I'm all for a totally free economy, but you have to make exceptions in dealings with economies that AREN'T free.
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Saltah'na
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Hmm...... I thought you were in the extreme on the Libertarian side, Omega. Looks like the majority is more "Libertarian" then you are.....
And yes, the test needs some fixing. I think the test is a very great innovation, needs different questions and a different format. Otherwise, this is a great way to gauge political opinions.
we can still see who thinks the same and who thinks differently...
I don't know. 1of2 and myself have a lot of different opinions and such, regarding taxes, and gun control. But we're very close on this scale here....
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"This question asks you if you agree whether or not Children should have a voice in matters."
I don't think so. The question started w/ something like "when adults are entertaining". In other words, when a kid's parents are having a party, or something, should they dress the kid up and present him/her/it to all their friends, but the kid has to sit there and be quiet while the adults have their fun.
Saltah'na
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A party to me symbolizes a gathering to air opinions and such, like a public debate. I took it as such.
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"A party to me symbolizes a gathering to air opinions and such, like a public debate."
I can just imagine the fun everyone had at your birthdays.
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Saltah'na
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I can just imagine the fun everyone had at your birthdays.
Yeah, if I had any..... damned parents.
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