[ExI] Libertarianism wins again...

Samantha Atkins sjatkins at mac.com
Thu Jul 21 19:03:50 UTC 2011


On 07/18/2011 01:52 PM, Richard Loosemore wrote:
> Kelly Anderson wrote:
>> Sorry to the video haters... this guy starts off with blood minerals
>> and child labor, and gets to a solution.
>>
>> Light governmental oversight of corporations trying to do the right
>> thing is the only solution that works globally. Transparency and data
>> are the only things that enable ethical behavior on the part of
>> consumers. Use contracts, the only multinational institution that
>> suppliers care about.
>>
>> http://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair.html
>> http://www.fairlabor.com
>>
>> This guy is a total liberal who has fallen into the logical trap that
>> is Libertarianism.
>
> Oh for pity's sake.
>
> I am really sick of reading this libertarian crap on a mailing list 
> that is supposed to be about the future.

For pity's sake? I think it was a joke.  Don't get your panties in a twist.

>
> Do me a favor and form a separate 
> extropy-for-future-libertarian-fantasies mailing list, or else make it 
> clear, up front, that this list is NOT designed for a broad cross 
> section of people who are passionate about the future, but will ONLY 
> welcome people who want to get to the future because they think it 
> will bring them some kind of fantasy libertarian paradise.

Why don't you establish a friends of Richard Loosemore list while you 
are about it?  Chill.



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