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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Liberty is simple to understand......You are
responsible for you. You are your own liability. Why is that so difficult for so
many people the grasp?</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=trendologist@yahoo.co.uk href="mailto:trendologist@yahoo.co.uk">Trend
Ologist</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 29, 2004 12:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [extropy-chat]
Redistribution of wealth</DIV>
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<DIV>Being a cynic, as well as a misanthrope, I think responsibility is
more important than liberty, as one person's liberty can
be another's enemy or slavery... liberty is something I have some trouble
understanding. </DIV>
<DIV>But responsibility (or liability) is something even an urban
peasant can grasp: domestically in first-world nations the private
sector is the responsibility of government while the public sector is the
responsibility of no one since there is little liability involved. </DIV>
<DIV>Private investment in third-world nations is of course the
liability of the private investors involved, while foreign aid is
obviously the liability of taxpayers in first world nations, and when
foreign aid is 'lost' (i.e. stolen) no one is liable so more aid can be sent
(to again be stolen, perhaps). How is that for
cynicism? </DIV></DIV></DIV>
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