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On 07/20/2011 09:55 AM, Will Steinberg wrote:
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Deregulation will let the biggest organized criminals of all--the
corporations--go unchecked.
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<div>I simply believe government is, *by far*, the lesser of these
two evils. I will also heartily and readily admit that the
current US government (and probably all current country
governments) is pretty evil. </div>
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<div>However, if y'all really care about changing the world, it is
my personal opinion that there is only one good way to do it in
time. A grand paternalism, if you will. Human unity! What
could be better? Individualism is selfish. Don't tear me apart
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Rational self-interest is the only grounded basis for ethics I know
of. You seem to be engaging in most of the tearing here, albeit in
a rather ill-informed and poorly argued manner. Perhaps I should
thank you for making opinions I strongly disagree with look bad. :)<br>
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