On Wed, 21 May 2008 17:30:00 -0700 (PDT), Video61@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On May 21, 5:33 pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:12:54 -0700 (PDT), Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >On May 21, 3:04 pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 21 May 2008 12:01:06 -0700 (PDT), Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >> >On May 21, 12:31 pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> >> On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:32:30 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill
>>
>> >> >> <BretCah...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > The precondition of free markets is of no concern to free
marketry?
>>
>> >> >> >> Not directly.
>>
>> >> >> >The direct effect of censor****p is that free markets are
impossible.
>>
>> >> >> The platonic ideal of free market is impossible with or without
>> >> >> censor****p. But functionally it doesn't matter much whether you
jail
>> >> >> people for grumbling about the government. Commerce can continue
and
>> >> >> people can choose who to buy from and what price they will demand
when
>> >> >> they sell. That's free enough to get buy.
>>
>> >> > talk about a silly scenario. humans that are educated, and not
>> >> >insane, crave human rights. so far there have been no successful
free
>> >> >market, nor fascist economy, freidman even said so when approached
by
>> >> >pinochet. but, being the good psychopath that freidman was, he
tried
>> >> >anyways, and failed.
>>
>> >> I have no idea what you are talking about.
>>
>> > you have basically described what all libertarians strive for. a free
>> >market without human rights. i simply pointed out to you that so far
>> >that has never worked.
>>
>> It's pretty much the case in Hong Kong and they are managing to do
>> business.
>
>
> your response is typical libertarian. you have just reinforced my
>opinion of libertarians.
That's an interesting trick given that I'm not a libertarian.
your feverish attempt at
>saying there is no democracy, over looks the massive street protests
>in hong kong since china retook the city.
So?
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