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Totalitarianist · 08-22-2002, 02:31 PM

There is still no evidence that "rights" exist.

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Originally posted by Perchance:
I was wondering how you could think someone like Stalin had a sense of humor.

Everyone has a sense of humour

Totalitarianist · 08-22-2002, 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by bonduca:
Oooh...communism. Working for free, shouting inane slogans, and wearing ill-fitting, unflattering clothing. How can a girl resist?
[ August 22, 2002: Message edited by: bonduca ]

You do know what communism is... do not you? Silly Capitalist.

Perchance · 08-22-2002, 02:35 PM

Apparently, "empathy" isn't high on the communist (or should that be Trebaxian Vir's?) list of fun things to practice.

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Originally posted by Trebaxian_Vir:

Everyone has a sense of humour.

I assure you, you haven't been out in the world much if you really believe this. Yours is also apparently rusty.

-Perchance.

[ August 22, 2002: Message edited by: Perchance ]

Samhain · 08-22-2002, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by Eudaimonist:

You are right. The fairly rational atheists will support communism, and the very rational atheists will support capitalism.

And then there's the even more rational atheists who will reject both as worthless ideological political musings that have lost their grasp with reality.

Totalitarianist · 08-22-2002, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by Samhain:
And then there's the even more rational atheists who will reject both as worthless ideological political musings that have lost their grasp with reality.

LOL! So you want us to adopt an archaic
government?
It goes something like this:
primitive communism, slave society, feudalism,
capitalism, socialism, communism.

Arrowman · 08-22-2002, 06:49 PM

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Originally posted by Trebaxian_Vir:
It goes something like this:
primitive communism, slave society, feudalism, capitalism, socialism, communism.

Actually, it goes like this:
primitive communism, slave society, feudalism, unrestrained free market capitalism, regulated capitalism
<insert ideology, force and oppression>
socialism, communism
<insert inevitable collapse of communist system because it goes against basic human nature, which is why you had to use force to impose it in the first place, and oppression to maintain it>
...socialism, regulated capitalism.

Which is where we in the West have been all along, thankfully.

Eudaimonist · 08-22-2002, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by Bible Humper/ SCoW:
Lesson #1: Get rid of your Chairman Yang fantasy...

Thanks for reminding me! I've been customizing the player files of my copy of Alpha Centauri, and I've renamed the communist "Human Hive" the Trebaxians, and put Trebaxian Vir in charge -- his fantasy power trip come to life.

[ August 22, 2002: Message edited by: Eudaimonist ]

Bible Humper · 08-22-2002, 08:19 PM

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Thanks for reminding me! I've been customizing the player files of my copy of Alpha Centauri , and I've renamed the communist "Human Hive" the Trebaxians, and put Trebaxian Vir in charge -- his fantasy power trip come to life

LMAO

Admit it, Vir, you do the same thing...

Bible Humper · 08-22-2002, 08:37 PM

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"Preaching Darwinism". Whether evolution is true or not has nothing to do with the fact that this would be a terrible travesty, a strangling of the adventurous spirit of discovery by the rope of indoctrination.

Nah.

I have a picture in my head of you pronouncing this "nyah" while you stick out your tongue and wiggle your fingers on either side of your head. Thanks for the answer.

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Bible Humper:

You have a lot to learn, junior, start with some history. You might think that the regimes which were historically similar to your current fantasy were "cool" or "uber", but try looking into them from a human perspective.

Junior:

I look at them from a scientific perspective.

So the theoretical efficiency of this society is it's own justification? I was under the impression that society was supposed to in some way serve the people who constitute said society, not the other way around...

If efficiency is all you want, why bother with inefficient human beings with all their foibles, why not be the Fuhrer of an ant hill? Actually, ants need too much to eat, why not be Chairman of a virtual society instead?

Woot! I know the perfect medium for your fantasies! <drumroll> Alpha Centauri!

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Bible Humper:

You seem to be suffering from a lot of teenage angst, perhaps you should start a thread in miscellaneous discussions asking for some advice regarding improving your sex life. I can't help but think that a girl in your life would do you a lot of good.

The Lad:

LOL! That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

You're thirteen years old and you told us that you very rarely leave your house back when you were trying to convince us you were truly insane, if you aren't feeling "restless" thanks to no contact with girls, you aren't male.

If the reason it's "stupid" is that you have no hope in hell of getting your peeny wet because of your attitude, perhaps some advice regarding masturbation techniques would be more helpful....

Arrowman · 08-22-2002, 09:25 PM

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Originally posted by Trebaxian_Vir:
You do know what communism is... do not you? Silly Capitalist.

You're in your early teens, right? You rarely leave your house, right? I'll assume you've never been to a communist country, let alone lived there for any period of time.

You do know what communism is.. do not you? Silly teenager.

Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now
- Bob Dylan

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