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From: rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins)
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Subject: Re: a full glass of rationality, please
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Date: Wed, 17-Aug-83 11:55:38 EDT
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Despite the fact that I consider myself rational, I cannot be
convinced that LF capitalism is a good thing.  For one, if the
government didn't step in, we would NEVER be able to find out 
if Tryst caused cancer, or if saccharine caused cancer, or
if Agent Orange caused cancer.  
     So, do you want to tell the poor child in the ghetto (who
developed cancer from wearing pajamas that contained Tryst):
     "I'm sorry you have cancer, but it's your fault for not
reading Consumer Reports.  You couldn't read?  Well, it's your
mother's fault for not being educated enough to read Consumer
Reports.  She can read?  Well, why didn't she read it?  She didn't
have enough time because she was too busy trying to bring home
enough money to feed you?  Well, I can't be responsible for the
fact that your mother isn't rational enough to work and have time
to read everything she needs to know in order to survive in this
complex Objectivist world."

Life's tough if you're not rational.

-- 
Randwulf
 (Randy Haskins);  Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh   or... rh@mit-ee (via mit-mc)