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From: josh@topaz.ARPA (J Storrs Hall)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: What is "capitalism"?
Message-ID: <2177@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 03:05:59 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 03:05:59 1985
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In article <183@ubvax.UUCP> tonyw@ubvax.UUCP (Tony Wuersch) writes:
>...  Where's the market in governments?

You should read some of the anarchocapitalist writings; this is exactly
what they're touting.

>.  I have NO freedom to determine or to meaningfully
>participate in these big kinds of decisions ["determine our technology or 
>our mode of production"] under US-style capitalism.
>
>Do I want that kind of freedom?  Sure.
>
>Tony Wuersch

Such "freedom" is usually called "power" and I'm not at all surprised
you want it.  On the other hand, I'm damn glad you don't have it.

--JoSH