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- From: ckincy@cs.umr.edu (Charles Kincy)
- Subject: Re: [misc.activism.progressive] Clinton Office Requests Comments
- References: <1993Jan2.181528.12318@oracle.us.oracle.com> <bhayden.726020062@teal> <BZS.93Jan2232208@world.std.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 00:12:43 GMT
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- In article <BZS.93Jan2232208@world.std.com> bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
- >
- >
- [...]
- >In the same vein, their life-skills were acquired from a basically
- >mercantile upper-middle class society, so their instincts tell them
- >that only the most viciously competitive society works to their
- >advantage. A world where cripples and orphans and other unfortunates
- >are left to make their own case. You can't beat up the govt, but you
- >can certainly choose between a $5K stereo system and feeding some
- >unfortunate if the govt would just get out of the way. And we know
- >which they'd choose (and if something is left over and their
- >birthright delivered to them as is only *fair* no doubt a few crumbs
- >would be thrown to the lepers, but only noblesse oblige of course.)
- >
- >I think that about sums it up as a psycho-socio-political profile.
- >
- >There are certainly points the libertarian movement has that are
- >commendable in my view. But the motivation of many of their strongest
- >proponents show an unhealthy frustration to something else entirely
- >(as the responses to this note will quickly convince the more
- >disinterested among you is true.)
-
- Come on, Barry, it's not like you to beat around the bush.
-
- Say it.
-
- "Programmer-libertarians are, as a rule, selfish punks who only give
- a shit about themselves. They must be FORCED to contribute to the
- GOOD of SOCIETY!!!"
-
- Hee hee. Well, I apologize if that's not what you meant, but it
- sure seems like it. :)
-
- cpk
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