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- From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: ftc and ms
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.105610.16477@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 10:56:10 GMT
- References: <1992Dec23.035807.76425@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> <1992Dec29.001528.2087@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1992Dec29.184617.11527@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <1992Dec29.222902.15267@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec29.184617.11527@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
- >|>
- >|> As for 'pointing guns', I wasn't aware that they pointed guns at
- >|> people for anti-trust violations. They generally point LAWYERS at
- >|> them.
-
- >Wait a minute -- just because they have a division of labor
- >between the guy who makes the threats (laywers) and the guy who holds the
- >guns (policeman) doesn't mean that there are no guns. The laws of this
- >country are enforced by the willingness to use physical violence against
- >lawbreakers. And that is exactly why a small, limited goverment is best.
-
- >|> You seem to want to differentiate between 'force due to market
- >|> position' and 'force due to law'.
-
- >The difference could not be greater. If you refuse to buy a copy of Windows 3.x
- >nobody will point a gun at your head and make you. Try refusing to
- >obey a law--you'll be eyeball to eyeball with a man with a gun.
-
- Great country you have there!
-
- >|> There ain't no such difference at the bottom line, son.
-
- >I'm sure that you don't worship your bottom line so much that you would
- >endorse armed robbery to improve it.
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