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- From: stephen@orchid.UCSC.EDU (coram populo)
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- Subject: Re: But it is OK to coerce certain groups...
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 18:36:36 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.073620.1477@netcom.com> phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone) writes:
- >
- >Kulaks, Jews, inetllectuals, petite bourgouise, etc.
- >
- >Now, of those groups and those like them, throughout history, let's see
- >who took what from whom:
- >
- >Groups that were/are a victim of the State:
- > About several zillion.
- >
-
- You mean a very very large indefinite amount... well if we are talking
- about 10 20 30 million, 10 20 30 billion, it would be clearer, unless
- you can't come up with the exact figure.
-
- We also need to know which states we are talking about. And what is
- the cause/effect relationships between the state and business at that
- particular time. For exmaple, Roman state probably caused the death
- of alot of people, but intertwined in all of that was, business people
- in the background manipulating the state to insure protection for their
- own wealth, and to create conditions to gain even more.
-
-
- >Groups that were/are a victim of something other than the State:
- > About zero.
-
- British citizens during the Industrial Revolution- but oh no, those
- business people were doing them a favor, exploiting their labor,paying
- them nearing nothing, pushing them into ghettos, etc. No problem here.
-
- I suggest that you take some time and understand what has happened during
- the last 2000 years when it comes to people transacting business, and
- how people were victimized.
-
- >
- >
- >WHO liquidated the kulaks? The State.
- >
- >WHO decimated the Jews? The State.
-
- Are you sure that only 10% of the entire population was/has been killed-
- or do you not understand the use of decimate?
-
- >
- >WHO attacks the Kurds? The State.
-
- And each other- and religious fanatics.
-
- >
- >Who <hurts/kills> the <insert minority here>? The State.
-
- >Who <hurts/kills> the <insert minority here>? <insert favorite corporation here>
- >
- >
- >
- >How many people has Exxon murdered? Zero.
-
- Unknown and it might a delayed responses- they did poison the coast
- of Alaska- Nah! they were doing us a favorite.
-
- >How many people has US Steel murdered? Zero.
-
- Could have been killed in Steel factory because of unsafe (knowingly)
- conditions.
-
- >How many people has GM murdered? Zero.
-
- Well if we were to look at cars that were created unsafely (knowingly)
- maybe a lot.
-
- >How many people has IBM murdered? Zero.
-
- Unknown- it is possible that what IBM created has caused the death of
- people.
-
- Is this enough conceptual chaining to satisfy you.
-
- And in all of the above examples you have left out the most obvious
- connection that these corporations have, and that is with the State
- or government with which they "do their dealings"... So, by association
- alone, they are guilty of all of these murders that you speak of, that
- these states have perpetrated.
-
- Let's think about all of the large corporations that have run to the
- protection of the State.
-
- >
- >
- >
- >How many people has the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, Russia, China, Vietnam,
- >Korea, Italy, ..., murdered (let's say, just the last 93 years)?
- >
- >50 million? 100 million?
- >
- >
-
- The US is the people, Japan is the people, Italy is the people.
-
- GM, IBM, Exxon are made of these people.
-
- Do I therefore disconnect the people from what the state does, when
- they are in their businesses, do I disconnect the people from the
- businesses, when they are involved in their State?
-
- You are the one who made all the fuss about people who cannot make or
- keep conceptual connectivity, and therefore make connections between
- elements that appear to be different.
-
- Afterall, the State is the State and a business is a business, and there
- is no connection whatsoever.
-
-