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RainDog

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29. What you advocate is a permanent state of terror

Reply to BlindTiresias (Reply #25)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 04:01 AM

Jun 2014

ala Robespierre.

As soon as one group attains power, they're destroyed. ultimately people get sick of living in a situation like this and a dictator is chosen by a few to bring some stability.

So, in order to prevent this, you have power sharing among groups, and you have taxation upon wealth that helps to level the playing field b/c that money goes toward the creation of wealth among the poor and middle classes.

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Here's how to change the world [View all] RainDog Jun 2014 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #1

I could post the references for the OP RainDog Jun 2014 #3

That might be cool for some members. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #4

sadly, the unethical experiment on fb confirms other research RainDog Jun 2014 #5

That doesn't surprise me you can see it here at D.U. as well, not from a top down manipulation Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #7

Big K&R! -nt Anansi1171 Jun 2014 #2

Idealistic nonsense BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #6

The Internet works toward reigning in the capitalists. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #8

They own the internet BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #11

We are the Internet, without us there is no Information Superhighway or it would be something Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #12

Irrelevant BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #14

When you say they are monitoring what does that mean other than listening? Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #19

So what? BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #21

Are you suggesting there are no good products or services? n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #22

I am saying without significant intervention BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #23

The masses both here and abroad that make up the Internet aren't static, we're not locked into a Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #26

And if we end up with a new form of feudalism? BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #27

We won't because that idea doesn't have enough merit supported by the people. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #28

Eh BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #30

How many people are on the Internet and what is a substantial portion? n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #31

Large enough to have a significant presence? BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #34

Extremists of all types exist, that's always been the case, but I have faith in the majority Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #36

Negative nonsense RainDog Jun 2014 #9

They are one entity BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #10

So how are you going to change the world? RainDog Jun 2014 #13

No change is likely forthcoming BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #15

So you offer nothing RainDog Jun 2014 #16

Hardly BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #17

How do you propose to do those things? RainDog Jun 2014 #18

?? BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #20

I didn't say I was idealistic RainDog Jun 2014 #24

Granted BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #25

What you advocate is a permanent state of terror RainDog Jun 2014 #29

Terror? BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #32

Well, in your utopia RainDog Jun 2014 #33

I'm not talking about communism here BlindTiresias Jun 2014 #35

K&R me b zola Jul 2014 #37

Seriously... ReRe Jul 2014 #38