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DirkGently

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5. Absolutely. Civilization is not a zero-sum contest for resources.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 06:53 PM

Oct 2013

American conservatives think it is. They refuse to acknowledge the cooperative structure that permits them to live, and therefore have no problem sawing away at the supports that hold us all.

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A society based on greed is not society at all, but a war of the strong against the weak [View all] swag Oct 2013 OP

The war of the strong against the weak picked up in full steam and earnest under Saint Reagan's indepat Oct 2013 #1

K&R nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #2

Fortunately in a Democracy things can change in a relatively short period of time Miranda4peace Oct 2013 #3

k+r Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #4

Absolutely. Civilization is not a zero-sum contest for resources. DirkGently Oct 2013 #5

And yet he probably undermines his premise in many ways. Igel Oct 2013 #6