tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post3471050392719667939..comments2023-08-24T07:27:12.657-07:00Comments on Contra O'Reilly: On the Difference Between Governments and Private Entities Will "take no prisoners" Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-50732459019987800732015-04-26T20:11:51.009-07:002015-04-26T20:11:51.009-07:00Give it a few thousand years...Give it a few thousand years...dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-46726190371474341412015-04-26T02:51:01.463-07:002015-04-26T02:51:01.463-07:00It stands to reason that the moment a state is org...It stands to reason that the moment a state is organized statism is born. From infancy to adolescence to adulthood to old age to death. And so it goes.<br /><br />The million dollar question? Is it possible to stop the progression at the most desirable spot? And who would decide where that spot should be?<br /><br />Fun stuff, eh?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-50577959321630500452015-04-22T15:00:51.185-07:002015-04-22T15:00:51.185-07:00Yes, of course. Different levels of progress down ...Yes, of course. Different levels of progress down the statist path. Degrees of difference in statism.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-52098595291682978832015-04-22T04:55:01.972-07:002015-04-22T04:55:01.972-07:00Many democratic socialist countries have done and ...Many democratic socialist countries have done and are doing just fine. In fact much, as in majority, of their population are quite happy.<br /><br />You really need to seperate totalitarian socialism and democratic socialism fot any meaningful discussion to occur.<br /><br />IMHO anyway.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-52750962969492934082015-04-21T03:09:32.087-07:002015-04-21T03:09:32.087-07:00Exactly. You can be killed for refusing to partici...Exactly. You can be killed for refusing to participate in the government's "business". Not so with private business. We need to abolish socialism. dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com