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Originally Posted by boycotteverything;Facts are fungible. Perception is the ultimate free market. Any set of observations is subject to being locked in theory. And this holds true regardless of any general agreement. Such is the Human Condition.
Originally Posted by boycotteverything Peoples are self-defined associations. They are generally glued together by accidents of history or shared tradition. They can consist of national, racial, cultural, religious or philosophical considerations. In the case of Jews all of those constraints may be present. A People is essentially a karass writ large- or sometimes simply a granfalloon. (apologies to Vonnegut.)
Originally Posted by boycotteverything i think you and i must have been reading different OMs in that case. All the 'smart and interesting' posters there had already been banned by that time. And while it's true that Jeddy and the Murnut somehow managed to hang in (and elevate the collective IQ) their days were already numbered. I think this thread, the Borg Thread, was instrumental in the deconstruction of the cult and I'm proud of that. But the seeds of the downfall had been planted much earlier and it was a long on ramp to dissolution. ...
Originally Posted by boycotteverything On Communism 1. Corporations are the modern day's equivalent plantations. 2. Wages are a form of slavery. 3. Corporate entities have only one reason to exist. And that is the accumulation of riches by any means under the law. And it needs to be stated that big corporations make those laws directly and indirectly. Donations to politicians are proffered for the sole purpose bribing them to enact laws to their benefit. That is the direct approach. The indirect ...