Charles A. Davis wrote:
>
> John Foust wrote:
> >
> > At 12:53 PM 6/25/98 PDT, Max Eskin wrote:
> > >
> > >Here's one: Capitalism, the abode of stupidity, is the crematorium of
> > >ingenuity and creativity. Just off the top of my head.
> >
> > Yuck. You don't know me very well, do you? :-) I'm going to
> > send out the classiccmp libertarian goon squad, who will persuade
> > you to think otherwise. (Non-violently, of course.)
> >
> > It's capitalism and lust for money, power, and members of an
> > attractive gender orientation that drives any sort of start-up,
> > including Commodore and Amiga Corp. Care to name some cool
> > technology that wasn't driven by capitalism?
NSA-style cryptography and CIA-style assassination.
> How about "you are both right". You are reffering to the 'cream' that
> rises to the top, whille the initial comment unfortunately _does_ hold
> true in most general cases.
The cream rises to the top. So does the scum.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Thu Jun 25 1998 - 21:58:20 BST