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Skriven 2008-10-17 10:27:18 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
  Kommentar till text 21978 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
Ärende: Socialism in the US of A
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Hello Ross,

On Thursday October 16 2008 09:14, you wrote to me:

 RC> and what is Aruba?

Why don't you go look for yourself? It is a nice place i am told.

 MV>> You should get rid of that narrow minded view that there is
 MV>> something inherently wrong with socialism. Not everyone in the
 MV>> world believes that the US role model is the Nirwana. Live with it.

 RC> The Govt is mother, the Govt is father, yes sir...

And the people are the government. What is wrong with that?

 RC> Maybe you can explain why so many of them tried to flee the DDR
 RC> throughout its existence if the DDR was so heavenly?

Maybe you should explain why so *few* actually attempted to flee if it was such
a hell hole as you claim?

 RC>>> Do I have to remind you of mainland China's human rights
 RC>>> difficulties?

 MV>> Do I have to remind you of the USA's human rights diffuculties?
 MV>> In case you forgot: "Abu Graib"...

 RC> Diversion..

As was your call to China's human rights issues.

 MV>> No country is perfect. Does not mean people can not be happy and
 MV>> live meaningful lives.

 RC> So on your say so, the Taiwanese should just give up and accept a life
 RC> they would not ordinarily choose?

Your words not mine.

I just said, we should leave it alaone.

 MV>> Yes, export is a relevant factor in China's economie. But vialble
 MV>> economies without export are perfectly possible. Look at
 MV>> Switzerland. What do they export? Cookoo clocks and chocolat.
 MV>> Are the Swiss undeduacted people who live in poverty? C'mon...

 RC> You are being stupid.

IOW you are out of arguments.

 MV>> what makes you think they will go on forever with filling your
 MV>> shelves in return for what is Monopoly money?

 RC> Because they are receiving monies that are infused into their economy.

Can on buy a meal in a restaurant in Peking, with the IOW's printed by the US
government?

No, one can not. It must first be converted into the local currency. Imagine
what would happen if everone would do that?


Cheers, Michiel

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