Sides? (was Re: the terrorist bombings in London

[Joel Katz]

personally, i don't see anything wrong with neo-feudalism, pay-as-you-go 
social services, for-profit organ donation, and an indentured military 
composed of darkies wanting citizenship and convicts wanting fresh air.  but 
hey, the cellphones will still be really cool!  you can photograph yourself 
being blown up on the bus!




>From: François Monti <francois at neovoid.org>
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Sides? (was Re: the terrorist bombings in London
>Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:04:43 +0200
>
>Paul Mackin wrote:
>
>>>Personally, I don't see anything wrong with a >supply
>>>and demand economy, laissez fairer, political
>>>self-determination, democracy (these *are* the next
>>>steps after debt relief).
>>
>>
>>
>>Not really sure about this. Perhaps this IS the precise junction in 
>>history at which to begin the switch from the Capitalistic 
>>politico-economic system to the more equitable Unicornistic p-e system.
>>
>>P.
>
>I would actually be interested in knowing whether  "laissez faire" has ever 
>been "de rigueur" over the last 250 years. I see protectionism and 
>subventions; black ships and win-lose deals. Perhaps this is the precise 
>junction in history at which to begin the switch from the Statist 
>politico-economic system to "laissez faire".
>
>The problem is not capitalism, it is State-enforced capitalism and 
>State-enforced socialism.
>
>François
>

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