[104166] in Cypherpunks
Re: Two Jims, Werner and Matt redefine socialism for their own ends
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Burnes)
Mon Oct 12 14:26:37 1998
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:40:06 -0600 (MDT)
From: Jim Burnes <jvb@ssds.com>
To: Martinus Luther <martinusl@hotmail.com>
cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <19981012150355.2145.qmail@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Jim Burnes <jvb@ssds.com>
On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Martinus Luther wrote:
> I never replied to any of the threads about about monopolies and freedom
> and government intervention because it was all so off-topic. But
> *really*. Saying Rosa Luxemburg wasn't a communist is like, totally off
> the wall:
>
>
> But when Jim Burnes - much more naive poltically - said it was
Ahh! It begins -- typical socialist argumentation. When you run out of
rational ideas, begin ad hominem attacks (I think I counted at least
five). I don't have time to rebut this now. I must report my hours
that I slaved away under last week (damn corporation -- controlling my
life -- i'm being opressed).
I'll take it up later this afternoon.
jim
