Re: META: Why I'm boycotting Extropy (TM)

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Thu Sep 07 2000 - 20:22:12 MDT


At 08:42 PM 7/09/00 -0700, Lee wrote:

>next time you see a hungry homeless man on the street, ask
>yourself what would be of more benefit to him: (1) empathy,
>compassion, and humanity; or (2) water, food, and shelter.
>Now, what economic system is likely to produce the most
>water, food, and shelter for the most people?

Excellent question. Looking at (for example) the proportion of visible
hungry homeless people in the USA and Australia (that nest of socialist
vipers), I think the answer is revealing.

I'm sure there's an excuse, though.

Damien Broderick



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