04-18-2012, 07:56 AM | #81 | ||
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Re: Probability of THS scenario - in light of the last 10 years
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04-18-2012, 08:47 AM | #82 | |
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Re: Probability of THS scenario - in light of the last 10 years
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The American individualist anarchist Benjamin Tucker used to refer to "bullets and their paper substitutes, ballots," and he had a point: Voting can be just a way of sizing up which faction is likelier to win and declaring them the victor without the bother of an actual war. Bill Stoddard |
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04-18-2012, 08:54 AM | #83 | |
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You're going to end up with very poor dictatorships where it doesn't matter what they do, because they'll still be facing off against superpowers no matter what they do. So, they're looking at the question: why not just do what I want? |
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04-18-2012, 02:41 PM | #84 |
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Re: Probability of THS scenario - in light of the last 10 years
Guys. Arent these discussions not a bit off-topic?
Would it be possible to split this thread into two? One on the original topic and one on xoxes, shadows, and so on? this is getting a bit confusing. |
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