Vincent Cate <vince@offshore.com.ai> writes:
I merely observed that your Minister of Finance did choose an educational institution notorious for Marxist ideology. The Minister may have undergone a radical change in his ideas since then (AS I SAID IN THE TEXT THAT I POSTED TO THE GROUP!).
You still assume that he was, at least at one time, into that and only if he had changed could he now be normal. This is so bogus. What makes you think he needed to undergo radical change?
Vince, Charles Platt is notorious on the net as a drunkard and a pathological liar. Don't waste your time refuting his lies.
Sorry, but I think your reaction is a bit unreasonable. I'll certainly rephrase my text if you sincerely feel it suggests that Marxism thrives in Anguilla.
It just seems bazar to conclude that our Minister of Finance is at best a reformed Marxist without any more evidence than a name of a school he went to and a monopoly phone company setup by the previous government.
Charles Platt works part-time for New School for Social Research (teaching students Microsoft Office or something :-). Obviously he's very envious of any former student who's more successful than he is, so he invents all sorts of stupid lies about his employer.
But I thought the context made it clear that the country is just a sleepy little British colony with zero corporate/personal taxes and some bad habits left over from the Brits--such as a government-owned radio station and a horrible phone system.
There are also 2 local private radio stations, 2 local private TV stations, and a private cable company with 40 channels (local adds but little local programming). If you only talk about the government owned radio station you make it seem like this is government is controlling the media or something. It is not giving an accurate impression.
The UK and USA also have government owned stations. So what? As long as private ones are not supressed, I don't have any trouble with a government owning its own radio station (and I am a devout Libertarian).
This just proves again that Charles Platt is a pathological liar. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps