From: erc@s116.slcslip.indirect.com (Ed Carp [khijol Sysadmin])
Governments as a whole are seen to be "bad" because they invariably undermine the right of the individual to make choices for themselves.
Quite untrue. It's society which provides you with an environment in which you have choices. And its government which orders that society. It's because government has served you so well, that you have luxury to fantasize you don't need it. You're being duped. ---
The so-called "Third Wave" has nothing to do with government and everything to do with the empowerment of the individual. Some seem to not recognize that.
This has always been the case throughout history - the forces of dark, of disinformation, have always attempted to keep true power from the hands of
The "Third Wave" -- if you take the PFF's Magna Carta definition (and Toffler is one of the authors) -- is a power grab by corporations to return the world economy to status of the USA economy in the 1880's. You so-called libertarians might like the theoretical, abstract formula of "unregulated capital", but if you'd put down your Friedman long enough to read history, you'd know that it was a disaster. Unregulated capitalism is incompatible with a civilized societiy. --- the people. So why are you on the wrong side? -rkm PS> If this list would like to see the full Magna Carta, or my analysis/review of it ("Electric Dreams" sent you a few clips), please let me know. --- Richard K. Moore - rkmoore@iol.ie - Wexford, Ireland - fax +353 53 23970