On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, mattd wrote:
Jim says in the essay,It doesnt have to be,"wild in the streets"He doesn't miss a trick.He talks of the possibility of minarchy.Does anyone actually read the fucking essay?
Yeah, I read the fucking essay. It's flawed in a variety of ways. It's understanding of human psychology (which it purports to manipulate in realistic ways - not) is so flawed as to make it very tedious.
I part with him on offing forest grunts,btw.Its not about shooting 'messengers'.Its about making very credible threats to limit violence.Paradoxical but effective.
Not paradoxical, hypocritical. And no, it doesn't limit anything (unless there are is so much money being made killing wives, husbands, and competitors there are no more hit men left). It simply provides a mechanism for the 1st party to anonymously hire the 3rd party to kill the 2nd party. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------