A.R.B.R. ain't dead yet??????

[Tom Sherman]

Freewheeling wrote:

> ...
>>I have never seen any farm work that required performing the same motion
>>20,000 times per day.
>
>
> This is getting silly. If there's a job that's this repetitive there's no
> reason a machine couldn't do it. The only reason it is not done by a
> machine is that workers can be found who will work for at least the same
> cost as a machine, or less. And if a machine were installed to replace
> them, they'd be out of work.
>
> Which is, of course, happening all the time as sophisticated machines become
> less expensive to produce. All I'm saying is that if this is the trend
> (which it is) we probably ought to give a little consideration to who owns
> the machines, and if possible expand such ownership to include those who may
> be put out of work.
>
> Otherwise, we're going to have quite a fine mess!...

NO, NO, NO! Labor must be smashed, people must be brought to obedience
by having their very existence depend on the largess of the rich and
powerful. NOTHING LESS WILL DO!

If you can not see that returning to a feudal society, with power based
on inherited class status is the goal of the rich and powerful, then you
are so naive that future discussion is pointless.

You of all people should be aware that this is how the rich and powerful
(with a few honorable exceptions) have always behaved. Of course,
stating that publicly would limit the employment opportunities in your
field significantly – it does not do to oppose the state religion.

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[Tom Sherman]

Freewheeling wrote:

> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Jon Meinecke wrote:
>>
>>
>>>...
>>>As I said, interesting tango.... There's no reason it need be
>>>unpleasant,
>>>in my opinion, as that has its own destructive effect as civil discourse
>>>suffers....
>>
>>In words Ed Dolan would use, "Screw civil discourse!"
>>
>>If people want to **** on the newsgroup, I will be happy to make the pile
>>higher.
>
>
> I never thought it would be so easy to induce you to so accurately describe
> the quality of your discourse. Kudos to Jon! You may have done a
> disservice to Zach, however, who at least proposed a reasonable hypothesis.

Just replying in kind to your original right-wing diatribe. Just because
it is academic language and has some citations does not give it any value.

I still want to know what your real agenda is – if you are hoping to
actually change people’s opinions by arguing on Usenet, you are either
naïve or full of overblown self-importance.

At least Ed Dolan was funny when he ranted. You are not. Sorry.

Zach Kaplan mentioned oil prices, You responded with the following
troll: “If we can't agree that it's time to end tyranny and
totalitarianism it's doubtful that we'll ever be able to coordinate
resolution of any of these other "wicked problems" that face us.”

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