Replace greed with self interest or ambition, like I said, and you can make the argument that capitalism is true to the nature of man.
Several writers, using artistic license, use the word greed to explain that in human nature which makes us want more, and work harder. I don't agree with you man, and I don't think that any form of collectivist government will truly work. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:55 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > > Ah...but a general desire to do better does not equal Greed. > Greed is something completely different and has nothing *but* > a Negative connotation. > > And unless we are talking about pure Greed the case for a > Capitalist economy vs a mixed capitalist or a non-capitalist > economy cannot be made simply by pointing to man's Nature. > > On 1/10/06, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the semantic argument is where some people get lost > here Gruss. > > > > It might be better to use a word like ambition or desire. > Greed has > > such a negative connotation for most people that you will > > automatically have people arguing with you. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191397 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
