As ex-Pres. Ronald Reagan said, "here we go again......" -----Original Message----- From: Keith Hudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 5, 2003 3:24 PM To: Ray Evans Harrell Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Tragedy in Iran, too
At 12:51 05/09/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I think the only problem you have is to assume that trade creates freedom. I don't have a problem. I gave some historical evidence that when Islam was an active trading network in the Mediterranea it was a liberal and scholarly regime. >I would respectfully suggest that is a typical western mistake. The >reverse is true. Prosperity didn't create freedom for pre-Columbian >America but prosperity flowed from the necessity for empathy and respect and >freedom was the result of both. Trade naturally followed. I don't think >you can make the case anywhere today that trade implies freedom in fact the >reverse is true in many cases where humans are enslaved to create efficient >trade. Work doesn't make free. Neither does trade. Would you please give some relevant historical evidence as I've done, and then I might be able to understand you. Keith Hudson Keith Hudson, 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath, England, <www.evolutionary-economics.org> _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
