On Dec 18, 2008, at 12:54 AM, David Cake wrote: > At 4:58 PM -0500 17/12/08, Charles Bennett wrote: >
>> Governments do not actually "produce" anything. They are >> parasitic to those that work and invest. > > Bullshit. > Its obviously classic pure capitalist bullshit that could be > said, equally spuriously, about any economy activity whatsoever, but > to make it relevant to the claimate change -- so, equally why would > the research done by a government scientist employed by NOAA > constitute nothing of value, and only worthless parasitism ? This is a belief often espoused by people from a military background and conservative politicians without any apparent sense of irony. -- For blocks are better cleft with wedges, Than tools of sharp or subtle edges, And dullest nonsense has been found By some to be the most profound. -Samuel Butler, _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
