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Richard Estes has probably never lived in a dictatorship or a police state
or in a limited democracy where he wasn't one of the favored
ethnic/religeous groups; otherwise he would not express such a totalitarian
no-nothing viewpoint.

Lionel Issen

At 07:42 PM 1/13/98 -0600, Richard Estes wrote:
>Democracy is 50% plus one, it has no values. It is too bad we don't teach
>capitalism. We teach every other ism. The best definition for democracy is:
>
>Three people go in a room and two of them vote for the third to commit
>suicide.
>
>Richard Estes
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Manasco <manasco@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Richard Estes <restes@xxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: Greatelto <Greatelto@xxxxxxx>; altag@xxxxxxxxxxxx <altag@xxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 4:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Capitalism
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>>Richard Estes wrote:
>>>
>>> I think you would agree:
>>>
>>> Capitalism .. leaves every man free to choose the work he likes, to
>>> specialize in it, to trade his products for the products of others, and
>go
>>
>>snip snip snip
>>
>>Richard
>>
>>I agree with what you say but feel you are describing democracy rather
>>than capitalism. It is democracy rather than capitalism that leaves
>>every man free to choose the work he likes etc etc.
>>
>>John Manasco
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