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[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Technology might make socialism actually work at some point. This is a hideous thing to consider, but just as sci-fi movies have pointed out for several decades, productivity could be increased with computer-triggered negative and positive reinforcement. Pain would be the negative stimulus. Some highly addictive government mandated drug would be doled out as a positive stimulus.

On the other side of the coin, technology also is causing rapid attitude changes in society. Just imagine, the Cult of the Sacred Cow, a group of hackers, is giving software to Chinese dissidents, enabling to read what we just posted.

[Banjoguy]

Good post, Bill. Thanks!

Ed

[DugwayDuke]

More than interesting, excellent find.

[PogySailor]

Bump to read later.

[tm22721]

It won't change until the 19th amendment is repealed.

BUMP

[Lizard_King]

When the group votes to force the individual into group servitude, democracy becomes slavery or tyranny.

Which is what the group will inevitably do, because such is the nature of democracy. That is why our country is supposed to be a republic, not a democracy, which IS mob rule whether it is tyrannical or not. What the author describes as possible results of a "bad" democracy are actually the inevitable results of all democracy in the long run, and the reason why it ought to be avoided altogether (the only option in some places, at least for a period of time) or put in a reasonable system of checks and balances with the elite, as in a republic. Other than that caveat, this article is excellent, and I thank you for posting it.

[PGalt]

Uncle Bill thanks for your post. RLK...OUTSTANDING!...BRAVO!...A MUST READ!

[from occupied ga]

Excellent article, but too long and serious for most freepers.

[Number_Cruncher]

Socialism is akin to turning a beautiful mountain stream into a stagnant swamp.

[tictoc]

Bump for later reading

[anobjectivist]

Yes, very good read

[dasboot]

BTTT!!!!!

Nomination: "Post of the Year."