But not quite so dangerous if performed in vernacular rather than Latin.
Workers of the world, unite!
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But not quite so dangerous if performed in vernacular rather than Latin.
Sean
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But the smart people are too busy finding Higgs bosons and cancer cures.
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I trust they won't want any special recognition when they arrive at any discoveries.
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Most scientists don't do their jobs because they're expecting a Nobel, they do it because they want to know stuff.
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Wrongamundo.
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Someone needs to drive the car otherwise you'll never get anywhere.
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Yep, we need government. I'd argue we don't need government that can be bought.
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You went from "the masses!" and "fuck the betters!" to "government okay, but government that can't be bought!". Sort of like having your cake and eating it too.
Which is your actual position?
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Wow. That totally made me want to shack up with some hot Ukrainian chick and work in a steel factory.
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I don't see any dichotomy between them.
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'Government' implies 'leaders', yet you want none, ergo you can't have "the masses" and "government" without the latter "ordering around" the former.
So, which is it?
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No, government implies administrators.
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Sean
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Who says they're in authority? Just because someone is tasked with making sure the sewerage doesn't run backwards doesn't make them an authority figure.
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So by 'tasked' you mean more in the vein of "if you could manage that on your own and without the help of others, it would be very much appreciated"?
Sean
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No. I'm hardly proposing a utopian anarchy.
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TBH, I'm not sure what you're proposing. Your concepts seem to be at odds with each other. The only way I can see of rationalizing what you're saying is by "the masses" sharing one collective mind.
I don't think that's happening anytime soon.
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Actually, a collective voting on what's for the good of the community is more possible now than it ever has been. Instantaneous communication pretty much does away with the need for an elected assembly.
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Regardless, unless administrators are empowered to effect the vote, it's all just another name for chaos.
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Sean
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No, voters tell the administrators what to do. That's what Marx proposed, Plato too, to a certain extent.
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Is it a proper use of irony to be fired on Labor Day? If so here's hoping I have an ironic day!!
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