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It's a Dystopian Life
« on: December 09, 2016, 01:06:04 AM »
https://fee.org/articles/old-man-potter-lived-a-wonderful-life/

This was an interesting take on an old classic.  Not sure if he's being facetious or serious, but it's interesting.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2016, 05:55:50 AM »
Wow!

I LOL'd!
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2016, 07:24:39 AM »
I'd say half-serious, but still with tongue in cheek. Funny; probably intentionally overwrought, but it makes a good point.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2016, 09:03:22 AM »
Quote from: sumpnz on December 09, 2016, 01:06:04 AM
https://fee.org/articles/old-man-potter-lived-a-wonderful-life/

This was an interesting take on an old classic.  Not sure if he's being facetious or serious, but it's interesting.

PROBABLY tongue-in-cheek. I know there are some libertarians who would argue that wholeheartedly- even aside from the contrarian nature most libertarians possess.

But,it made me lol, too.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2016, 09:10:28 AM »
I will never be able to watch this movie again.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2016, 09:38:16 AM »
Quote from: Jocassee on December 09, 2016, 09:10:28 AM
I will never be able to watch this movie again.

Still my favorite Christmas movie. (Although Die Hard is a close second.)
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2016, 10:12:14 AM »
Mine is Silent Night, Deadly Night.

A feel-good blood fest romp if ever there was one.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2016, 11:45:51 AM »
Loved this page. Read "Negan as Gov" Knew I didn't like him.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2016, 01:04:04 PM »
Have not seen the linked video, but IAWL is my favorite Christmas movie.
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2016, 04:36:08 PM »
A lot of good points. 
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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2016, 08:34:28 PM »
OK, finally reading the linked article in the OP.  It is only funny or interesting if one misconstrues the themes and gets the factual bits as wrong as the article's author 

I hope it was satire.  Were it otherwise, it would be a fine example of spergitarian damnfoolery.

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1. The author gets it wrong off the bat.  Bailey Building and Loan is a co-op.  Those taking loans are also investors & so forth.  It _is_ being run for the benefit of the investors and those who hold a majority of the shares.  Pretty much guts the argument from the get-go.



2. Potter's slum manager speaks of the numbers of folks leaving Potter's housing and eventually going to work for Bailey.

And so forth. 














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Re: It's a Dystopian Life
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2016, 11:49:00 AM »
If you have to resort to lawyer-type arguments to prove a moral point, you are likely on the losing end already.  When he started arguing that Potter was not wrong in keeping the $8000 he went way out in left field.  IMO, it sounded like a dishonest liar trying to find a way to justify theft which it was.
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