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Title: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: Northwoods 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.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: K Frame on December 09, 2016, 05:55:50 AM: Wow!

I LOL'd!
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: Perd Hapley 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.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: makattak 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.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: Jocassee on December 09, 2016, 09:10:28 AM: I will never be able to watch this movie again.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: makattak 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.)
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: K Frame 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.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: Triphammer on December 09, 2016, 11:45:51 AM: Loved this page. Read "Negan as Gov" Knew I didn't like him.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: roo_ster on December 09, 2016, 01:04:04 PM: Have not seen the linked video, but IAWL is my favorite Christmas movie.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: Jamisjockey on December 09, 2016, 04:36:08 PM: A lot of good points.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: roo_ster 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.

(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn3.vox-cdn.com%2Fassets%2F4251599%2FEmily-Litella-Never-mind.jpg&hash=dde305c8970f9ab32db1f90d805a1a9377cea9e1)

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.
Title: Re: It's a Dystopian Life
Post by: MechAg94 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.