From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Nov 21 2004 - 22:39:39 GMT
MSH:
> platt:
> What's immoral about "inequities?"
> msh says:
> Inequities that result in one's inability to satisfy basic biological
> needs seriously impede and sometimes destroy one's opportunity for
> freedom. If such inequities are large enough between a vast majority and
> small minority within a social system, the social system is in danger of
> being destroyed if it does not either enforce the inequities with violence,
> or change in response to DQ to ameliorate the inequities. Since the
> violent solution is a rejection of the DQ solution, it is immoral; and
> therefore allowing inequities which may be ameliorated through DQ-inspired
> social action is also immoral.
Where do you get the idea that DQ tells us "to ameliorate the inequities" and
that the "DQ solution" is to rob Peter to pay Paul? If you can cite a reference
in the MOQ where that's said, I'd appreciate it.
> platt:
> The main premise is "It's OK for a person to keep what he has
> rightfully earned in a free market."
> msh says:
> I disagree. This is the premise that is claimed, but a little
> reflection on the workings of the so-called "free market" reveals
> that it is a game who's rules are written by the winners, for the
> benefit of the winners. Sort of like a chess tournament wherein
> every time you win a game, you get to start the next game with an
> extra pawn taken from your opponent. In such a system it's quite
> possible for one person, playing by the rules, to end up with
> everything.
Makes you wonder why the MOQ supports the free market doesn't it?
Platt
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