Re: MD Ronald Reagan

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Jun 07 2004 - 22:22:25 BST

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Hi David R,

> > "When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why
> > the poor have no food, they call you a communist."
>
> Or, a Liberal. Luckily, compassion for the poor doesn't depend on Marxism.

Funny thing. In Pirsig's "Lila-An Inquiry into Morals" I can find no
mention of "compassion." Why do you suppose that is?

> No Platt, forced redistribution of wealth by the state isn't marxism, it is
> civilisation. Neither death nor taxes were invented by communism!

I looked up "civilization" in my unabridged dictionary and found nothing
about redistribution of wealth. Then I checked our Constitution and found
nothing there either. Are you suggesting civilization didn't exist before
government welfare programs? Do you find such programs without fault?

Thanks,
Platt

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