It's not 'selling out', Aeson, it's just life.
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Originally posted by JohnT
The fact remains is that when the social involvement chapter kicks in, it is NOT going to be the same sort of "society improving" that the KKK repeatedly endorse. Naw, they'll be coaching Little League, joining churches, teaching adult literacy, cleaning parks, not designing revolutions or anything that will disrupt the home front.Old posters never die.
They j.u.s.t..f..a..d..e...a...w...a...y....
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Originally posted by JohnT
it's just life.Last edited by General Ludd; July 30, 2002, 16:57.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
Do It Ourselves
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Of course we're all different, Osweld, and it is true that the OP will NOT apply to 100% of all humanity. But it will apply to so many of you as to make the others increasingly irrelevant. I mean, even though some still exist, hippies are no longer relevant nowadays, are they? And why is that? Because the vast majority moved on.
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And one other thing: you're forgetting about the influences your spouse and child will have upon your life. Once you get married, your life is increasingly not your own anymore. And once you have that baby... well, that baby will own you... and you won't mind.
Trust me.
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You get out of school. You get a job/career and all of a sudden you find that you don't really have the time to plow through ALL the latest Poli-Sci texts
"Why???!!! What are we going to do now? We've got $2,000 in the bank, some money in the 401(k), and monthly bills that total up to about $3,500! And you quit your job because you didn't want to raise the price of CD's?? What the hell is wrong with you???"
So the key to being a good communist would be for me to take all my money, invest it wisely, make a killing, then find some good safe bonds and live off the interest so that I can afford to spend my time *****ing about greedy capitalistsEither that or get into politics, so that it is my job to ***** about greedy capitalists
It's true to a certain extent, but not everyone sells out their ideals just because it's expected or easier to do so"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan Robinson
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Originally posted by Victor Galis
-Hehe, I have $10,000 even after my expensive England trip... now to figure out how not to lose that on the stock market.
So the key to being a good communist would be for me to take all my money, invest it wisely, make a killing, then find some good safe bonds and live off the interest so that I can afford to spend my time *****ing about greedy capitalistsEither that or get into politics, so that it is my job to ***** about greedy capitalists
CASE CLOSED!!!!
Does this mean I win?
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And one other thing: you're forgetting about the influences your spouse and child will have upon your life. Once you get married, your life is increasingly not your own anymore. And once you have that baby... well, that baby will own you... and you won't mind."The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan Robinson
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Allow me to say it:
CASE CLOSED!!!!
Does this mean I win?"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan Robinson
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"Rome will never fall"
'Normal' people support society without any drastic changes, that's why they are considered normal. Occasionally there are extraordinary individuals, or groups of individuals who alter the course of history, they are never the 'normal' type. Jesus, whether you believe he was the son of God or not, altered the course of human history by his actions, same with Mohammed, Napoleon, ect. Just because someone is in a minority doesn't mean their ideals can't bring about revolution and change.
Not all revolutions are successful, that doesn't mean all revolutions aren't successful. An ideology may take centuries to really take hold, we may all be living under hippy rule by the next millenia, even though many people 'sold out' (from a hippy standpoint) decades after they first became somewhat mainstream...
The only sure thing is that things will change in the future.
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But if the leaders have no followers, then they lead... what?"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan Robinson
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