Originally Posted By: Derid

I think you are implying a false distinction here, by seeming to assert that Govts remain unswayed by this type of activity where markets do not.


There is huge difference between "lets make money by lying" and "maybe black is white" - that difference is intentions. Government doesn't start out with malicious intent. Another difference - representative government has mechanisms in place where you can enact political change. Corporations - not so much.

You want to present markets as democratic, but they are not representative democracy. Some people get 1billion votes, others get none. Plus they have no protections associated with a Republic - markets will exploit minorities if it is profitable.

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But again, we are back to the fundamental question of how and who should decide what goes and what does not.


My utopia is when these decisions are done empirically based on data, and frequently re-evaluated to see if new data changes anything.

Last edited by sini; 03/12/13 06:06 AM.
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