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Date Posted: 11:20:17 07/18/00 Tue
Author: Lurker
Subject: Re: Just Imagine
In reply to: SwimmingUpstream 's message, "Re: Just Imagine" on 11:19:08 07/18/00 Tue

To: SwimmingUpstream

"and thus short term fraud would be quite profitable, wouldn't it?"

Yes, the short term would be "profitable" in a way, but the long term
consequences would be much, much greater.

I suppose the occasional unscrupulous individual would be able to "profit"
for a while, but in the long term such behavior would be largely cancelled
out I think by greater numbers of people living basically honorable lives.
After all, noone can tolerate for very long being publicly branded a cheat
now can one?

Soon, all but the most determinedly stupid individuals would no longer do
business with such a person, and the free market would reap it's inevitable
vengeance.

But, there I go again, imagining a truly free society rid of the threat of
force again.

Call me an idealistic lunatic, but I really believe it's possible for large
groups of people to live together without all threatening each other with
force. I truly despise unjust violence SU.

Regards,

L

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