I hope you'll forgive me if I make one last comment in this thread. My previous post was supposed to be the last, I was in a good mood and I guess I had too much fun with it. Now that I've re-read what I've written, I see that what was intended as good-natured humor may be perceived as offensive by some (which was not my intention at all). I was smiling as I was happily typing away, but since you can't see the expression of my face, nor hear the tone of my voice, I can easily see how the dry text can be interpreted as bitter sarcasm. In other words -- I'm sorry. Have a great weekend, everyone. I, for my part, will try to go back to lurking in the shadows. :-) -Vitaliy ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Newton, Host" To: "'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'" Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 11:55 PM Subject: RE: [OT]: Free trade KILL THREAD > Ok, this one is dead too... > ..putting a stop to threads appears to be my new job. . > > Contact me OFF LIST if you what to talk about it. > > No more posting on this thread. > > First warning. > > --- > James Newton: PICList webmaster/Admin > mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone > http://www.piclist.com/member/JMN-EFP-786 > PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu >> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Vitaliy >> Sent: 2005 Oct 28, Fri 22:33 >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >> Subject: Re: [OT]: Free trade (was Re: [OT] So to whom do we >> now formoral guidance?) >> >> >>> And Free Trade != Trade, "free trade" does not invent >> trade, trade >> >>> exists long before that and before market economy. >> >> Not true, free trade is the original kind of trade. What kind of >> >> trade barriers existed in primitive societies? >> > >> > Too many: slavery, landlord exploitation, tribal >> restriction, tribal >> > bias, gate-fee, gate-control, control of transportation vehicles, >> > corruptions, permits (they have permits), family-biased >> activities, etc. >> >> Guys, I give up. >> >> I mean, what was I thinking? Of course cavemen *hated* trade, >> and they imposed all sorts of prehistoric tariffs! The gate >> and transportation vehicles were invented by rich cavemen to >> facilitate slavery and corruption. >> It was their descendants who later also developed gun and cannon. >> >> Free trade is a conspiracy by the United States, a big lie >> created with the express purpose of exploiting poor >> developing countries and screwing New Zealand. It must be >> true, because the majority of the people, and even the canny >> Swiss (!) are against free trade. >> >> The five (some argue four -- China doesn't count) Asian >> tigers are bluffing, as are a dozen of other countries! Their >> strong, stable and growing economies are a fake! Rumor has >> it, the US is secretly paying the tigers to pretend that they >> have high living standards, so that free trade evangelists >> (who have been blinded by the idea that free trade is great) >> can use them to deceive unsuspecting developing nations. I >> mean, why else would Japanese houses be made of paper?! >> They're stage props! >> >> Sometimes a little bit of free trade is okay (sort of like >> icing on the cake), but too much free trade is a BAD THING >> (because it is a bad thing when you have too much free >> trade). I mean, it's OK to allow some free trade because it >> can be good sometimes, but not too much. There might be >> detrimental effects. >> >> Free trade is definitely not the solution to world's >> corruption, inequality, and poverty. I don't know what is, >> but free trade is *definitely* not it. >> Trade restrictions are not better than free trade in this >> regard. But that can sometimes be the case. >> >> Free trade was a religion to me, unprovable and requiring no >> proof. But your irrefutable logic finally convinced me of its >> falsehood. I see the light now. >> >> Repent, o ye believers in the virtues of free trade! A day of >> reckoning is coming! >> >> - Vitaliy >> >> PS You guys have a nice weekend. :-) >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change >> your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist