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Natural selection will determine whether societies where people feel they're in it together or those where people feel they need to arm to defend from each other have better odds of survival.


When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jun 28th, 2008 at 12:24:22 PM EST
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That is an optimistic assumption!  I just pray that the angels of our better nature come to the fore here.  Else, the Abyss yawns.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Jun 28th, 2008 at 01:59:10 PM EST
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