Re: Distribution & Redistribution
From: Ron Allen (rallen2_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 12/11/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:42:34 -0500
jmhall@apex.home.net wrote:
> You seem to be saying that it's not worth trying
> to improve one's lot in life or the condition of
> the world in general. Are you a nihlist?
Robert J. Kolker wrote:
> It is always o.k. to improve one's own lot (or
> that of his family). It is futile to try to
> change the world in general. None of us have the
> power. No, I am not a nihilist. I care about my
> children and grandchildren. It is YOUR children
> and grandchildren I do not give a damn about.
Ron Allen answers:
It is, perhaps, true that "none of us have the
power", and so "it is futile to try to change the
world in general" by one's own solitary effort.
This is why K. Marx and F. Engels urged every
worker in every nation to unite. United, all of
us have the power to change the world.
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"A common danger unites even the bitterest
enemies."
-- Aristotle
"Not vain the weakest, if their force unite."
-- Homer
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