On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:02:04 -0400, "Don"
wrote:


It is you that doesn't know that you are a socialist.
You don't seem to know much about anything at all, Dave.
You don't have a spine nor a brain and you speak like a child.
And you expect anyone at all to lend you any creedence?



Since we've resorted to ad-hominem attacks, I suppose I owe you
this....

You come off like the spoiled child of rich (or sufficiently well-off)
liberal parents who never taught you that pride and self esteem are
the result of accomplishment, rather than a trait in and of itself.
You were never denied anything, and therefore were never able to
understand the boundaries which life provides. It is likely that you
were raised with few, if any, siblings and the concepts of sharing and
cooperation were never instilled in you. As a result you developed a
strong sense of individuality, independence, and a general lack of
regard for the needs and rights of others.

As you grew older, your misplaced ideals likely caused friction
between you and your social peers, who you would ultimately alienate.
This led to a general feeling of disenfranchisement, and a
re-enforcing of your "I'll do what I want, and screw everyone else"
attitude. You were probably fairly intelligent, but a severe
underachiever, as you were constantly questioning the relevance of
school and the subjects which were taught. I doubt if you were
involved in any extracurricular school activities, and you only did
what you needed to get by. Your whole attitude with regard to society
and how easily you confuse the concepts of harmonious society with
socialism, underscore the extreme views which you hold. You should 've
paid more attention when you were in school.

I doubt that you could be much over 30, as attitudes like yours
eventually lead either to jail or, if you are lucky, a period of
introspection and revelation, followed by an abrupt change.

I knew all sorts of misfits who were into "anarchy", back in the glory
days of underground hacker BBSes 20 years ago. It was the "cool" thing
for disenfranchised young people to reject society and the
establishment (A common deflection tactic for underachievers). Not too
different from the hippies of the 60's. But like swimming upstream, it
becomes overwhelming to continue, and quite frankly, most people
eventually mature. When this finally happens to you, is anyone's
guess.

Dave