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Capitalist Wonders| AntiSocialist |
Posted: Jul 25 2006, 08:45 AM
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This is a topic to talk about wonders of the capitalist world. It could be a building, book, painting, sculpture, or anything you like.
Enjoy! I'll add: Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building. -------------------- "Do not confuse altruism with kindness, good will and respect for the rights of others...The irreducible primary of altruism is self-sacrifice-which means: self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction-which means: the self as a standard of evil, the selfless as a standard of the good" -Ayn Rand, in Philosophy: Who Needs It, "Faith and Force, the Destroyers of the Modern World, p 85.
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| Inspector |
Posted: Jul 25 2006, 09:44 AM
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 Night Watchman  Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
Um, everything?
-------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| AntiSocialist |
Posted: Jul 28 2006, 04:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Member No.: 224 Joined: 28-April 06 |
Not exactly. I wouldn't consider the USSR a capitalist wonder.  -------------------- "Do not confuse altruism with kindness, good will and respect for the rights of others...The irreducible primary of altruism is self-sacrifice-which means: self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction-which means: the self as a standard of evil, the selfless as a standard of the good" -Ayn Rand, in Philosophy: Who Needs It, "Faith and Force, the Destroyers of the Modern World, p 85.
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| Inspector |
Posted: Jul 28 2006, 10:41 AM
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Night Watchman Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
But they stole all of their stuff from the Capitalist world... -------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| DarkReaver13 |
Posted: Jul 28 2006, 12:47 PM
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 Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 197 Member No.: 158 Joined: 13-January 05 |
The Pyramids weren't, surely?
Created by slavery, created for mysticism. -------------------- |
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| Inquisitor |
Posted: Jul 28 2006, 10:53 PM
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 Grand Galactic Master of Sarcasm  Group: Members Posts: 273 Member No.: 69 Joined: 19-June 04 |
There is debate out there if they where done by slaves or not that having been said i don't think the Pyramids are all that neat a bunch of rocks placed on top of each other... big deal next you will tell me stone henge is neat now if they had build a skyscraper out of stone, that would qualify Boulder Dam is a wonder. maybe even the World Trade Center -------------------- What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
But I am done with this creed of corruption. I am done with the monster of "We", the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame. - Anthem, Chapter 11 by Ayn Rand |
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| New Tolerance |
Posted: Jul 28 2006, 11:43 PM
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Humanist Group: Members Posts: 169 Member No.: 98 Joined: 16-July 04 |
I Thank capitalism for the mass production of toilet paper especially.
If you don't think that qualifies as a wonder, then try spending a week without them. |
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| Inspector |
Posted: Jul 29 2006, 03:30 AM
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Night Watchman Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
That's a good one. There are so many things like that, where you don't even realize how important they are, but use them every day. How about the wonder of extending life expectancy from about 25 to somewhere around 80? -------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| Inspector |
Posted: Aug 3 2006, 02:24 PM
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Night Watchman Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
Coca-freakin-cola. Personally, soda has utterly ruined me on anything else to drink. I don't drink water. I don't drink wine. Milk's okay, and juice will do from time to time. But for me, soda is king. Without Capitalism, I would be miserable, beverage wise.
Actually, without Capitalism, I'd have died at birth. Medical technology allows premature babies to live. Hmmm, so I nominate myself for the list.  -------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| DarkReaver13 |
Posted: Aug 3 2006, 11:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 197 Member No.: 158 Joined: 13-January 05 |
Well as far as I know slaves built them: It ain't my area of expertise though. I'd say they were very impressive considering the time they were built, the geometric precision of their structure, and feats of engineering required to construct them. Obviously they were made possible by the reason of some individual or individuals, but I wouldn't call Egypt under the Pharaohs capitalist by any stretch of the imagination. Stonehenge, hm, again quite impressive considering the time it was built. Other such things include the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum, Tenochtitlan and Tikal. Depends how you define a wonder really. All these things would have taken considerable planning and effort. -------------------- |
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| Inspector |
Posted: Aug 4 2006, 03:23 AM
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Night Watchman Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
What makes the pyramids so unimpressive, to me at least, is that even with all that effort and mathematics, it all meant exactly nothing because they didn't use it do build anything useful. -------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| Inquisitor |
Posted: Aug 4 2006, 09:04 PM
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Grand Galactic Master of Sarcasm Group: Members Posts: 273 Member No.: 69 Joined: 19-June 04 |
Thank you, i was hoping somebody would get it. The "Wonders" i listed are worthless because they are useless boulder dam on the other hand is huge and took great engineering to accomplish and get this, it does something -------------------- What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
But I am done with this creed of corruption. I am done with the monster of "We", the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame. - Anthem, Chapter 11 by Ayn Rand |
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| DarkReaver13 |
Posted: Aug 11 2006, 12:00 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 197 Member No.: 158 Joined: 13-January 05 |
Lol, well obviously yeah, they're just enormously oversized coffins. What about the Great Wall of China then? It was built by what were pretty much slaves, and its purpose was to keep out the barbarians from the north. -------------------- |
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| Inspector |
Posted: Aug 11 2006, 12:11 AM
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Night Watchman Group: Admin Posts: 3,209 Member No.: 44 Joined: 8-June 04 |
Hmmmm, millions died to make it and it had dubious to zero military value... -------------------- I am the night watchman;
Obstating Principii while you sleep |
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| Wannabe capitalist |
Posted: Sep 10 2006, 08:32 PM
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 Mobster Group: Members Posts: 95 Member No.: 216 Joined: 20-March 06 |
I have to go with coca cola as well.
-------------------- I woke up this morning
I got myself a gun Mama always said I'd be the chosen one |
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