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Old 09-08-2007, 08:16 AM   #9
orthodoc
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
I'd prefer that to having to live where the government feels I'm (my skills) are needed.
That raises a good point - that in a communist society people are reduced to a set of skills - the person is not important, just what he/she can bring to the State. Not many people want to be regarded as a moveable, disposable commodity - a pair of hands with particular skills that are to be used to benefit an abstraction.

@Dana - sorry, I've been unable to sit down to answer your posts and likely won't get back to the computer for a couple of days. But thanks for the apology (I appreciate the clarification) and the thoughtful replies.
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