Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!mit-eddie!lkk From: lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: education Message-ID: <3261@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 21:21:05 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3261 Posted: Wed Dec 5 21:21:05 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Dec-84 01:19:12 EST References: <733@oliven.UUCP> <837@flairvax.UUCP> <1540@pur-phy.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 24 From: act@pur-phy.UUCP (Alex C. Tselis): "As for fully "free" free enterprise, there was such a thing once. It was called "feudalism" and it occurred during the period known as "The Dark Ages"." While I agree with the general crux of your message, I'm afraid you are factually wrong in this case. The Middle ages (and feudalism) were distinguished by their marked lack of "free enterprise". Their was no "competition" during the middle ages, save competition in war. Men were born into castes, from which they had virtually no chance of rising up. The Liberal movement in Europe (in Europe "Liberal" means free market conservative) started as a progressive movement, opposed to feudalism. THere has NEVER really been a free market anywhere. Even 19th century Britain's economy was highly influenced by state policy. -- larry kolodney (The Devil's Advocate) UUCP: ...{ihnp4, decvax!genrad}!mit-eddie!lkk ARPA: lkk@mit-mc