Re: CLASS in Europe and America

Charlie Gibbs <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.unix.geeks,comp.os.linux.misc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026-08-16, rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:06:22 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>
>> On 8/15/26 03:27, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:51:17 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>> 
>>>>     Or are you looking for some kind of medieval starving-farmer
>>>>     equation ???
>>> 
>>> The fact that Usenet exists suggests that not all the farmers starved.
>> 
>>    ALL, no. LOTS and LOTS, yes.
>
> While there is always luck involved the more capable, provident farmers 
> survived. Today, to extend the metaphor, half of the provident farmer's 
> crop would be confiscated to support his neighbor who is incompetent or 
> too lazy to bother to plow, sow, and reap. 

It's time to dig up that old article from rec.humour.funny:

Guide to politicial systems
---------------------------

Socialism - You have two cows.  The government takes one
  to give to someone else.

Communism - You have two cows.  The government takes both
  and gives you the milk.

Fascism - You have two cows.  The government takes both
  and sells you the milk.

Nazism - You have two cows.  The government takes both
  and shoots you.

Bureaucracy - You have two cows.  The government takes both,
  shoots one, and pours the milk down the drain.

Capitalism - You have two cows.  You sell one and buy a bull.

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