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Platypus
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« on: September 13, 2005, 10:54:40 AM »

Who are more evil?
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2005, 11:24:01 AM »

Conan the Librarian
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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2005, 12:25:21 PM »

Reading is FUNdamental!!!!
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MaC
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« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2005, 06:21:23 PM »

OMG, my friend who lives in Colorado, who introduced me to libertarianism was a libertarian-librarian.
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« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2005, 06:32:05 PM »

OMG, my friend who lives in Colorado, who introduced me to libertarianism was a libertarian-librarian.

And it was all downhill from there. Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2005, 08:13:57 PM »

The Public Library is a wonderful refutation of libertarianism.  In a libertarian society commoners wouldn't be able to read, much less access books for free.
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2005, 08:22:25 PM »

The Public Library is a wonderful refutation of libertarianism.  In a libertarian society commoners wouldn't be able to read, much less access books for free.

Huh

1. The first public libraries were created by charity, not government per se. Andrew Carnegie used his own money, and the money of other capitalist tycoons, to found many libraries.
2. Books aren't expensive. A book would cost your average worker no more then an hour's pay, usually less. And used books are cheaper - At privately-owned stores, I've seen old paperbacks for $2.
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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2005, 07:50:09 PM »

The Public Library is a wonderful refutation of libertarianism.  In a libertarian society commoners wouldn't be able to read, much less access books for free.

Huh

1. The first public libraries were created by charity, not government per se. Andrew Carnegie used his own money, and the money of other capitalist tycoons, to found many libraries.
2. Books aren't expensive. A book would cost your average worker no more then an hour's pay, usually less. And used books are cheaper - At privately-owned stores, I've seen old paperbacks for $2.

Libraries were around in the United States for over a hundred years before Carnegie started his. They date back to Ben Franklin's day. And I hope we never reach a point where libraries exist only at the will of the rich. Carnegie, if he did as you say, did a noble thing, but not all rich people would be so inclined.

I like libertarians but as a librarian worker myself I can't call myself evil.

Most new hard cover books are $15-25, so that would cost 1-2 hours of work, using the average hourly wage in the U.S. right now which is either $13 or $15 (I forget). But the primary purpose of books should never be money. They are essential to a free society, don't make me go into my Patriot Act/Library spiel Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2005, 08:01:10 PM »

I actually really like Librarians, but I wanted to make the topic more interesting. Libertarians are unquestionably more evil. Wink

BTW, I'm trying to work out what I should give the librarians as a present at the end of the year. I was thinking of...mmn, a book?
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« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2005, 08:22:05 PM »

I actually really like Librarians, but I wanted to make the topic more interesting. Libertarians are unquestionably more evil. Wink

BTW, I'm trying to work out what I should give the librarians as a present at the end of the year. I was thinking of...mmn, a book?

I know you were joking. I was just responding to Daniel X's post Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2005, 08:35:39 PM »

The Public Library is a wonderful refutation of libertarianism.  In a libertarian society commoners wouldn't be able to read, much less access books for free.

yeah, because Marxists are soooooooo intelligent Roll Eyes
Keep 'em stupid, that's what my party's all about.  Yup!
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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2005, 10:45:29 PM »


Yes somebody else has seen UHF!

But I vote Libertarian, although librarians are just as kooky.
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Nation
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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2005, 09:43:10 AM »

As I worked in a library before, I gotta go with Librarian. They're fantastic people.

Although one of my co-workers, was, in fact, a libertarian librarian. Good guy. They do exist.
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