Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 04:09:23 GMT, Morgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Probably Canada, Nordic countries and some others,
>who combine capitalism with sensible amount of
>social welfare. And for some level USA with voluntary
>charity as well. But that goes only for the people of
>those countries, and not even all of them. Under
>capitalism, the vast majority of world's population
>remains poor and needy.

Because they don't live in states that recognize property rights in a
meaningful way.

-- 
The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred
as the laws of God, and there is not a force of law and public justice to
protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.
                - John Adams