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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 824902" data-attributes="member: 31608"><p>To the end point, about neither side ever winning, one can hope; him and I discussed this at some length about how these two (or more, depending on how wide a view one is taking) competing interests generate the momentum which moves society forward; politically, one could look at the conservative vs liberal battles as generating progress, as well. One may fall into a particular camp of conservative, or liberal, but the fact that they are both relatively opposed helps prevent progress at an unsustainable rate without giving time to think about the changes happening, or that progress simply stagnates - at least, ideally.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the same general point is necessary in a large economic system.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>I'm sorry to say I can't disagree with that in any profound sense, although I would hope that eventually a society/civilization would have enough historical evidence to realize that sequence; although, perhaps not.</p><p></p><p>Philosophically speaking, maybe human beings are not meant to make decisions en masse, via direct democracy or representative government. Not a particularly noble or politically correct thing to say, but certainly something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 824902, member: 31608"] To the end point, about neither side ever winning, one can hope; him and I discussed this at some length about how these two (or more, depending on how wide a view one is taking) competing interests generate the momentum which moves society forward; politically, one could look at the conservative vs liberal battles as generating progress, as well. One may fall into a particular camp of conservative, or liberal, but the fact that they are both relatively opposed helps prevent progress at an unsustainable rate without giving time to think about the changes happening, or that progress simply stagnates - at least, ideally. Maybe the same general point is necessary in a large economic system. I'm sorry to say I can't disagree with that in any profound sense, although I would hope that eventually a society/civilization would have enough historical evidence to realize that sequence; although, perhaps not. Philosophically speaking, maybe human beings are not meant to make decisions en masse, via direct democracy or representative government. Not a particularly noble or politically correct thing to say, but certainly something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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