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To: KyrosL who wrote (64359)	5/27/2005 6:22:27 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Kyros, When did the drugs become illegal in most countries? Did the drug trade start losing its profits around that time? What about the slave trade? British were doing it till early 1800s, then stopped. Did the trade become unprofitable or did the morality change? Seems strange that the change in the morality seems to disadvantage some of the potential competitors (USA in the 19th century?). Enough to cause a civil war in USA. It looks like the British indulged in burning the bridge after crossing it. Used slavery as long as they could (as long as agriculture was the profit maker?). The North (USA) also followed the same logic, it probably depended less on land and more on factories. Had already crossed that bridge from agriculture to industrialization... In today's age, parallels could be women's rights, environmentalism, and nuclear non-proliferation, intellectual property laws, certifications (ISO 9000, FDA,...). Have not looked deeply yet into this theory... morality followed by regulation is used by the well ensconced to deter competition, especially from competitors who are nipping at their heels. If this is true, the Left serves an important function for the Right. Could it be the creation of the Right? Hmm... We can see today how the big telecomm companies suddenly want the VOIP providers to provide 911 service. What's the point, unless it is a 911-IP service that tracks the IP to a physical location. Do you think that the Baby Bells are so concerned about saving lives? -Arun

To: KyrosL who wrote (64359)	5/28/2005 1:05:58 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Kyros, it might surprise you to learn that Chinese aren't simple morons without senses to warn them about ingesting toxins. I didn't need warning labels and other government bureaucracy to tell me that my father's pipe stank when I was very young. Humans are part of an eons-long evolutionary process which monkeys are also part of and they instinctively know what's toxic and what's not, more or less, though modern chemistry can fool them. Plants grow toxins to defend themselves. Adult humans enjoy playing games with plant toxins. They do so at their peril. Whining that they didn't know cigarettes are bad for them because they didn't have warning labels is silly. Same for smoking opium. It would have made their brain go wonky and they would be able to figure out that a wonky brain isn't a good thing. No warning label needed; "Note - ingestion of this product will spazz out your brain". That would be more like an advertisement!! That's what people are wanting to do. Always happy to help with your education Kyros! Now you know that Chinese are not all mindless drug-crazed idiots [though Yiwu the Mad and Bubba the Babbling claim all Chinese think the same as them, and that could mislead you into thinking they are - though you should be able to figure out from their comments that they are probably unreliable analysts]. Mqurice