Rob wrote:
> > How would the fair marketplaces defend themselves from
> > the free market we currently have?
John Schinnerer wrote back:
> Hmm, sounds like a war/military metaphor. Is that an example of the
> language use issue you're addressing?
John,
Thanks for taking up my point about language use.
I was using the word "defend" in the sense it is used when talking about
debates, conversation, "defending a point" etc. I'm not trying to get
defensive here, but if you have a proposal for another word I'm ready to
hear it.
I don't follow your propaganda point however. I'm formulating questions
and statements about economic and social systems.
Is your point that I cannot use the terms "capitalism" and "democracy"
without falling into the pitfalls of propaganda? What terms would you
prefer? Or better yet, what system would you prefer?
Rob Scott
[permaculture] Can language be recycled?,
robscott@freeshell.org, 07/23/2003