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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 5253992, member: 110504&quot;]I don&#039;t think that &#039;responsible government&#039; is reducible to Stalinism.</p><p>Having lived with <i>irresponsible</i> government in my own country, sporadically but relentlessly, over the last four decades, it makes sense that people wouldn&#039;t know the difference.</p><p>From here, the bottom line is merely this: Would you rather have your society owned and operated by mercantile interests, or would you rather have regulations in place about which you have even the <i>slightest </i>chance of influencing by your <i>vote</i>?</p><p>Because, everywhere I ever worked in the private sector, they Told you --however implicitly: Your Vote Doesn&#039;t Matter.&nbsp; Full (alliterative expletive of choice:&nbsp; ) Stop.</p><p>It&#039;s more like, if you have this level of cultural heritage in the first place (some of it in the ground), it <i>shouldn&#039;t</i> be reducible to a commercial commodity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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