Re: [PLUG] Free Software

["Sonny To" <son.c.to@gmail.com>]

On 10/26/07, zuzu <sean.zuzu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/26/07, Matthew Rosewarne <mrosewarne@inoutbox.com> wrote:
> > I am well-aware of what is often said about the economics of globalisation.  I
> > don't agree with all of it, however.  "Top heavy" economies (high commerce &
> > invention, low manufacturing) have a strong track record of suddenly falling
> > over.  We and the Soviets rose above the tatters of the post-imperial
> > European economies in large part because of our overwhelming ability to
> > produce material goods, despite the dominance the Europeans previously had
> > over us in terms of banking and education.  We will encounter a similar fate
> > if we don't heed the lessons of history, no matter what Wall Street analysts
> > might say.  Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong, but unfortunately I don't have
> > very high expectations of that happening.
>
> could you elaborate on this since I'm not familiar with the specifics
> of what you're generally appealing to here?  when have "top heavy
> economies" as you describe "fallen over" and from the consequences of
> what human actions precisely?

yeah please tell... which country in history with high commerce and
invention has fallen cuz it doesnt manufacture widgets?
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