Economists Please

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Civilization itself was built on the back of the the individual's self-interest.

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Totally wrong. Civilization was built by groups of people not by individuals on their own.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

In your opinion.

But then again we all know that I established and maintained the Moral High Ground here a long time ago.

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:rotflmao:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Totally wrong. Civilization was built by groups of people not by individuals on their own.

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In your warped left-wing fantasy world. Name me one great achievement in human history that was created by a "group" and not either an individual or lead by an individual.

I think Mr Vop might be confusing civilisation with barbarism.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

In your warped left-wing fantasy world. Name me one great achievement in human history that was created by a "group" and not either an individual or lead by an individual.

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That is a stupid question as groups tend to appoint leaders.

The greatest achievement in human history could be the Apollo moon landings. I think NASA is a group of people.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

In your warped left-wing fantasy world. Name me one great achievement in human history that was created by a "group" and not either an individual or lead by an individual.

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The Founding Fathers of the US were a group of people. The Manhattan Project was a group of people.

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Originally Posted by Lousada

The Founding Fathers of the US were a group of people. The Manhattan Project was a group of people.

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From the Constitution no less, I present the first six words:
We the People of the United States...

Last time I checked, "people" was a plural. Nope, it still is.

Even the word "corporation" comes from the Latin "corpus" which means a body, in this case a body of shareholders, which is still a collective.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Name me one great achievement in human history that was created by a "group" and not either an individual or lead by an individual.

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The Wright brothers' first sustained powered heavier-than-air flight.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

The Wright brothers' first sustained powered heavier-than-air flight.

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..which was funded and owned by the Wright Cycle Company. :D

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

...The greatest achievement in human history could be the Apollo moon landings. ....

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For mankind? No.