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12/10/09
The Bonnot Gang
[en.wikipedia.org]
I used them in my Rethinking Irma Vep for Warren Ellis's Remake/Reimagine project.
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no, crime is defined as such because no other mechanism but the threat of direct punishment exists to balance the reward for an activity. there can be no such thing as a society that both defines crime and has no place for it, it is a contradiction in terms.
12/10/09
My point is, while the utopia is an ideal and not a practical reality, it should be something we continually strive for as a society. Teach our kids not to hate based on race or religion, not to take what isn't theirs, and to respect others. This will try to address the other reasons for crime.
If we can overcome man's inherent self-centered nature and provide for everyone (as best we can), then I think crime, however you define it, will no longer be the problem it is today, and we can worry less about thieves using planes (or the next technological breakthrough) for evil purposes.
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The Federation isn't a Communist society, it's a society that just doesn't give a crap about having things.
12/10/09
My friend is a public defender and many of his cases are hard pressed to even explain why they did what they did. The ones with solid reasons usually - and I mean a two thirds majority usually - steal to buy drugs. Drugs are a want and NOT a need. They even admit that they'd rather not use drugs in the first place.
Then there is the third category of crime - emotion. Jealousy, hate, rage.
I am willing to bet my remote microwave cardiac detonation device (a steal at $599.99) that those who steal from pure need (food, shelter) are in the extreme minority. Say 20%.
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The use of the term 'want' as in "want to survive" is vague and somewhat innacurate. While an arbitrary standard, the will to survive (neither want nor need but impulse) is typically accepted as a moral imperative.
In this context, a need is something literally life sustaining as you say and a want is is something associated with comfort. While austere, this definition does draw a stark contrast between wants and needs.
Now to the individual in question, the distinction between wants and needs can become confused by drugs, emotions and physical duress. And i will concede that when extreme physical discomfort - cold, pain, fear comes into play there is room for debate.
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In your context, there is no 'need' for the universe exist. All I was saying is that given that virtually all philosophical frameworks define survival as a moral imperative. From that assumption, there are drives impulses that arise directly from the survival instinct - food, shelter, water - and those that arise from a desire for comfort - wealth, possessions, delicacies.
There is an obvious empirical contrast: deprive any individual of their wants and they may be unhappy. Deprive any individual of their 'needs' as defined above and they die. You can argue that there is no 'need' for anyone to survive. That is not the issue. The issue is whether for humans on earth if there is a difference between want and need. There clearly is.
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11/25/09
huh.
I guess the Matrix is perfect for this parody...
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I mean, check out how long they let Ned Sparks' monologue run in the Gold Diggers trailer. That's ages in trailer-time. And during some transitions, you can see remnants of discarded clips they chose not to use.
The worst offender is the "Miracle on 34th Street" trailer. It's like a bloody short film it's so long, and still fails to explain what the hell it's about. Amazing and bewildering, all at once. I highly recommend it.
I love 'em, the old ones, but good lord do they suck.
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Still no match for Busby Berkley, though.
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I have to admit, "The Matrix" should be up-tempo and could have used more 80's/90's R/B divas. Maybe a subtle recast with Patti LaBelle as Oracle, Deborah Cox as Trinity, that sort of thing.
The Thunderpussy remix of the CD will make a MINT on the dance circuit.
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