[Foundation-l] New project proposal: Wikineur

[Ray Saintonge]

VampWillow wrote:

>I'm just having dinner and let out a big "eep" when I saw this ...
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>>There is nothing mysterious about creating wealth.  The right environment
>>combined with the right people automatically results in lots of
>>opportunities creating jobs and money.
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>That'll be why all these Nigerian death scams work then ...
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The many factories producing brand-name sneakers in south Asia creat a 
lot of wealth ... just not for the people that are making the sneakers.

>>The idea behind Wikineur is that it acts as a complete resource to set up
>>a state from scratch
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>WOW! are you planning to set up shop on Titan or Mars or stage a coup
>somewhere? (Your name is Mark Thatcher and I claim my £5!)
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As the name "Wikineur" implies, it's got a lot of nerve.

>>with all the institutions required to support the
>>economy.
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>Hey ... that is why their are politicians!
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The libertarian model would prefer not to have all those institutions.  
They could be seen as interfering with wealth creation.

>>I clearly do not have knowledge of all the topics to be
>>covered but have a fair idea of the broad framework required.  This could
>>become an excepionally powerful teaching tool in developing countries.
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>Your heart may be in the right place, but this whole proposal looks
>terribly conceited that anyone who got involved with it would have the
>audacity to tell others the "right way" to do anything, let alone run a
>country!
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It's a proposal of a kind that comes from people who believe their own 
rhetoric.