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2007-01-16 16:21:44
deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6948|Connecticut
One question I have often wondered is why were the Native Americans able to make the barter system work so well for thousands of years. They hunted, fished, cultivated and traded with neighboring tribes. They had designated men and women within the tribe that had specific duties, and the tribe as a whole prospered. It could obviously not work in this day in age, but my question is would you rather live in peacful anarchy and sacrafice todays luxuries, or keep the monetary system we are all acccostomed to now? No taxes or fiscall obligation, just skill and hard work to survive equally. Im not sure but I beleive the Scots and Irish had Clans that worked in a similair fashion. Discuss which way you would live, given the chance and why.
Malloy must go
2007-01-16 16:41:14
deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6948|Connecticut
I myself would like to try and live like the Natives. I may not be able to enjoy all of the modern day luxuries, but I think that would be a peacfull and fullfiling life. I know there were battles between tribes, but for the most part they coexisted well.
Malloy must go
2007-01-16 16:47:58
Parker
isteal
+1,452|6849|The Gem Saloon
yes, the natives before we invaded them.
the shawnees to be specific.
our economy is nuts....the more i think about it, the more i wonder how we all exist........nothing except electronic numbers that mean something because someone tells us that it is money.
money?
god damn money....................
2007-01-16 16:50:32
Miller
IT'S MILLER TIME!
+271|7211|United States of America

Parker wrote:

yes, the natives before we invaded them.
the shawnees to be specific.
our economy is nuts....the more i think about it, the more i wonder how we all exist........nothing except electronic numbers that mean something because someone tells us that it is money.
money?
god damn money....................
Lower taxes help this problem.
2007-01-16 16:57:21
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6822|Columbus, Ohio
I say no.  Native Americans did not do anything with this great land of resources.  The Europeans came over here and made a country.  I'll take my luxury thank you.
2007-01-16 17:04:11
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|7011
Their system worked because they had no concept of ownership. Everybody owned the land and there was always enough to go around. Life was simpler, values were different. Happiness was a warm fire, a full stomach and a healthy horse. Their society was basically a string of communes that traded with each other. Then of course a couple of boats landed on the eastern seaboard and well, that was the end of that.

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2007-01-16 17:09:49
deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6948|Connecticut

usmarine2007 wrote:

I say no.  Native Americans did not do anything with this great land of resources.  The Europeans came over here and made a country.  I'll take my luxury thank you.
Matter of opinion. I look at it the other way, I think they kept this country great by what they did not do to it. They preserved the land, zero polution, nobody to govern them other than a completely non partisan council and lived completely on an honor system. You can have your pussies, liars, thieves, politicians, taxes, pollution and the Clinton family. I'll swim in a clean river on a summer day and smoke the peace pipe watching the sunset, thank you very much.
Malloy must go
2007-01-16 17:42:16
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6822|Columbus, Ohio
I know I use too many family guy clips....but this fits IMO.

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2007-01-16 20:06:52
deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6948|Connecticut
That is pretty funny. Edison was a dick.
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