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Each British homeowner should be independent. A man's house is his castle. The could all be lords of their own empire but band together when needed to fight com
by dalore 10y ago
Each British homeowner should be independent. A man's house is his castle. The could all be lords of their own empire but band together when needed to fight common enemies. Perhaps they could all group together money to help pay for common services like roads etc.
- matt4077 10y agoI had to check your history to see if this is satire. Since it's not: this is a completely misguided view of human nature. Humans are among the most social of all animals, and our successes and failures have always been a function of our ability to work together. Humans everywhere, and at any time, have created groups held together by a lot more than transactional opportunities. And even if you were right, and it is our fundamental nature to be lone wolfs, plundering the lesser lords and raping their ladies: the actual overarching feature of humanity is our unique ability to overcome base instincts with reason and morality. And both reason and experience tell us that cooperation is much more successful as a strategy for anything you could possibly desire than the alternatives.
- dalore 10y agoWhy wouldn't you think it was satire?
- prodmerc 10y ago> Perhaps they could all group together money to help pay for common services like roads etc. Could, but won't. Everyone would rather get 4x4's than pay a small fee for maintaining the roads.