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w4m Originally Posted: 2007-11-06 9:56pm  An apology to the Ayn
Rand man - w4m   After I took you to the philosophy section to
show you her absense in person, you began to explain your
personal theories to me.  You explained to me that Ayn Rand is
the first person to radically change philosophy in history. You
explained to me, in a soft, intimate voice, that capitalism
should in fact be called "liberalism," due to the fact that it
comes from the French word for "free," and that capitalism makes
us free.  I would like to apologize at this point for the fact
that my employer prevents me from engaging in political or
philosophical discussions with customers, because instead of
nodding quietly, at this point, what I really should have done
was point out that liber actually comes from Latin, from which
both the French and English words are derived. I also apologize
for not explaining that capitalism actually falls under the
subject of economics.  You c