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> That is absurd Rifkin nonsense.
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...on what basis do you reject it as absurd? Other than that it is inconvenient for the continuance of your chosen lifestyle?
...it certainly doesn't fit with your libertarian politics, requiring, as it does, maintenance of the situation by government subsidies and military supports.
-psypher
[have you ever actually read Rifkin or are you working on hearsay?]