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Monkeys "Go on Strike" When They Sense Unfairness

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Libertyandlife Posted: Sun, Oct 17 2010 12:39 PM

Interesting....

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071113-monkeys.html

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MaikU replied on Sun, Oct 17 2010 1:18 PM

what conclusions can we draw from this research... Hmmm

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Somewhere in the jungle there is a fully developed primate trade system (lol).

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I would venture it says that fairness is part of hominoid nature.

In States a fresh law is looked upon as a remedy for evil. Instead of themselves altering what is bad, people begin by demanding a law to alter it. ... In short, a law everywhere and for everything!

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filc replied on Sun, Oct 17 2010 1:45 PM

Just because the Monkey's voluntarily opt out of participating how does that make them on strike

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I would venture it says that fairness is part of hominoid nature.

By that logic then so is throwing poop

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I agree filc, that really is a semantic argument.  It would be saying all abstention is a strike.  As if I'm on strike against murder lol.

And yes, throwing poop is hominoid nature.  We insult and make fun of each other all the time, we're just a tad more sanitary about it.

(Notice also it is "hominoid not Hominid)

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I think it's pretty cool that they are so aware. Let's get hung up on the fact that they said the word "Strike".

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yuberries replied on Sun, Oct 17 2010 2:00 PM

http://mises.org/daily/4700

this this this this this

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djussila replied on Sun, Oct 17 2010 3:05 PM

If you think that is cool check out the latest Cracked.com article: 5 Creepy Ways Animal Societies Are Organizing.

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Marko replied on Sun, Oct 17 2010 5:05 PM

They want equal pay for equal work. Get them!! They are egalitarians!

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If they don't want to do it, I'm sure OTHER animals will accept the labor on lower wages. Lazy monkeys.

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Kakugo replied on Mon, Oct 18 2010 1:21 AM

Now someone explains me how this waste of taxpayers' money (I assume Georgia State University is funded by the State) is supposed to make mankind better off.

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Why is it 'unfair' that one monkey gets rewarded more for the same task as the other monkey?

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yuberries replied on Mon, Oct 18 2010 4:03 AM

DAMNIT i posted in the wrong thread.

well to this one I got to add that... monkeys are commies, for sure, but it's natural to be a commie.

YES, it's natural to be a commie. It's natural to have a distorted economical perspective, loaded with superstitions.

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William replied on Mon, Oct 18 2010 4:45 AM

If one can think of themselves as nothing more than a barbaric man-ape,  I suppose that may be relevant.

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