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Bill Whittle rides again! More

Bill Whittle rides again!

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  • The essay was excellent. Thanks for sharing.
  • I guess he's not a "Government is the problem" conservative:

    "And it is deeper than even that. It is not just the unseen heroes. It is the unseen, anonymous people that make this whole thing work. Right at this exact instant, there are men and women making sure that you have clean, safe water. That your aspirin is safe, and works as advertised. That you can pick up a can of food in any store in the country and eat whatever is inside it without a second's worry about its danger. Armies of people, millions of

    • I guess he's not a "Government is the problem" conservative

      I'd say your time would be better spent deciding if what he says makes sense than if he fits this or that catagorization. :-P

      Is he gonna say next that all those folks need a union to protect their working conditions? :-)

      Donno. Bet he says that they can form/join one if they want.

      I also don't see anywhere that he supports his assertion that the very idea of civilization is under attack.

      That's 'cuz this chapter was busy with defining WHAT he means by
    • Ya know, the classical liberals were of the mind that government was the problem. Modern day "liberals" have little in common with the classical liberals whose name they've absconded with.

      Damn shame.

      Except that the modern day "liberals" have mostly found it convenient to escape that label and now typically call themselves "progressives". Really most of them are Marxists, but that label is even more dangerous than "liberal".

      Can we yet restore the classical meaning to the word "liberal"? I never did apprec

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