[MD] Down the road of mediocrity

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Ant McWatt <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk>:

[Platt]
> >For a projection of where liberals in the U.S. are leading us, take a look
> >at the following description of the socialist paradise in Great Briton:
> >
> >http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_1_oh_to_be.html

[Ant]
> The faults with contemporary British society described in the article you 
> cite above has little to do with socialism (a la Robert Tressel, the 
> "Cyclist thinker") rather these criticisms (increasing bureaucracy in 
> education, the police force etc), are mostly due to British government 
> policy over the last 27 years which has generally been right-wing (or "new" 
> right-wing since 1997) following your great hero Milton Friedman as per 
> Reaganism/Thatcherism (for more details about this right-wing orientated 
> increase in bureaucracy, see my essay about the UK education system at 
> robertpirsig.org).  At least the American electorate began to turn away from 
> such folly last November though there's little hope over here to follow suit 
> with no genuine left-wing party to vote for any longer (at least one with a 
> reasonable chance of power).

>From Wikipedia - "Labour Party (UK)

"The Labour Party grew out of the trade union movement and socialist political
parties of the 19th century, and continues to describe itself as a party of
democratic socialism.[1] Under Tony Blair's leadership, however, the party has
adopted a number of Thatcherite policies following its failures in the general
elections of 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992; this has led many observers to describe
the Labour Party as social democratic or neo-liberal rather than democratic
socialist.[2] Blair himself has described New Labour's political position as
a "Third Way"."

Call it what you will, it's a disaster. True conservatives want less, not more
government bureaucracy.

[Ant]
> As I mentioned in January, anyone minded as a British anarchist and/or 
> Californian-orientated Liberal (i.e. of an MOQ bent) really needs to read 
> Tom Hodgkinson's "How to be Free" to see how a Quality way of life can be 
> developed in practice.  Please see the following link:
> 
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Free-Tom-Hodgkinson/dp/0241143217

Not yet available in the U.S. Amazon.com. For another take on the same subject,
check out one of my all time favorites, "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World"
by Harry Browne.

Best regards,
Platt


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