[MD] A bright note

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On 8 Jun 2009 at 8:54, MarshaV wrote:

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> How you going to stop the Giant, Platt?  Complain it to death?

Start by joining a tea party. Call your representatives. Vote socialist 
democrats out. Keep you eyes open for another Thatcher or Reagan. 
Current governors of Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas look 
promising.

 
> At 08:53 AM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
> 
> >All:
> >Elections in Europe show a continued shift to the political right -- an
> >encouraging result to all who seek Dynamic freedom from statist welfare
> >programs. Europeans are beginning to feel like Pirsig when he wrote,
> >"God, I don't want to have any more enthusiasm for big programs full of
> >social planning for big masses of people that leave individual Quality
> >out." In other words, the state should reject SOM "systems thinking" and
> >instead concentrate on each individual's uniqueness, encouraging her to
> >be all she can be. A good start would be to break up the government's
> >monopoly on education by permitting school vouchers.
> >
> >Some of the reactions to Nick's ideas here show how close-minded
> >certain contributors can be. In fact, Victorian moral certainty has nothing
> >on today's left-wing "progressives" whose answer to every social
> >problem is more regulations, higher taxes and bigger government along
> >with sanctioning such biological values as anything-goes-marriages,
> >legalized drugs and public nudity.
> >
> >Fortunately in Europe such slouching to Gomorrah has been temporarily
> >abated. The benefits of socialism have been proved less than
> >advertised, which comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with human
> >history.
> >
> >Platt