[MD] The New Socialism - Wired Magazine

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On 8 Jun 2009 at 9:24, blue-jay maple wrote:

> 
> 
> Nick previously: 
> > > Liberty has always been a scary concept.  Think how radical this 
> > > statement is in light of all that I've said now:  "Give me 
> > > liberty or give me death!"  Whoever said that might be considered 
> > > a crazy nut now a days.
> 
> Platt: 
> > Certainly among the "better Red than dead" crowd of the 60's who are
> > today's left-wing radicals, the notion of putting one's life in jeopardy to
> > defend individual liberty is crazy. Can you imagine the proponents of
> > gay marriages and illegal immigrant sanctuaries storming the beaches
> > of Normandy?
> 
> Nick:
> It's a challenging topic, liberty is, that's for sure.
> 
> :-)
 
Yes, and the challenges to your thesis have been embarrassing. Much 
of it has been typical left-wing demonizing. The rest has been 
surprisingly superficial.

Platt