> [who knew that the Austrians suffered such a blow, yet managed to
> survive - and draw a libertarian lesson?]
>
> A Sanctuary for Freedom
> by The Mises Institute
> <http://www.mises.org/story/1907>
>
Whew! That was... I dunno, are they on meds? It rambled on and on and... ...to the point that I was becoming jealous.
But I must comment:
"We see the state's evil hand at work in these crises. In World War II, it was the imperial state marching under a variety of socialist banners. On 9-11, we saw hatred fueled by war smashing the myth that the government can protect the homeland. And with Katrina, we saw the failure of government at all levels, from the inability of the levees to hold, to the fleeing of government officials, to the failure to intervene in the ensuing chaos."
This IS the PR message that the conservatives try to bang home and the neocons do their best to institutionally enable.
Government, red-blue-green-rainbow-whatever, doesn't work. (But WE can make what's left of it work for YOU (read me me me))
"In a true democracy, opinions of every sort have an opportunity for expression. The truly stupid will find a few adherents." -- Letter to The Jakarta Post
Leigh