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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: MJ who wrote (42078)8/27/2008 12:01:09 AM
From: Geoff Altman   of 224748
 
Hat tip to Tim:

The Soldier and the Capitalist
Arnold Kling

How does the liberal elite view the American military? It seems to me that they view the military as a group of basically evil men, inclined to torture and commit war crimes. It would be better if we could do without a military, but they are ok as long as a good guy from the liberal elite is President, selecting their missions and controlling their excesses.

How does the liberal elite view entrepreneurs and business leaders? It seems to me that they view capitalists as a group of basically evil men, inclined to exploit workers and rip off consumers. It would be better if we could do without capitalists, but they are ok as long as good guys from the liberal elite are in power, delegating tasks to markets only when appropriate and regulating capitalists to control their excesses...

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