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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: greatplains_guy who wrote (62508)2/17/2013 9:22:18 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk3 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
What will it take to get America back on board with capitalism?

Pondering that makes me sick to my stomach.

Couple decades past a very intelligent and informed radio commentator said something that increasingly resonates. Paraphrasing some, Barry Farber, born 1930, said he was lucky to have grown up when a belief in individual initiative and responsibility still prevailed. Folks knew in their bones the meaning of "self evident truths".

There's geezers who've been bamboozled and the young have been indoctrinated with something quite alien to founding principles. Most listen to the yammering of assorted Ted Baxters and Baba Wawas and aren't equipped to recognize dangerous nonsense endorsing repetitions of past failures.

The thousand lb. shit hammer has only begun to crush, and the reasons are foreign to so many. Dr. Carson, Rand Paul, Rubio, and too few others may have some traction, but I fear lovers of liberty are in the minority. FOX and talk radio are almost alone in presenting some good commentary, among other, but there's a segment of the population so Goebellized they won't even listen. Until classical liberals can vastly expand their influence in educational institutions, I fear any gains will be short lived.
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