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To: Don Lloyd who wrote (5158)	5/12/2002 1:33:10 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 13056

That doesn't address today's problem. Maybe government created the problem, maybe not. But we live in today's world, not the world of the 19th century. A political philosophy that just says "I'm not going to address a problem because things were better in the 19th century" isn't a very useful political philosophy, IMO. Of course, you and I may have totally different approaches here. My approach is to help develop a political movement that offers legitimate options, based on libertarian principles, to today's problems facing today's citizens. You seem to be saying that the history of the past century is to blame, and that's that.

To: Don Lloyd who wrote (5158)	5/16/2002 3:34:52 PM
From: Daniel W. Koehler	Respond to of 13056

Don <<The government is not the solution to the real problems you describe, but rather the primary cause of them over the generations. Government can only maintain its power by creating and maintaining a dependent population. Government schools are the best way to ensure that the problems of every generation are replicated and exacerbated in the next. Government education is an industry, run nearly exclusively for the benefit of the unions and politicians>> Bravo, Don! You might wish to take a look at a book by my friend Sheldon Richman called "Separating School and State" for more riffs on this theme. Ciao, Dan