Source for Friedman quote contained in letter to the editor in a NJ newspaper.
Protests also preserve nation's freedoms 26 May 2005 Times Union THREE STAR A10 In response to Mary Jane Hughes's May 15 letter, "Son who is a soldier deserves thanks, respect": I was 19 years old when I served in the first Gulf War. When I joined the Marines at age 18, I, too, thought I had a job to do. I, like you, thought people holding up signs were there because of me. I do not doubt that the feelings you have for your son's safety are real. Your son is certainly in need of support now and when he returns from service. I feel you wrote your letter only to convince yourself that your son is defending freedom. On the surface this is true. But it's not the freedom of the people at the corner of Delaware and Kenwood; it's freedom for the people on Wall Street. As Thomas Friedman so eloquently wrote in "The Lexus and the Olive Tree": "The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. ... McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the U.S. Air Force F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley's technologies to flourish is called the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps." From 1890 to the present day, the U.S. military has been on the offensive through direct or indirect action, on average, every 18 months, for the so-called defense of freedom. After six years of military service, I feel that standing out at the corner with my sign, my involvement in conscientious objection, counter-recruitment and other community support organizations has made a bigger difference in preserving our country's freedoms than my serving in the military did. JASON PETERSON Delmar -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brad McCormick, Ed.D. Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2005 6:02 PM To: futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: [Futurework] Those NYT liberals who don't understand how freemarket works Information Clearing House today has a quote from Thomas Friedman, a New York Times OpEd writer: "The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the U.S. Air Force F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley's technologies to flourish is called the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.": - Thomas Friedman "Cheers!" \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
