I sympathize. It's still a lot better than getting lined up and shot because you can read (Cambodia) or sent to a labor camp because you are too ambitious (USSR), or having your organs harvested after you are convicted of "counter-revolution" (China). Freedom is a great thing. What people do with it is up to them. As a good friend of mine (a serious New York liberal) once said, "Would you really WANT everyone to vote? I mean, everyone has the right to vote, but plenty of people in the U.S. don't even know who the President is. Do you want them voting?"
On 3/25/07, Vivec wrote: > > > Those tender sprouts of real freedom and democracy have been weeded > out. Things have changed tremendously. In a totalitarian state, the > government kept the information from the people, now, in a "free > state", the people keep the information from themselves. Everyone > seems to be happier outwardly, well fed, better clothed, and > sheltered... Any protests are now only political. In the end, everyone > is fooled by one party or another. .... The post-Chernobyl madness illustrates this very well, because people > who would rather not think are eagerly welcomed by the rulers whose > power relies upon perpetuating public ignorance. " > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231387 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
