I agree. Some of Bruce's opinion scare the hell out of me but I think they are honest beliefs. He has also shown from time to time a willingness to re-examine them, which is the most important thing imho.
Still Bruce.... trade freedom from the govrenment for safety? That only works if the government is honest. And we know it isn't..... On 2/29/08, denstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > WillBo wrote: > > > After all, why should a thing like evidence of a crime get in the way > > > of a good old fashioned prosecution and conviction, eh? > > > > > > > Dude. The Gov'ment signs his paychecks. > > > > Whose side do you think he'll take: the citizen's or the authority's? > > Something about Bruce makes me think it's more than just knowing which > side his toast is buttered on. > > I think it's an honest belief. Faith, sorta. > > It's only a problem when the State sucks nuts, which is the case in > most cases. :-) > > We really do have a kick-ass country, built on, well, "just plain > swell" ideas. > > It is the *ideas* that we must hold dear tho, *not* the country itself. > > Those ideas, and perhaps ideals, are the true cornerstone of our greatness. > > It ain't in the soil, ya know? Much as I love the soil. > > I can respect those that love the soil more, but I want them to love > the stuff that tills the soil even more, or something. > > Bah. > > I think what I mean to say is that Bruce says stuff out of Love, and > *not* a love of money. > > I think of him more a warrior than a soldier (as far as the "for pay" > bit goes). Heh. I'm a loon. > > And I work for The Man too (== I am The Man?) -- along those lines, I > keep thinking about this thing I read: > > http://www.mises.org/story/2829 > > Heh. And we were sooooo scared of the "big S". -- "Look over there, > whilst I rummage in yer pocket!" > > -- > Woohoo fer Fridays*! > *the idea, not the literal day, although it is quite nice, as days go > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255285 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
