>Given that American history is fairly recent, what value is there in >going back 1000's of years
Wow, jingoism in the extreme. History started some 200 years ago and nothing else counts. All I can do is sputter in disbelief. >Why do you appear to >assume that only government can serve as an organizing force? I never said only. It is one of many, and a very effective one. Why do you see government as a bogeyman? I have seen the government and it is us. Not scary at all. >No, I am not. The world is brutal, and parts of it quite savage. >Free people can choose to be other than brutal and savage through >voluntary cooperation of communities of interest outside of >government's coercive powers. No police, no fire department, no military, no food inspectors, etc. etc. Looks brutal and savage to me. Government is "voluntary cooperation." You are free to move to any other locality with a government that you prefer. I already mentioned Somalia and Zimbabwe as possibilities. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
