begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 10:40:18PM -0800: > Stewart Stremler wrote: > >>I realize this is the expected cynical comment to make here but that > >>really isn't true. Our papers and governments do not tell us we are > >>free. Not like the ones over there do. The freedom we enjoy here is of > >>an entirely different magnitude. > > > > Wouldn't they say that otherwise? > > No. Because they are not aware of the kinds of freedoms we enjoy here.
_They_ say that we're more free? I'm not talking about being _right_... I'm talking about what they _think_ is true. [snip] > > 'Course not, 'cuz we're here, we're used to this... and we're rich. > > I think our freedoms are one of the main reasons why we are rich and > they are not. US, Britain, France, Norway...there is a pretty strong > correlation with freedom and economic prosperity it seems. Economic prosperity means that people have time to worry about things like freedom and liberty. -Stewart "What use is freedom to a starving man?" Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
