Simple... All in the false name of "Patriotism" and "Security". Just like Einsteins new "constitution...that Socialistic-Stalinesque document" and the ignoring of the present US Constitution based on the same fears and greeds.
On May 12, 9:03 am, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > *It Can Happen Anywhere* > Mises Daily: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 by Wendy > McElroyhttp://mises.org/daily/5280/It-Can-Happen-Anywhere > > "Defying Hitler is a mesmerizing memoir written by the German journalist > Sebastian Haffner (a pseudonym for Raimund Pretzel) shortly after he > emigrated from Germany to England with his Jewish wife in 1938. In it, > Haffner explores a question similar to one that has haunted me since > 9/11. He examines how a highly cultured and civilized nation could slip > so quickly into the barbaric totalitarianism of Nazi rule. My version of > this question is, how could America, a nation with deep roots in > individual freedom, so quickly slide into a police state?" > > -- > > Freedom is always illegal! > > When we ask for freedom, we have already failed. It is only when we > declare freedom for ourselves and refuse to accept any less, that we > have any possibility of being free. > > "Why should we bother with 'realities' when we have the psychological > refuge of unthinking patriotism?" > Gary Leupp - Professor of History, Tufts University -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
