That is fair enough. To me they are usually one and the same. An implicit assumption on my part, I'll admit.
Steven Montgomery wrote: > At 04:55 PM 10/21/2002, Marc wrote: > >Stay tuned. It wasn't just communist regimes they helped to power. They helped > >*anyone* who would protect their interests, regardless of ideology. That > >was my > >point when I said that ideological readings of history are > >oversimplifications. > > . . . and ascribing these actions by rich capitalists as merely serving > their best interests monetarily is an oversimplification. Some people, > Gadiaton types especially, are driven by the desire to get power--as well > as gain. > > -- > Steven Montgomery > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Those of us who take note of and criticize abuses of power by the federal > bureaucracy are often accused of being "anti-government." This is not only > untrue, it is the exact opposite of the truth. The John Birch Society and > those > who share our constitutionalist point of view are emphatically > pro-government � > so much so, in fact, that we want to see as many governments as possible > dividing power and responsibilities, and keeping each other in check. What we > oppose is the alternative � the effective abolition of local, county, and > state > governments and their absorption into a monolithic federal state, which in > turn > would ultimately be subsumed into a global leviathan directed by the United > Nations.--WNG The Review of the News Oct 13, 2002 > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated�To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one�s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.� � Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in �The Peloponessian Wars� Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
