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Article #829Re: Americans will die for liberty
From: Saracene
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00
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On Nov 29, 6:09 am, "Jane_Galt" <Jane__G...@GaltsGulch.xyz> wrote: > > But when the Americans speak of freedom, we should not imagine, in our > cynical and worldly-wise way, that they are merely using that word as a > cloak for realpolitik. They are not above realpolitik, but they also mean > what they say. > > These formidable people think freedom is so valuable that it is worth > dying for. Then they are stupid. Freedom is just their word for their own customs. It is compatible with a prison population of over 2 million and an obsession with prohibition.
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