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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 07:52:22 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Russell Nelson <nelson () crynwr com> Date: October 29, 2004 9:55:18 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: dmcknight15 () comcast net Subject: Re: [IP] more on Dan Gilmore: Four Years of Lost Liberties writes:
From: dmcknight15 () comcast net threatened. The greatness of our nation lies in the fact that we love freedom so much that we hate its restriction even in times of war, and eagerly cast aside such restriction when the danger has passed.
That's a falsehood. Every war has resulted in reduced freedom. For example, rent control enacted in WWII in New York City continues to eliminate housing for poor people even though the danger from Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini has long passed.
However, we must not delude ourselves in thinking that since there hasn't been another attack on our soil that we are no longer in danger. If we weren't taking the fight to them, they would certainly be taking the fight to us.
We have always been at risk, and we will always be at risk. The single worst terrorist attack on US soil prior to 9/11 was committed by two red-blooded Americans. How are we going to take the fight to *them*? -- --My blog is at angry-economist.russnelson.com | Violence never solvesCrynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | problems, it just changes
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