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Wednesday, January 1. 2014

This is not a nation where people are left alone anymore

From Greenfield, with whom we agree more and more: The American Bushwhacked still wonder what happened. When did this stop being a free country? There Ain’t No More Middle-Ground:


The average American still holds the fanciful belief that, if he isn’t annoying anyone, he should be left alone. To the people running his country, this is as bizarre and unworkable as Phrenology or the Geocentric theory or handing out universal health care without also compelling everyone to buy it.

This is not a nation where people are left alone anymore..

Posted by The Barrister in Politics at 15:49 | Comments (5) | Trackback (1)

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Just an excellent read describing our plight. Many thanks for posting.
#1 feeblemind on 2014-01-01 20:25 (Reply)
When was the last time you heard a citizen said "It's a free country, isn't it?"

For me, it has been ages since I've heard it or used it.
#2 Whitehall on 2014-01-01 22:02 (Reply)
The answer is a sad laugh and a resounding "NO".
#2.1 NJSoldier on 2014-01-02 15:52 (Reply)
"The average American still holds the fanciful belief that, if he isn’t annoying anyone, he should be left alone."

And there's where the author lost the argument.
By merely existing, the average American annoys the political establishment, the far left liberals, a billion or more adherents to the "religion of peace", and Canadians.
#3 J.T. Wenting on 2014-01-02 00:03 (Reply)
The last thing on earth I want to do is annoy Canadians. The others can suck wind.
#3.1 BillH on 2014-01-02 10:38 (Reply)

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