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In the socio-economic utopia to come, there will be no winners and no losers, and there will be no consequences. Human nature will be revised, and psycho-utopia will ensue.

Well, freedom and utopian equality will only be possible when every citizen is lobotomized, including the benevolent, altruistic bureaucracy (there will be no politicians, because equality of power and influence).

Drudge will have to distribute some percent of his website visits to olde Maggie's Farm. I can't wait! But which unequal person will force that to happen? Will they not need to win elections or win wars?

Joke going around DC today: "The Bernie Sanders drinking game: Each time he mentions getting something for free, you have to drink some other guy's beer."

and on the freedom part of the equation, Quotation of the day on the relationship between free men in a free society and their government….

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Friedman trashing JFK is bullshi'ite. Friedman intentionally turns Kennedy's reference to "country" into "government", so he's a lying fraud making points with a cheap debate tactic.

Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her. -- GK Chesterton

#1 Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz on 2016-02-16 01:20 (Reply)

Here's my latest column, in which I pose the question: "How is it that an icon of American strength such as Jack London, the very figure of the wild frontier and rugged individualism who gave us White Fang and The Sea-Wolf, a man who was living proof that hard work and perseverance can reap enormous financial rewards, became the most eloquentTo Build a Fire spokesman for an economic system based upon community ownership of the means of production, onerous governmental regulation, constrained liberties and culturally-crafted equality?"

#2 Pajak (Link) on 2016-02-16 09:13 (Reply)

When all are equal, all will be equally poor. Except, of course, for those in charge.

Speaking of "revolution": Sanders and his minions speak of it. I can only point out that ours was the only revolution (at least in modern times) that did not end badly.

#3 ZZMike on 2016-02-16 21:06 (Reply)

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