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July 19, 2006
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John & Belle Have A Blog: Dead Right
Of course there have been hundreds of such changes – never mind since the Donner party’s day, just since 1945 … But the expansion of government is the only one we can do anything about.All of these changes have had the same effect: the emancipation of the individual appetite from restrictions imposed on it by limited resources, or religious dread, or community disapproval, or the risk of disease or personal catastophe.” (David Frum’s Dead Right (1994)p. 202-3)
I must note-- since any person of decent moral character won't realize this-- that David Frum is explicitly calling "the emancipation of the individual" a bad thing. David Frum is a former speech writer for President Bush. He is one of the premier thinkers of the Republican Party. I cannot even conceive of giving a Republican my vote unless he or she explicitly states that they do not agree with this sort of thinking...
The "Emancipation of the Individual" is the goal of American society. David Frum calls himself it's enemy...
Posted by Andrew at July 19, 2006 01:59 PM
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