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To: Paine in the Neck
A little off the point of the post, but this is a curious turn of phrase

Nothing curious at all. It may be impossible for Americans to underatand, but in monarchies the idea of a republic attracts progressive intellectuals and radicals.

6 posted on 04/13/2006 7:06:38 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Liberal comes from "liber" the Latin word for "free" - Liberal Republic, you know it makes sense)
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To: Oztrich Boy

"Nothing curious at all. It may be impossible for Americans to underatand, but in monarchies the idea of a republic attracts progressive intellectuals and radicals."

I know they like to think of themselves as republicans but really it's more populist/anti-monarchists. Ultimately, since all forms of socialism must inevitably devolve into coercive totalitarianism, republicanism or anti-monarchism are only waypoints on the road to hell.


7 posted on 04/13/2006 7:26:24 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck
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