Posted on 11/27/2005 1:20:40 AM PST by Jim Robinson
"Why is every leftist/"liberal" anti-capitalist socialist I've known for the past 50 years is a wealthy capitalist??? Paradox! "
A lot like that modern paradox, Communist China with a capitalist economic engine.
It's control they want.
This is one case where it can be legitimately claimed "It's not about the money."
Instead, it is as you surmise, all about "control". Given power, the liberals would move quickly to re-cast the Constitution as empowering the state and limiting personal liberty.
The left is "weak on national security" but they are stronger than horseradish when it comes to fascism.
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Attacks on freedom of political speech are becoming more brazen. Because the attackers aim to enlarge government's control of the political campaigns that decide who controls government, the attacks advance liberalism's program of extending government supervision of life.
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Usually, I like George Will. But, he is the same guy who just a couple of weeks ago railed against Intelligent Design and approves of government control when it comes to ID in the classroom. So, when "free speech" is under attack, I guess it depends on whose ox is getting gored.
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