PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, THE UNDERMINING OF FREE ENTERPRISE,-EMERGENCE OF “SOFT FASCISM”

freedom21santacruz ^ | March 18, 2006 | Steven Yates

[EagleUSA]

Big time global socialism coming your way....

[hedgetrimmer]

Long read but very much worth the time.

[1rudeboy]

Something to ponder the next time you pour yourself some tap water, turn on an appliance, cook with gas . . . .

[c-b 1]

Bump

[BenLurkin]

"Hegelian dialectic in this context involves the triad of crisis, reaction, response. Manufacture a crisis, such as allowing levels of development in certain areas of a city to result in intolerable levels of traffic congestion. This yields a predictable reaction, as the public demands that the city or county (or both) do something."

Yup!

[sageb1]

Excellent article. There is no altruism in the "Common Ground" agenda.

[wolfcreek]

Unfortunately, many Americans have fallen into this trap where, due to their desire to have everything *now*, have borrowed themselves into a hole. This plays right into the Globalist hands. Are We to give up our freedoms and our sovereignty just to 'keep up with the Jones'?


Physical Conservatism is what made this country prosperous and independent. The lack of it will kill or enslave us.

[griswold3]

That's a great line!
"Physical Conservatism is what made this country prosperous and independent. The lack of it will kill or enslave us."

Young folks today are not willing to sacrifice for a goal. I think if they looked at their elders they would have learned how. Maybe they have no goals.

[Eastbound]

Well now we have a term describing the road builders: Fascism Lite.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ping to meself for later.

[Stat-boy]

For similar analysis see “The Road to Serfdom” by Hayek.

One example from my youth comes to mind. About 20 years ago Houston began its campaign of providing public bus transportation. Many Hispanic immigrants started operating private bus services based on a very simple model—they went up and down the major routes and charged a dollar. Houston did not like the competition, so they made it illegal to pick up or drop off passengers within the city.

[hedgetrimmer]

Young folks today are not willing to sacrifice for a goal

That isn't it. They are just so brainwashed, most of the time, all they can do is stare at you if you bring up something outside of the talking points they've been trained to regurgitate.

[calcowgirl]

The globalist plan for the world will, of course, eventually fail; the economics it requires (of massive borrowing and theft through redistribution of the world’s resources) is out of accord with the requirements reality places on us if we are to achieve genuine freedom and lasting prosperity. It will not fail immediately, however, and if allowed to run its course will wreak havoc across the entire globe, after having destroyed the one civilization that gave the globe ideals of liberty worth emulating. Exposing the growing edifice of controls on individual freedom contained within sustainable development through public-private partnerships is necessary if we are to get rid of this hidden threat to liberty in our lifetimes, and begin the job of restoring individual liberty and private property rights. Hopefully this paper—and this session—has provided a worthy contribution to this effort.

Well worth a read, at least once! Sounds like a textbook plan of where California is headed... Public Private Partnerships, Global Warming, renewed Enterprise Zones, massive borrowing, eminent domain, etc.

I wonder if Fabian Núñez got his name from the Fabian Socialists.

[forester]

I think the Islamo-fascists are gonna monkey wrench the Fabian's plans big time.

[SierraWasp]

Who, in their right mind, would ever want to marry-up their private sector enterprise with a GovernMental agency that has the power to over-rule them at every turn???

That is NOT a partnership... That's involuntary servitude, dude!!!

Government, when stripped down to it's basic essence in nothing but pure FORCE!!! It therefore cannot be your "friend" or "partner!"

Of course I'm not saying anything you all didn't understand already!!! (even if you are all 5th columnists)(snort!)

[little jeremiah]

Later read if I can force my simple brain to try.

[calcowgirl]

Who, in their right mind, would ever want to marry-up their private sector enterprise with a GovernMental agency that has the power to over-rule them at every turn???

Just a thought:

"My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it... People need somebody to watch over them...
Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave."

— Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. News & World Report, November 26, 1990

[SierraWasp]

Like I said...

"WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND!!!"

Sorry for yelling like that, but that's the reaction I have to that leftist lummox, Schwartzenegger!!!

[Czar]

Archived for later review.

Thanks.