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To: gumbie05
AMEN! You are right. We have to win the battle of ideas, and that means convincing more people that our ideas are correct, not chasing them away.

The real divide is between people who want to live their lives as free people, and people who want to be taken care of by the state, or who believe the short term benefit of getting something from the state is more important than the long term health of our nation.

Anyone who is voting for a candidate because they'll get free birth control, or a phone, instead of thinking "why would I want the government involved in my personal affairs?" hasn't yet learned the cost of their decision, or simply hopes to take the benefit now and somehow avoid the cost later. Or they believe that the government really is like a surrogate parent, and will help them throughout their life.

Many young people, even the descendants of immigrants who escaped tyranny, don't understand how fast the government can turn from good to evil. They should all meet someone who has seen tyranny up close and personal.

89 posted on 11/11/2012 9:49:43 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

They should talk to a German in who lived there in the 30s.....when Hitler took over, he totally overhauled the German welfare system.....people were taken care of, they didn’t have to worry about starving anymore or being unemployed.........They soon learned the hard way that those came with a very steep price indeed.


90 posted on 11/11/2012 9:52:13 AM PST by dfwgator
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