[ex-snook]

"Every advance in the human condition since the beginning of time is due to three things: the rule of law, the right of property, and the free exercise of the human mind."

You might add being willing to fight for their country against foreign threats to that human condition and expect reproprocity as citizens.

[andy58-in-nh]

You might add being willing to fight for their country against foreign threats to that human condition and expect reproprocity as citizens.

That's part of what it means to live under a constituional republic - we elect a government whose primary role is protect us from external threats to life and liberty. The process of evaluating just what constitutes such a threat is carried out in the arena of politics (as ugly as that process may sometimes be) and the resultant decisions are executed by those we choose to represent us. Does it always work? Well, as Winston Churchill famously said, democracy is the worst form of government, save all others.

[John Filson]

These faux capitalists want government subsidies in the form of currency exchange rates, a steady stream of undemanding laborers, and the privilege of exporting manufacturing, services, and reimporting the results at significant profits. Then they have the nerve to cry "communist!" the minute we free market supporters complain.