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Originally Posted by Danzig
i'm reading book two in the oxford american history series. covers from 1789-1815. something jumped out at me-the feeling by most in the early days of forming our federal govt that citizens could rule themselves without much govt interference, without the govt 'knowing what's best' or 'what's good for us'-since many only knew about their own region, and not the larger country. i think we've really gotten away from that line of thinking. too many now believe the opposite, that the elite have our best interests at heart, and will take care of us.
those who ignore history.....
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At that point, however, we raised and slaughtered our own food in our backyards, lived locally (for our resources), created our own transportation systems, died young and hardly left our national borders.
The world simply is a quite different place today. I have no desire to give up the federal programs that keep us all safe, such as the Centers for Disease Control, the Food & Drug Administration, FEMA to help with the rebuilding when something like Katrina strikes, etc. We are a socially interdependent country, not Galt's Gulch.
We are the ones that elect our leaders. If our leaders suck, it's our own fault
I personally am thrilled (and relieved) we elected Obama-Biden over McCain-Palin. Sarah Palin a heartbeat from the Presidency of the United States. Yes, we can't ignore our history.