twobyfour
2008-12-01 17:14:44
@ 13. Ruby
Semantics. Of course a society that is an echo chamber is doomed. You know well that what was meant is “disloyal opposition bordering on 5th column, or outright in its territory”.
Whether they are Democrat or Republican, politicians have now become a permanent class in the capital, existing along with a giant bureaucracy, operating the government for their own sake. Unless that is changed, they will simply continue to increasing until they bankrupt the country.
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