Just purchased and downloaded this morning, and only finished the introduction, but it looks interesting. Written by Andrew Napolitano, it analyzes two Presidencies one Republican, and one Democratic in very critical terms finds both similarly anti liberty, and pro big government.
Is this just the way things are? Opposing parties, that aren't really opposed? Seems so to many of us today.
Originally posted by normbenignThe political parties here in Ireland and in Britain,
Just purchased and downloaded this morning, and only finished the introduction, but it looks interesting. Written by Andrew Napolitano, it analyzes two Presidencies one Republican, and one Democratic in very critical terms finds both similarly anti liberty, and pro big government.
Is this just the way things are? Opposing parties, that aren't really opposed? Seems so to many of us today.
and indeed in quite a lot of Europe all attempt to occupy
the centre ground. It's really very difficult to tell them
apart these days.
But I believe they move only to suit the demographics.
If the public mood went left, all the politicians would claim to be leftist.
They do it only to get votes and get elected.
They don't give a rats ass about you or me.
Originally posted by normbenignThe differences are insignificant only if you think that big government conservatism and big government liberalism are likely to produce the same policy outcomes.
Just purchased and downloaded this morning, and only finished the introduction, but it looks interesting. Written by Andrew Napolitano, it analyzes two Presidencies one Republican, and one Democratic in very critical terms finds both similarly anti liberty, and pro big government.
Is this just the way things are? Opposing parties, that aren't really opposed? Seems so to many of us today.
Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyThat tends to be the story here as well. Politicians get elected by giving people stuff. Question is whether people can wake up to the fact that politicians are buying this stuff to give us with our own money.
The political parties here in Ireland and in Britain,
and indeed in quite a lot of Europe all attempt to occupy
the centre ground. It's really very difficult to tell them
apart these days.
But I believe they move only to suit the demographics.
If the public mood went left, all the politicians would claim to be leftist.
They do it only to get votes and get elected.
They don't give a rats ass about you or me.