On Oct 27, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote: > Among the things you need to be extremely careful about are: 1) > unsupported assumptions; 2) inflammatory language; and 3) false > analogy. I am seeing many of these being used in accordance with the > principles developed by the Cult of Rand.
Thus began one of the best-reasoned Brin-L posts in recent memory. Three cheers for Mr. O'Brien. The money I have, I have in part because IAAMOAC. I accept my obligation to that community, and do not consider myself under duress in discharging that obligation. The Children of Reagan have repeated their home-spun-sounding lie so long that it is literally "common sense" -- people's brains have formed around it for 30 years running. "The big, bad government is taking your money from you by force, and spending it wastefully because our little family is living beyond its means." Dave _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
