Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Progress

Not all of it is bad.

Joe Huffman looks back and notices where things have gone.

It’s pretty amazing to think how much has changed in the last 10 years. And don’t forget it could have changed that much or more in the other direction. Think of the change in recreational drug use/tolerance from the early 70’s to the 80s’. Think of naked pictures of airplane passengers now versus 10 years ago. Think of Jews in Germany in 1930 versus 1940.


And speaking of things going south...

Harry Emerson Fosdick: Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

[I don’t think most people understand this. They see the little hazards of liberty and freedom like accidental gun shoot wounds and the occasional mass shootings and overlook the genocide enabled by prohibitions against the private ownership of firearms.


Utopists want the world to be perfect and see any imperfection as an affront. Toss in a myopia that focus on smaller events while ignoring the larger ones and that's what you get. Think of all the people that scream about evil corporations while ignoring the butcher's bill various governments have rung up.

What's worse is when you have someone who is enthralled with the coercive power of the state and dreams of all the wonderful things that could be done if the right people were in charge.

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