ratfortman
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- Sep 21, 2009
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This month's edition of Imprimis has an article by Victor Davis Hanson,which is adapted from a speech he gave at Hillsdale College.
One of the subjects of the article is on the traditional checks on the Western way of war. He talks about how in the past the West would impose limits on ferocity(Greeks tried to outlaw arrows and catupults,Romans;restrictions on exports of breast plates,WW1;regulations against poison gas)
Today we have countries like Iran that find the idea of limiting their war-making capabilities laughable. And they know that many in the West sympathize with them-THAT MANY WESTERNERS FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THEIR WEALTH,PROSPERITY,AND LEISURE,AND TAKE PSYCHOLOGICAL COMFORT IN LETTING TYRANTS LIKE AHMADINEJAD PROVOKE THEM.
Gee,every liberal i know fits that desrcription. And,they ARE IN POWER NOW!!
BTW,that little Imprimis publication is a great read,its free,and it comes from Hillsdale College which accepts NO federal funding.(no,i do not have any connection to them,just like their ideas)
One of the subjects of the article is on the traditional checks on the Western way of war. He talks about how in the past the West would impose limits on ferocity(Greeks tried to outlaw arrows and catupults,Romans;restrictions on exports of breast plates,WW1;regulations against poison gas)
Today we have countries like Iran that find the idea of limiting their war-making capabilities laughable. And they know that many in the West sympathize with them-THAT MANY WESTERNERS FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THEIR WEALTH,PROSPERITY,AND LEISURE,AND TAKE PSYCHOLOGICAL COMFORT IN LETTING TYRANTS LIKE AHMADINEJAD PROVOKE THEM.
Gee,every liberal i know fits that desrcription. And,they ARE IN POWER NOW!!
BTW,that little Imprimis publication is a great read,its free,and it comes from Hillsdale College which accepts NO federal funding.(no,i do not have any connection to them,just like their ideas)
