I guess I was using the terms “benefits” from a libertarian point of view. I have to admit that you are correct in your analysis of what “benefits” mean to the public. They want something for nothing. They expect someone to deliver that something to them. And they’ll only support those dishonest enough to supply it.

Sometimes it is hard to accept the fact that most people want someone else to make their decisions for them. Maybe you’re right. The nation is done for. How tragic. However, I think I prefer fight to flight.

Robert A. Meyer

Yes, it is sad that most people tend to believe whatever those in power tell them.

In his magnificent book on economics, Ludwig von Mises stated that most people lack the ability to engage in a lengthy chain of reasoning. In fact most of them parrot-like repeat what they have heard from other people–people who are even less informed than they are. Is it any wonder that the media and the political establishment captured the minds of the masses?

The future of our once great nation is rather bleak–unless libertarians and other lovers of liberty and freedom become more effective at conveying the benefits of Laissez faire capitalism.

Robert A. Meyer

This pretty much explains why America is in decline and democracy has been diminishing. Earlier in Americas founding people were not always like this hence they started a country like America. So this “leadership” has been able to get away with alot ie… no accountability and more corruption while the sheeple look on.

As usual, you delightfully expand the consciousness of intelligent, receptive individuals.

Authentic heroes and patriots possess a precious trait that unfortunately most people lack—impeccable integrity. Our once great nation is suffering terrible consequences of monumental proportions because of a severe shortage of this critical, life-enhancing trait.

Tragically, we are a nation of people who have lost the vision. We are destroying the very foundation our founding fathers created—the foundation of individualism and free enterprise. What took centuries to build, built with wisdom, ingenuity and hard work, is being torn asunder in a blink of an eye.

Instead of people knowing and understanding that they are only entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—they believe they possess a right to entitlements—that they can live at the expense of others. And of course “Big Brother” and his squad of altruists (politicians) have open up a mall—a mall supplied with stolen goods—goods pilfered from hard-working, productive citizens. All who desire unearned benefits, who refuse to trade value for value, are welcome.

Who is the true patriot of The American Way of Life? The person who supports futile foreign excursions and government interventions that are destroying our economic system—or those freedom loving individuals who support Laissez faire (unhampered) capitalism and advocate the sanctity of an individual’s life, liberty and property.

Robert A. Meyer

First, the reason Hitler was admired in Germany is because he did take bold action. I doubt you liked the action because while I don’t know your family history I think it affect you or your family in some horrible way. Second, people excused the action he did take even when they were clear was they were saying, Hitler will be out of office or dead soon because germany is losing the war.

If you want to get us off the path to Nazi Germany, then you will have to have the courage to admit your blindness to Geogre Bush. Once you can do that, other seeing your courage will have the courage to see where they were blind or wrong. It might not be George Bush where they wee wrong. It might be thinking it is too late to say or do anything. It might be they think govrnment works, or it might be admiting they were wrong. I think this is yet you’ve taken the position you took on George Bush that you did. Because it would be too hard to admit to yourself how wrong you were.

As less give this reply some thought.