tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712785084040461991.post218825603143507158..comments2024-03-14T01:02:33.146-05:00Comments on the New American Village: What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?James Polkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12930017956332455271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712785084040461991.post-75662767537080676732009-08-24T00:33:45.105-05:002009-08-24T00:33:45.105-05:00Great point - all life's answers are in the mo...Great point - all life's answers are in the movies; and all life's uncomfortable truths are well skinned in python, whether tv or film.<br /><br />Ike's interstates are good, but lotsa people might think that's in the realm of credible govt action, yes? Not to mention he only managed to sell it veiled as a cold-warrior logistics necessity. <br /><br />How bout fire departments too? Otiginally wful as private clubs in NYC or as insurance company-subscription services.... a private sector disaster when driven by the profit motive. Government is a referee organization, a tool. Like most orgs, it reflects its leadership--values thru to execution. To my eyes and ears, all this complaining, using faxed slogans and seeded narratives about socialism and tyranny isn't about government per se but about the shock of who heads it now. The woman who tearfully begged "I want my america back" is a perfect example: 100 years ago "her America" would have had the men in the room hustling her out to the street for having the audacity (hah!) to think that women had anything of substance to add to a political discussion. <br /><br />Her America, our America, is an imperfect journey of progress just like free market fans love to remind us: More choices, new options, broader access to opportunity and its tools, creative destruction of outdated models, and always with someone begging for a little more time to get used to the idea of time marching on. <br /><br />Sorry for the rant, James, excellent article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953365403932374245noreply@blogger.com