Posted by Dunder on December 6, 2006, at 13:02:46
In reply to Re: Canada is on the comeback... » Dunder, posted by Declan on December 6, 2006, at 12:27:35
> It seems sensible to me that conservatism should seek to preserve those aspects of community which appear and thrive without government intervention, but that need to be preserved from corporations which, after all, only exist by reason of government regulation.
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> We can make these words mean anything we want, I know. The conservatism of Edmund Burke and Quentin Hogg is OK, but then the liberalism of that Mills chap, whoever he was, (not C. Wright, the other one) was OK too. It's just that the last 20 years have been bad, and the last 10 worse.Declan, I wish I had a bit of your knowledge and ability to analyse and put forward balanced thoughts so clearly. My post always end up having the subtlety of a brick. I need to ditch some of the old childish black and white thinking for sure. Anyway, its always good to read your insightful posts. Cheers
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