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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I and the libertarian party recognize that there is no easy road from here to
> there.  The road to an informed populace is shortened when people 
> are allowed to absorb the hard knocks from being uninformed or ill informed.

Americans once traveled that road but have veered off. Too fat, too 
comfortable, too lazy. What's the motivation? As you often see me 
write, change happens when the pain level becomes high enough. Modern 
pains include commutes, taxes, crowding, traffic, and as always, 
prices for food, clothing, shelter, fuel, disease care. And rules. 
Like the frog in the heating water we accept gradual greater 
regulation which equates lesser freedom. Our American subspecies 
being security driven, I see revolution far off.