This is very far of topic, and I promise not to make any further postings on this thread, but: joshua geller writes
right wing statists are no prize either. I see little difference between stalin and hitler, or (on a slightly less elevated plane) between reagan and johnson.
It is unreasonable to call Hitler a right wing Statist. He was a socialist, and the radical left had very mixed feelings about him and vigorously opposed US action against him, until he made war on Stalin. Franco and Pinochet can reasonably be called right wing statists I would say there is a substantial difference between right wing and left wing statists. The right wingers, being conservative, do not change things so drastically, and so are less inclined to wreak havok than the left wing statists. I would rather have king log than king stork any day. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves and our James A. Donald | property, because of the kind of animals that we | are. True law derives from this right, not from jamesd@netcom.com | the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state.