From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Sat Apr 13 2002 - 12:12:10 MDT
Reviving the West
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Patrick Buchanan's new book The Death of the West identifies a social
problem of the first order, and it deserves the widest possible
readership.
To identify a problem, even a big one, is not in itself a noteworthy
achievement. What makes Buchanan's contribution remarkable is that he
identifies a problem that the ruling elites tell us does not exist, or
is not a problem but a blessing. In today's intellectual climate, it
requires independence of mind and even courage to say what Buchanan
does. And the book's bestseller status indicates that there are still
plenty of people who have retained their good sense.
For the rest of this article, see
http://www.lewrockwell.com/hoppe/hoppe6.html
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For the record, I don't agree with most of what Buchanan says or what
Hoppe does either. I do agree with the latter's take on democracy and
statism -- both as being detrimental to human life, civilization, etc.
However, this doesn't mean I swallow his whole laundry list of cultural
conservatism. (I do, however, agree that governments have been
promoting certain values or systems of thought over others, but this is
no brand spanking new observation.)
Later!
Dan
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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