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June 13, 2007

The Political Norm of Centuries by William Dvorak

There has consistently been a conflict between conservatives and liberals. Between those who want to maintain the status quo and those who want to see change. The connotations of the words conservative and liberal can change over time; here we are interested in their denotation. Is the eternal struggle between conservatives and liberals necessary? (Read more...)
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 7:21pm

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William,

Thank you for the article, from its tone and message, I can see you put some effort into it.

I've sent you a PM (private message): In case you're unaware, you have a RoR mail-box located in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage you see when you login.

George

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 7:58am

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William,

Thank you for your thoughtful article.

Your question:

"So how do we enable a system such as this, and how do we crystallize in peoples� minds the importance of freedom? We clarify our own thoughts, inform others of the true consequence of freedom, and relentlessly pursue our dreams."

Presently an individual has no defense against government other than simply hiding. With more and more information being collected (and improved technology) this option is getting harder.

I am perhaps less optimistic than you are. My best guess for the future is a highly technological society where the high achievers have bought off the envy class and have enough left over to live the life they choose. This seems to be the strategy of Bill Gates. I don't see a large scale conversion to objectivist principles happening ever.

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 8:30am

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People must live by reason, humanity will not survive. The answer I pose at the end of the article was very brief, and it is an extensive topic. This is the end I seek (bringing reason to individuals) at my site The First Creation. I've been thinking about the direct ways to get people to understand why reason is the only way to live. This includes getting as many people as I can to read my work, introducing transhumanism to objectivism and objectivism to transhumanism and getting main-stream media that are rational, yet poisoned by political correctness and ratings to see the truth.

�[This] world can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, and it�s yours.� -Rand

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -Drucker

Remain optimistic, and email me if you wish to fight with me for the world we seek.

Bill Dvorak

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(Edited by Joseph Rowlands
on 7/17, 1:36pm)