tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post562078210326381259..comments2024-03-08T05:11:27.985-06:00Comments on This Blog Gently Scolds Fascists: If Only The Soviets Had Been Fighting Terrorism...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post-71513627124192193132013-06-23T14:52:52.736-05:002013-06-23T14:52:52.736-05:00Continuous war is the death of democracy. People ...Continuous war is the death of democracy. People argue about whether the NSA stuff is like Orwell's 1984, but miss the point that what kept the totalitarian system of that novel in power was its self-claimed ability to protect the population from the "enemy". I believe that many of our Founding Fathers cautioned about keeping a standing army. Wars need a "Commander in Chief" and any sacrifice that prevents the enemy from winning is worthwhile.John Wozniaknoreply@blogger.com