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Carving You Up

June 11, 2007 by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

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Remember those old photographs with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt, posing as masters of the universe? The victors were meeting to carve up Europe and divide the spoils. Something about those photographs continues to inspire political leaders all over the world. And so we are represented at the G-8 meeting by Bush the Great, who this time decided two things, both of which are going to cost you plenty. FULL ARTICLE

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Phillip Conti June 12, 2007 at 12:39 pm: I have always been in awe and scared of what those photos represent.
OH June 12, 2007 at 1:28 pm: Brings to mind Dr. Hoppe’s discussion of conservative socialism: imposition of regulation, behavorial controls, and legislation so as to maintain the status quo. The environmentalist movement surely is the height of conservation in this regard.