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ananda

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5. While true, still, was he right?

Reply to DBoon (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 03:19 PM

Dec 14

I think it depends on whether or not you believe
that government is a given.

If so, the real question is... how far should it be
allowed to go.

If not, then what? Anarchy? Or something
else?

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How prescient was HL Mencken? [View all] ananda Dec 14 OP

Very prescient, indeed. Ocelot II Dec 14 #1

A moron with a pocketful of insane clowns. ananda Dec 14 #2

mencken seems to error on the libertarian side rampartd Dec 14 #3

I agree with Churchill also because.. ananda Dec 14 #6

He was a cynic DBoon Dec 14 #4

While true, still, was he right? ananda Dec 14 #5

"No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up." -Lily Tomlin -nt CrispyQ Dec 14 #7